In part I of this study, we addressed a number of key questions regarding the meanings, the advantages, and the drawbacks of a number fiber measures obtained from the High Volume Instrument (HVI) and the Advanced Fiber Information System (AFIS). Specifically, we addressed the following hypotheses:

Hypothesis 1: Micronaire value fully reflects the fineness and maturity of cotton fibers Hypothesis 2: AFIS maturity ratio truly reflects the extent of maturity of cotton fibers Hypothesis 3: HVI color parameters, particularly Rd, fully reflects the inherent color of cotton fibers Hypothesis 4: HVI trash count truly reflects the level of trash in cotton

In this part of the study, we entertain other key hypotheses including:

Hypothesis 5: Do undesirable fiber attributes such as neps, short fiber content, and trash reflect the magnitude of potential waste to be expected during processing. In other words, what percent of waste is likely to result from mechanical processing and what percent is likely to result from the use of cotton of certain percent of undesirable attributes.