The Classification of Cotton

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

No 316013, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Excerpts from the report: As used in this publication, the quality of cotton is defined as the physical properties, characteristics, or attributes of cotton which affect its usefulness. The principal physical properties and characteristics of cotton which affect its quality are color, leaf and other foreign matter, ginning preparation, length of staple, uniformity or evenness of length, fineness, strength, and maturity. In general, the more desirable a cotton is from the standpoint of the use that can be made of it, the higher its quality is said to be; and the less useful a cotton is, the lower is its quality. Classification of cotton is built upon the principle of relative usefulness. Cotton classification or classing, for purposes of marketing and utilization, is the art and operation of systematically recognizing and identifying similarity in quality according to accepted scales of measurement, by a consistent method, and by the use of consistent terms of description. Against fixed scales of quality graduation (standards), comparisons are made by the senses of sight and touch. For grade, the sense of sight is principally used; for staple and character, sight and touch are used in combination.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 62
Date: 1938-05
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.316013

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