Beltwide Cotton Conferences
January 5-7, 2016
New Orleans, LA

Joint Session: Cotton Engineering-Systems and Ginning - Thursday Morning

Cotton Ginning: Best Management Practices
Thomas D. Valco, USDA, ARS, Stoneville, MS and Harrison Ashley, National Cotton Council, Cordova, TN

Estimating Cotton Stripper Power Requirements
Randy Taylor1, John Wanjura2, Wesley M. Porter3 and Mathew Pelletier2, (1)Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, (2)USDA ARS, Lubbock, TX, (3)University of Georgia, Tifton, GA

Results from Cotton Incorporated's Natural Resource Survey and Implications for Engineering Research
Edward M. Barnes1, Kater Hake1, Melissa Bastos1, Ryan W Kurtz1 and Jesse Daystar2, (1)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC, (2)Duke University, Durham, NC

Determining Seed Cotton Mass Flow Rate By Pressure Drop Across a Blowbox: Gin Testing
Robert G. Hardin, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS

Cryogenically Treated Gin Saw Wear Test - Second Season
Ed Hughs, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory, Mesilla Park, NM, Bobby Hardin, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS and Christopher D. Delhom, USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, LA

Preliminary Evaluation of Feeder and Lint Slide Moisture Addition on Ginning, Fiber Quality, and Textile Processing of Western Cotton
Derek P. Whitelock1, Christopher D. Delhom2 and Carlos B. Armijo1, (1)USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory, Mesilla Park, NM, (2)USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, LA

A Preliminary Investigation into the Removal of Plastic Wrap during Ginning and Textile Processing
Marinus H.J. van der Sluijs and Mark Frejiah, CSIRO Manufacturing, Waurn Ponds, Australia

Improving Cotton Warehousing Efficiencies through Novel Bale Marketing Strategies: Aisle Stacking
Lauren Hazelrigs1, William B Faulkner2, Ronald Lacey1 and Gus Schild3, (1)Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, (2)Texas A&M, College Station, TX, (3)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
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