The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-07
COTTON TERMS EXPLAINED.
q. S. Departmental Agriculture Tells
What They Mean.

The meanings Of various cotton
terms, according to the United States
Department of Agriculture:
Gin-Cut Cotton-Gin-cut cotton is
cotton tha. shows damage in ginning,
through cutting Of the saws, to an ex-
tent that reduces its value more than
two grades, said grades being Of the
official standards of the United States
Gin-cutting of a less extent than that
mentioned above which reduces the
cotton below the value of a Good Or
dinary would render the cotton un-
tenderable though the extent Of in
jury wele less than that described, as
the fifth subdivision of section )
states specifically that cotton the
value Of which is reduced below that
Of Good Ordinary shall not be de-
hvered on, under, or in settlement OF
a contract.
Reginned Cotton-Reginned cotton
is such as has passed through the
ginning process more than once, also
such cotton as after having been gin
ned is subjected to cleaning pi o.
cess and then baled.
Repacked Cotton-Repacked cot
ton will be deemed to mean factors
brokers', and all other samples; aiso
loose" or miscellaneous lots collect.
ed together and rebaled.
False Packed Cotton-Cotton bales
will be deemed false packed when
ever containing substances entirely
foreign to cotton, or containing dam
aged cotton in the interior with OF
without any indication of such dam
age upon the exterior; also when
plated (that is, composed of good
cotton upon the exterior and decided
ly inferior cotton in the interior) in
a manner not to be detected by Gus
tomary examination; also when con-
tanning pickings or linters worked IN
to them.
Mixed Packed Cotton-Mixed pack
ed cotton shall be deemed to mean
such bales as show difference OF
more than two grades between sam
pies drawn from the heads, top and
bottom sides of the bale, or when
such samples show difference in
color exceeding two grades in value,
said grades being of the official cot
ton standards Of the United States.
Water Packed Cotton-Water
packed cotton shall be deemed to
mean such bales as have been pene-
trated by water during the baling
process, causing damage to the fiber,
or bales that through exposure to the
weather or By other means, while ap-
parently dry on the exterior, have
been damaged by water in the in
terror.
Cotton of Perished Staple-Cotton
of persisted staple is such as has had
the strength Of fiber as ordinarily
found in cotton destroyed or unduly
reduced through exposure, either to
the weather before picking or after
baling, or to heating by fire, or on
account of water packing, or through
other causes.
Cotton of Immature Staple-Cot-
ton of immature staple is such as has
been picked and baled before the
fiber has reached a normal state OF
maturity, resulting in a weakened
staple of inferior value.
Cotton Of SeTen-eighths Inch Sta
ple-After investigation it is likely
that standard for cotton seven
eighths of an inch in length of staple
will be issued. In the meantime, the
aminers authorized to hear disputes
will pull the cotton so that the ends
will be squared off fairly well will
out unduly reducing the bulk of the
drawn sample. When the measure is
applied q fair quantity of the cotton
must remain in order to show that
the sample has not been pulled too
fine before measuring. When thus
pulled and measured as cotton ex-
perts are accustomed to do its fair
average length shall be not less than
seven-eighths of an inch, in order
that the cotton be tenderable under a
contract made in compliance with
sec of the act.