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Mechanical Sampling of Cotton

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  • Cooper, Maurice R.
  • Campbell, J. D.
  • Pritchard, D. L.

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Excerpts from the report: During the past 5 years mechanical devices for sampling cotton bales during ginning have been installed in approximately 153 United States gins. Over 90 percent of the mechanical samplers are in Texas and California. The mechanical method of sampling, originally developed by researchers of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, was designed primarily to overcome the main shortcomings of the conventional method of cutting the bale. These shortcomings are the limited proportion of the individual bale represented by cut samples, the ragged appearance and surface contamination of the bales, and other disadvantages attributable to cutting holes in two sides of the bale. This study was made to provide information helpful in evaluating the two methods of sampling and in recognizing and overcoming barriers to the wider use of mechanical sampling. The information was obtained mainly during 1958 and 1959 by personal interview and by mail questionnaire from representatives of the domestic cotton industry, sampler manufacturers, and others with experience relating to both mechanical and conventional sampling.

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  • Cooper, Maurice R. & Campbell, J. D. & Pritchard, D. L., 1960. "Mechanical Sampling of Cotton," Marketing Research Reports 311348, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uamsmr:311348
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.311348
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    1. Wilmeth, Jo Brice & Bolt, Charles D., 1958. "Handling Bales of Cotton in Public Warehouses: Methods and Equipment," Marketing Research Reports 310850, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
    2. Lafferty, D. G. & Cooper, Maurice R., 1958. "Preprocessing Practices and Costs of United States Textile Mills as Affected by the Cotton Bale Package," Marketing Research Reports 310854, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
    3. Bolt, Charles D. & Wilmeth, Jo Brice, 1958. "Statistical Supplement to Handling Bales of Cotton in Public Warehouses: Methods and Equipment," Marketing Research Reports 310851, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
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