National Cotton Council of America
Beltwide Cotton Conferences
January 8-11, 2008
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
Nashville, Tennessee
The Cotton Foundation

Recorded Presentations

Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 3:15 PM

The Multibar Sawless Lint Cleaner: A New Approach for Cleaning Upland Cotton Lint

Greg Holt, USDA-ARS, 1604 E. FM 1294, Lubbock, TX 79403, Roy V. Baker, Retired USDA-ARS, 5411 76th Street, Lubbock, TX 79403, Edward M. Barnes, Cotton Incorporated, 6399 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 27513, and Carlos Armijo, Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory, P. O. Box 578, Mesilla Park, NM 88047.

This paper will present initial test results (fiber properties and lint waste) from comparisons of the new Multibar Sawless Lint Cleaner to a conventional saw-type lint cleaner and discuss future test plans.