Cotton From the Raw Material to the Finished Product
CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE PREFACE . . . . V I. FOUNDATION OF ENGLISH COTTON TRADE . 1 11. - THE RAW MATERIAL-COTTON GROWING . 16 . CULTIVATION . 19 - CHARACTER OF COTTON . 20 AMERICAN COTTON . 25 DEFECTS IN COTTON . . 26 PREPARING COTTON FOR THE MARKET 28 DEVELOPMENT OF BRITISH GROWING . 29 PROGRESS OF THE WORK . . 30 111. - THE SPINNING MILL . . 34 BALE BREAKER OR MIXING MACHINE . 37 COTTON OPENING . 38 THE SCUTCHER . . 43 PIANO-FEED MOTION . . 43 CARDING . . 47 SECTION OF CARD WIRE . . 50 STRIPPING-
...OIJT OF CARDS . . 52 DRAWIKG FRAME . 52 STOP MOTIONS . . 55 WEIGHTING OF ROLLERS . . 55 vii CONTENTS CHAP. P. 4 DRAWINGS . . . 56 FLY FRAMES . . . 56 DOUBLINGS AT THE FLY FRAME . . 57 STANDARD TWIST PUT IN THE MATERIAL AT THESE FRAMES . . 58 SPINNING MACHINES . . 60 FLYER THROSTLE FRAME . . 60 RING FRAMES . . 61 SEPARATORS . 64 THE MULE . . 64 I . WINDING, WARPING, AND WEAVING WARPING . SIZING LOOMING AND DRAWING . WEAVING . TECHNICAL EDUCATION a J AUTOMATIC LOOMS V. BLEACHING, PRINTING, AND DYEING VI. MARKET DISTRIBUTION OF YARN AND CLOTI-I 102 LIST OF 1 LLUSTRATIONS THE COTTON PLANT Frontispiece COTTON BOLLS . . page 20 7 o face pa. ee COTTON PLANTATION . . 20 BALE BREAKER . . 38 REVOLVING FLAT CARDING ENGINE . . 40 CARD ROOM, SHOWING MOTOR . 44 FRAME ROOM . 52 SELF-ACTING MULE . 58 RING SPINNING FRAME, SHOWING MOTOR. . 62 MULE SPINNING ROOM-ELECTRIC POWER . . 66 WINDING FRAME . . 68 WINDING YARN OFF THE BOBBINS FOR THE WARP . 74 A SIZING ROOM . . 78 SIZING . . 82 WEAVING . . 90 SHIPPING COTTON AT NEW ORLEANS . 104 MAP OF COTTON-PRODUCING DISTRICTS . end of book
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