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: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Governor's B (Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center)
Cotton Ginning - Thursday Afternoon Session
Presiding:Van F. Murphy, B.C.T. Gin Co., Inc., Quitman, GA
Organizer:Thomas D. Valco, USDA, ARS, Stoneville, MS
1:30 PM
Quality of 2007 Crop  
Robbie Seals, USDA/AMS/Cotton Program, Bartlett, TN
1:45 PM
The Cotton Ginning Industry: Past, Present and Future
Thomas D. Valco, USDA, ARS, Stoneville, MS and Harrison Ashley, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN
2:00 PM
Module Averaging - Advantages and Benefits in Classification Data
Darryl W. Earnest, USDA, AMS, Cotton Program, Washington, DC
2:15 PM
Innovative Technique to Evaluate Lint Cleaner Grid Bar Designs
Carlos B. Armijo, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory, Mesilla Park, NM, Derek P. Whitelock, USDA-ARS, Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory, Las Cruces, NM, Edward M. Barnes, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC and Marvis N. Gillum, USDA-ARS, Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory, Mesilla Park, NM
2:30 PM
Power Roll 2007: A Five Year Summary
James Askew, Servico Gin Co., Courtland, AL and Greg Holt, USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX
2:45 PM
Air Temperature Distribution in Seed Cotton Drying Systems
Kevin D. Baker, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, SW Cotton Ginning Research Lab, Mesilla Park, NM
3:00 PM
Modifying Rib Rail Placement for the Powered Roll Gin Stand: Results from Studies Conducted on a Retrofitted Lummus Gin Stand
Greg Holt, USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX, J. Weldon Laird, Lubbock, TX and T. C Wedegaertner, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
3:15 PM
The Multibar Sawless Lint Cleaner: A New Approach for Cleaning Upland Cotton Lint
Greg Holt, USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX, Roy V. Baker, Retired USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX, Edward M. Barnes, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC and Carlos Armijo, Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory, Mesilla Park, NM
3:30 PMBreak 
4:00 PM
High Speed Roller Ginning of Upland Cottons
Joe W. Thomas1, William D. Beeland1, Donald W. Van Doorn1 and Ross D. Rutherford2, (1)Lummus Corporation, Savannah, GA, (2)Lummus Corporation, Lubbock, TX
4:15 PM
Efforts by Cotton Incorporated to Improve the Profitability of Cotton by Increasing the Value of Gin Byproducts
Tom Wedegaertner, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
4:35 PM
Cottonseed Sales and Contracts 
John W. Lewis, Frost, Brown, Todd, LLC, Nashville, TN
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