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Transport Seed cotton from market yard to ginnery in truck to protect it from the sun, rain and dust.
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We keep factory premises clean, provide rubbish bins and spittoons at different places.
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Heap of Seed cotton on clean, paved platforms or in well ventilated, covered godowns.
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Engage extra labours to remove contaminants while forming Seed cotton heaps.
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Dry moist Seed cotton in the sun to limit moisture content to within 7-9 percent.
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Provide all workers with white cotton clothing to wear and caps to cover their heads so that hair may not contaminate the cotton.
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Handle all materials such as seed cotton, seed and lint with care to avoid mixing with foreign matter.
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Use grease instead of oil in gear boxes to prevent contamination with oil
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Maintain proper overlap setting and ensure periodical grooving of leather roller to avoid seed cut and fibre breakage.
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Remove metal wires, bolts, machine parts, leather pieces, spilt oil etc. to prevent their entry into seed cotton/lint.
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Before feeding to baling press once again ensure that on extraneous matter gets in to the lint
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Use new iron straps of 18- 19 gauge and 12.5 mm width for fastening cotton bales
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Use quick drying good quality ink to print specification on bale cover printed label made of cotton or plastic steel is preferable
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To store cotton bales in a covered godown to avert their exposure to wind , rain, dust etc.
