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Excerpt from Cotton Mill Handbook: For Superintendents and Overseers in Cotton Yarn and Cloth Mills The sizes of yarns are designated by the terms count, cut, run, hank, skein, dram, grain, etc., all of which are based upon two elementary principles; i.e., weight and length. Each term represents a certain length of yarn for a fixed' weight, or vice versa; but unfortunately there are difierent standards of weights and measures, which result in a great deal of confusion, although this is less in the cotton industry than in others. The largest variety of terms is found in the woolen industry. In the United States we have woolen cut, run, grain, etc., when all may be reduced to a common basis. There is no doubt that the adoption of an international standard would benefit the textile industry, but which standard to adopt is a question on which manufacturers disagree. It is necessary to familiarize oneself With the standard numbers of the various yarns; also, as in the case of woolen yarns, where different standard numbers are used for the various terms, it is well to be familiar with the standard number of each term, as by this means a great deal of confusion will be avoided. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.