@article{Cable:313152,
      recid = {313152},
      author = {Cable, C. Curtis, Jr. and Smith, Harvin R.  and Looney,  Zolon M.},
      title = {Comparison of Mechanically Drawn Samples with Cut Samples  for Evaluating Cotton Quality },
      address = {1964-04},
      number = {2393-2021-2369},
      series = {Marketing Research Report No. 654},
      pages = {42},
      year = {1964},
      abstract = {Excerpts from the report:  The manufacture and use of  mechanical cotton samplers began in 1955.  By the beginning  of the 1961-62 ginning season, 195 mechanical samplers had  been installed.  This indicates that some producers and  marketing firms have accepted mechanically drawn samples,  and that they apparently feel this method of sampling  offers opportunities for improvements in cotton packaging  and merchandising methods.  However, many industry leaders  are opposed to mechanical sampling of cotton for various  reasons.  Some may have a natural tendency to resist  changes and adjustments in operations associated with  technological developments.  Also, many firms are uncertain  as to whether grade, staple length, and other quality  characteristics based on a mechanical sample differ  significantly from those based on a cut sample from the  same bale.  To help resolve this uncertainty, the U.S.  Department of Agriculture initiated a study in the fall of  1959 to obtain basic information on the comparative quality  measurements of mechanically drawn and cut samples from the  same bales.  The specific objectives of this study were to  (1) compare mechanically drawn samples with cut samples for  determining initial grade, staple length, color, and other  quality characteristics of cotton, and (2) ascertain the  usefulness of mechanical samples stored 2 years for  evaluating quality changes in bales also stored for a  period of 2 years.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/313152},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.313152},
}