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What name is given to the process of separating cotton seed from the lint?
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How did the cotton gin cause the spread of slavery?
It enomously speeded-up the process of separating the seeds from the lint in short-staple cotton. This made cotton a far more profitable crop, and the wealthy farmers were able to extend their plantations.
What invention deepened the the connection between north and south?
The cotton-gin. A simple device for separating the seed from the lint. It enormously speeded the production of short-staple cotton.
What is the meaning of cotton lint?
Cotton lint is the fibre derived from seed cotton after the seed cotton has been ginned. Seed cotton is the ball of the cotton plant as picked from the field.
What are the elements of cotton?
Cotton lint from the bush is nearly all cellulose.
Who invented cotton gin and why was it important to the farmers before the civil war?
It was invented by a young genius called Eli Whitney on his first visit to the South. In Georgia, he heard a lot of farmers complaining about the slow process of separating the lint from the seed in short-staple cotton. This problem intrigued him, and he declared that there must be a solution. Almost overnight he came back with a set of wire 'claws' that could be rotated with a handle. This greatly speeded-up the process, and it revolutionised the cotton industry.
What is a lint free cloth?
A lint free cloth is a cloth that does give off residue or fluff when it is being used. Common types of lint free cloths include cotton tee shirts and cotton diapers.
Disadvantage of upland or greenseed cotton was?
It was very difficult to separate the seeds from the lint. Lint is a fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant
How did the cotton gin change southern economy?
It dramatically speeded up the process of removing seeds from short-staple cotton and delivering pure lint. (hope that's right & ure welcome) =)
How is the cotton on swabs different from the cotton in clothes?
The differences are in the fabrication of the raw cotton lint into absorbent cotton for swabs and spun cotton that is woven into fabric for clothing.
How many pairs of jeans can be made from a bale of cotton lint?
215
What happens after cotton is ginned?
After ginning, the raw fiber, now called lint, makes its way through another series of pipes to a press where it is compressed into bales (lint packaged for market), banded with eight steel straps, sampled for classing, wrapped for protection then loaded onto trucks for shipment to storage yards, textile mills and foreign countries. The cotton industry has adopted a standard for a bale of cotton, 55 inches tall, 28 inches wide, and 21 inches thick, weighing approximately 500 pounds. A bale meeting these requirements is called a universal density bale. This is enough cotton to make 325 pairs of denim jeans.Every bale of cotton is classed from a sample taken after its formation. The classing of cotton lint is the process of measuring fiber characteristics against a set of standards (grades). Classing is done by experts, called classers, who use scientific instruments to judge the samples of lint. All standards are established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Once the quality of the cotton bale is determined, pricing parameters are set and the lint may be taken to market. Cotton marketing is the selling and buying of cotton lint. Cotton is priced in cents per pound when sold and the price is negotiated according to the cotton's quality. After baling, the cotton lint is hauled to either storage yards, textile mills, or shipped to foreign countries. The cotton seed is delivered to a seed storage area. Where it will remain until it is loaded into trucks and transported to a cottonseed oil mill or directly for livestock feed.
A disadvantage of upland or greenseed cotton was that it?
was very difficult to separate the seeds from the lint.
