A cotton manual for manufacturers and students (1905)
Broadbent, James Thomas, 1875- [from old catalog] · Boston, Mass., Lord & Nagle co. · leaf 79
the press. The bale is built end-wise, and pressed to a density of about 47 lbs.per cubic foot; a full bale weighing about 250lbs. . The latest method of securing the cotton inthis bale is by passing two steel bands aroundthe bale lengthwise, and fastening them bybuckles, then a closely woven… … COTTON MIXING. After the cotton arrives at the mill, it is cus-tomary to open up a number of bales and afterpulling the cotton from its matted conditioninto comparatively small bunches, it is piledup into a stack and allowed to stand for a fewdays before being passed through the variousprocesses of…
Cotton manufacture
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