American School of Correspondence · Chicago, American school of correspondence · leaf 33
of a round glass rod which has been bentin every direction. The value of cotton depends principally on the length,strength and fineness of the staple. The diameter of cotton fibersvary from ^wou ii^ch to j^q-q inch, and length from i inch to 2|inches. De Bowman estimates that there are 140,000,000… … 24 COTTON FIBEII. 17
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