Emphasis by textile mills on reducing gin cleaning even at the expense of larger trash particles than those currently delivered in baled lint suggests that changes in cleaning recommendations at the gin might be in order. Each of the machines in the recommended cleaning sequence meets a specific need in an effective manner. The sequence that has been recommended for several decades and is the result of numerous evaluations. Research supports eliminating one stage of lint cleaning at the gin for average machine-picked cotton. Research also shows that three additional stages of seed cotton cleaning can be used to replace one stage of lint cleaning from a monetary returns to the farmer standpoint, but not from a grade standpoint. Research indicates that the current level of seed cotton cleaning is adequate for most cotton, and at least one lint cleaner is needed to comb, blend, and prepare the lint for textile processing. Until new types of cleaners are developed, cleaning recommendations should remain the same but ginners should closely monitor their grades and use minimum lint cleaning. When the marketing system reflects the willingness of textile processors to accept larger amounts of trash in ginned lint, gins will respond. Farmers, ginners, and textile processors should work together to achieve the best possible balance between ginning procedures and textile processing requirements.