Proceedings of the South & East African combined agricultural, cotton, entomological and mycological conference held at Nairobi, August, 1926

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Identifikator:: 1738588467

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-115043

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Proceedings of the South & East African combined agricultural, cotton, entomological and mycological conference held at Nairobi, August, 1926

Place of publication:: Nairobi

Publisher:: East African Standard

Year of publication:: 1926

Scope:: VI, 337 Seiten; Ill.

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part III. Cotton

Collection:: Economics Books

i. PART 111. 4. Each bale of cotton lint shall be clearly marked on one side thereof with a stencilled mark showing: — (a) the registered mark of the ginner; (b) the type mark assigned thereto by the grader; (c) the number of the bale. 5. All consignments of cotton lint shall be accompanied by a certificate from the grader, which certificate shall enumerate each bale, and shall show the registered mark of the ginner and the type mark assigned to such bale by the grader. 6. No grading certificate shall be issued in respect of any consignment of cotton lint unless a sample from each bale shall first have been submitted to the grader. Such samples shall be taken in the following manner: — One portion from the cotton lint filling the bottom of the press- box, another portion when the press-box is half full, and a third from the top layers of the press-box. The three portions together should weigh about one-half pound, and must be laid one on top of the other and wrapped tightly in a sheet of paper; each sample must be marked with the same mark and number as the bale which it represents; provided, however, that it shall be competent for the Chief, Tobacco and Cotton Division, in his discretion to substitute other methods of taking samples in cases in which he deems it desirable so to do. 7. Every commercial ginnery shall apply in due and sufficient time for the presence of the grader to grade the seed cotton, and shall not gin any seed cotton which has not been graded; provided that it shall be competent for the Chief, Tobacco and Cotton Division, to dispense with such grading in all cases in which it may seem desirable so to do. 8. All seed cotton which has been graded by a Government grader shall be ginned and baled strictly in accordance with the instructions issued by the grader in respect thereof. 9. For each bale of cotton lint graded by the grader the ginner shall pay at the rate of 1s. per bale. 10. Applications for grading certificates must in each case be accompanied by a remittance of the prescribed grading fee in respect of each bale covered by such application, together with a remittance in payment of the special levy for the weight of cotton lint concerned. (Regulation 642 of 16th April, 1923.) There were two highly experienced graders who did the work. The samples taken according to the regulations were sent to them for grading. The grade mark was sent to the ginner. The sample was divided into two, one of which was filled and the other was available for the buyers who bought on this sample, thus preventing any cutting of the bale to obtain samples. If the final buyer overseas was not satisfied that the sample was a true one of the bale, a sample was taken on affidavit and sent to the grader who compared it with the original sample. If any difference in quality was found to exist the ginner might be requested to make good the difference in value. No serious complaints had been received yet regarding the grading. Seed cotton was no longer graded before ginning as indicated in the regulations. Classifiers have been appointed to regulate the mixing of seed cotton so as to secure uniformiby. 40

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