. Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants). Agriculture. COTTON HARVESTING 367 a cleaner, and thence through the gin, which breaks the lint from the seeds by means of circular saws which re- volve at a speed of about 400 to 500 revolutions per min- "^r^^hit^. I'lG. 158.—^ Section through a Ginneet. Showing four gins, press, suction pipe, and shafting. ute (Fig. 159). A brush removes the lint from the saws and passes it to a condenser, which presses it into layers. Cotton ginned when damp affords a poor sample be- cause the gin cuts a considerable proportion of the fibers. It is g
. Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants). Agriculture. COTTON HARVESTING 367 a cleaner, and thence through the gin, which breaks the lint from the seeds by means of circular saws which re- volve at a speed of about 400 to 500 revolutions per min- "^r^^hit^. I'lG. 158.—^ Section through a Ginneet. Showing four gins, press, suction pipe, and shafting. ute (Fig. 159). A brush removes the lint from the saws and passes it to a condenser, which presses it into layers. Cotton ginned when damp affords a poor sample be- cause the gin cuts a considerable proportion of the fibers. It is generally beheved that a better grade or sample is afforded by storing the seed cotton for a few weeks than by ginning it soon after picking. 342. Baling. — The fleecy staple is then carried to the press and compacted into rectangular (so-called " square ") bales, which usually weigh about 500 pounds each, or about 14 pounds for each cubic Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duggar, J. F. (John Frederick), 1868-. New York, The Macmillan company
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