The textile industries : a practical guide to fibres, yarns & fabrics in every branch of textile manufacture, including preparation of fibres, spinning, doubling, designing, weaving, bleaching, printing, dyeing and finishing (1910)
Murphy, William S · London : The Gresham Publishing Company · leaf 138
d thither the farmers bringtheir crops. Attached tomost gin houses are the bal-ing presses, which press andpack the cotton for transportor shipping. The cotton islaid out for a time to dry, and then it is put into the baling press,which weighs and presses at one time, forming the bale (fig.… … Fig. 18.—Cotton Bales vatmg an acre ot cotton is as tol l0W ^s. Ploughing |i-5S Harrowing •52 Bedding and adding fertilizers 1.65 Planting... Chopping or thinningCultivationSeed Fertilizer Picking •441-343-75 •354^754-55 Ginning ...Other expenses 1^35 2.88 Total (Taking the dollar at 4J. 2( I)…
Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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