Research results over the years have shown that fiber quality is improved when lint moisture content at the gin stand is in the range 6 to 7 percent wet basis. However, under many conditions lint is drier than that when it arrives at the gin. This paper describes preliminary results of using the equipment normally considered to be the second stage of drying in the gin to humidify the seed cotton rather than dry it. The test resulted in higher lint moisture levels before and after the lint cleaners and also improved fiber quality properties from AFIS measurements of samples obtained while ginning.