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Cotton: From Field to Fabric(Chapter 4)

Classing

After the lint is baled at the gin, samples taken from each bale are classed according to fiber strength, length,

length uniformity, olor, non-fiber content and fineness using high volume instrumentation (HVI) and the aid of

an expert called a Classer. Scientific quality control checks are made periodically to ensure that instrument

and Classer accuracy is maintained. Cotton of a given variety produces fibers of approximately the same

length. Since the fibers may vary within a bale, length uniformity allows a determination of the variability within

that bale. Other quality factors also are important. The fiber’s fineness is important for determining the type of

yarns that can be made from the fiber—the finer the cotton fibers, the finer the yarns. Color or brightness of

the fibers also is important. Cotton that is very white generally is of higher value than cottons whose color may

have yellowed with exposure to elements before harvesting. Cotton, being a biological product, typically

contains particles of cotton leaves called trash. The amount of trash also influences the cotton’s value since

the textile mill must remove trash before processing. The fiber’s strength also is an important measurement

that ultimately influences the fabrics made from these fibers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

establishes classing standards in cooperation with the entire cotton industry.

Marketing

Cotton is ready for sale after instrument classing establishes the quality parameters for each bale. The

marketing of cotton is a complex operation that includes all transactions involving buying, selling or reselling

from the time the cotton is ginned until it reaches the textile mill. Growers usually sell their cotton to a local

buyer or merchant after it has been ginned and baled, but if they decide against immediate sale they can store

it and borrow money against it. Since it is a non-perishable crop, cotton stored in a government-approved

warehouse provides a secure basis for a monetary loan.

Cottonseed

Cotton actually is two crops, fiber and seed. About one-third of the cottonseed produced from a typical crop is

crushed for oil and meal used in food products and in livestock and poultry feed. For each 100 pounds of fiber

produced by the cotton plant, it also produces about 162 pounds of cottonseed. Approximately 5 percent of the

total seed crop is reserved for planting; the remainder is used for feeding as whole seeds or as raw material

for the cottonseed processing industry. After being separated from the lint at the gin, the cotton’s seed is

transported to a cottonseed crushing mill. There it is cleaned and conveyed to delinting machines which,

operating on the same principle as a gin, remove the remaining short fibers which are known as linters. The

linters go through additional processing steps before being made into a wide variety of products ranging from

mattress stuffing to photographic film. After the linters are removed, the seed is put through a machine that

employs a series of knives to loosen the hulls from the kernel. The seeds are then passed through shakers

and beaters. The separated hulls are marketed for livestock feed or industrial products, and the kernels are

ready for the extraction of oil, the seed’s most valuable byproduct. Solvent extraction or presses remove the

oil. After further processing, the oil is used in cooking or salad oil, shortening and margarine. Limited quantities

also go into soaps, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, textile finishes and other products. The remaining meat of the

kernel is converted into meal, the second most valuable by-product. High in protein, it is used in feed for all

classes of livestock and poultry. Cottonseed meal makes an excellent natural fertilizer for lawns, flower beds

and gardens.
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Will be continued in the next chapter.

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