Excerpt from The Story of the Cotton Gin Whitney, protested against the praises of his friend, removed what hopeful expectations the most ardent may have had by calmly replying that he had never seen either cotton or cotton-seed. Mrs. Greene's Object in her friendly introduction was to attract the attention of her influential visitors to the promis ing young man whom she was befriending. The conversa tion, however, had an unexpected result. The young law student threw aside his books and soon set off for Savannah. There he wandered about the wharves, in and around the storehouses, seeking a sample of cotton. After a long search he returned with a small parcel. A workroom in the basement Of the house was set apart for his use. He made the tools necessary for his task, drew his own wire, and proceeded to construct a gin engine is the full form) for separating cotton fibre from the seeds. His pur pose was divulged to no one save Mrs. Greene. The winter of 1792-93 was nearly over when his mysterious task was fully and satisfactorily completed. Early in the spring the cotton gin was set up in a shed, and prominent planters from all over the states were invited to see it work. It was successful from the start. The machine for which there had been such a clamoring for many years was at last pro vided by the ingenuity of a Yankee student. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Cotton Gin, the History of Its Invention: Exhibiting Copies of Original Patent Specifications and Drawings, With Synopsis of Testimony in the Twenty-Seven Law Suits Relating to Infringements in Georgia, 1796 to 1805 Quite a number of legends about the invention of the gin have no foundation whatever in fact. For example, the pleasant little story about the gin brush being suggested by the lady with her turkey tail fan. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Story of Cotton After cotton is harvested, it is trans ported by truck or trailer to the gins where the seed cotton is conditioned and cleaned and the fibers are separated from the seed. The fibers after being separated from the seed are called lint, In a single pound of cotton there may be 100 million or more individual fibers. The lint cotton is pressed and packaged into bales at the gin for convenience in handling and the seed is loaded into trucks or freight cars for ship ment to oil mills. In 1972, almost cotton gins in this country were operated through a season ranging from 3 to 6 months. Many of these gins located in the high production areas operate on a 24 hour, 7-day - week basis. Modern cotton gins are equipped with improved ma chinery for drying and cleaning the seed cotton and for cleaning the lint after it is ginned and before it is packaged into bales. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Story of the Cotton Gin Of the four great staples which provide man with clothing, - cotton, silk, wool and flax, cotton, now the cheapest and most indispensable, was last to come into general use. It is not, however, a new article. Thousands of years ago cotton was the national cloth of India, just as linen was of Egypt. The Chinese, who had known the plant from the earliest times, began its manufacture into cloth during the thirteenth century. The earliest explorers found beautiful fabrics of cotton among the natives of Mexico and South America. In the fourteenth century - long after linens, woolens, and silks had become articles of commerce - cottons were introduced into Europe, but they were necessarily very expensive. The distance from which they were brought, and the clumsy methods of their manufacture, gave almost a monopoly to woolens, silks, and linens, until the great inventions of Hargreaves, Arkwright, and Compton, late in the last century, made cotton the ordinary clothing of the people. These inventions mark an era in the industrial development of the world. In the course of twenty years, from 1765 to 1785, the manufacture of cotton goods made greater progress than in thousands of years preceding. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Cotton Gin Operating Costs in West Texas, 1968-69 Widespread interest in this study has resulted in the development of plans to initiate similar studies in two other areas of the State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Knapp Method of Growing Cotton In the preparation of this book it has been the aim of the authors to give in concise form a practical treatise on Cotton, instructive to the cotton grower. The authors desire to express their thanks to the many friends who have assisted them in this work, and especially to the following: Messrs. B. L. Moss, J. A. Evans, and E. C. Ewing in reading the manuscript of certain chapters. In the preparation of this manuscript, we have consulted freely the publications of the State Experiment Stations and the U. S. Department of Agriculture; "Cotton," by Burkett and Poe; "Southern Field Crops," by J. F. Duggar, and "Cyclopedia of Agriculture," Bailey. In the list of illustrations credit is given in detail to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and to State Experiment Stations and others that contributed photographs for this volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Cotton Planter's Manual: Being a Compilation of Facts From the Best Authorities of the Culture of Cotton; Its Natural History, Chemical Analysis, Trade, and Comsumption; And Embracing a History of Cotton and the Cotton Gin The articles which go to make up this volume, I have com piled from various sources. I am under particular obligations to the Southern Cultivator, Soil of the South, and American Cotton Planter - especially the first. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.