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7CHAPTER processing : from Gin to FabricGINNINGCotton gins are factories that complete the first stage ofprocessing cotton separating the lint from the seed. Gin isshort for en- gin . In Australia gins are located in cottonareas to avoid costly the gin was invented, the lint and seed were separatedby hand. It took one person a whole day to separate only halfa kilo of the lint from the cottonseed. Modern gins can separateand bale about 230,000 kilograms of cotton in one day. THE GINNING PROCESSThe seed cotton arrives at the gin in round bales or first step in the ginning process is where the cotton isvacuumed into tubes that carry it to a dryer. Cotton must beginned with a moisture level of 5%. The cotton is dried out if it is too wet or water is added if it is too dry to ensure thecorrect moisture level. Next, the cotton goes through severalstages of cleaning equipment to remove leaf trash, sticks,dirt and other foreign cleaning, the cotton is then ready for separation in the ginstand.

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