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size and enables the loosely-wound laps of the
core to come off freely. In this way the cot-
ton is easily and conveniently drawn off from
my bale in the best possible shape down to
5 the very end of the bat, and a great saving
to the manufacturer of time, labor, and ma-
terial is effected.
What I claun, and desire to secure by Let-
ters Patent, is-
10 1. The herein-described process of baling
cotton, which consists in first forming a bat,
then forming a loosely-wound cushion-core
from the bat, then compressing the cushion-
core by winding the bat about the cushion-
15 core in true helical form, under great pressure,
to form binding-laps, then winding on the bat
to form a substantial number of outer laps
under reduced pressure, substantially as de-
scribed.
2. As a new article of manufacture,a cotton- 20
bale consisting of a compressed cushion-core,
surrounded by greatly-compressed binding-
laps of true helical form, said binding-laps
being surrounded by a substantial number of
less tightly wound hehcal laps, substantially 25
as described.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature
in presence of two witnesses.
CHARLES L. BESSONETTE.
Witnesses:
L. P. WHITAKER,
J. D. KINGSBERY.