This is a very cumbersome method, and one to be deprecated and discouraged. Where an ordinary balance is used, it is much better to use grain weights throughout and these can be purchased along with 0.1 and 0.01 grains. In such cases other tables are used, and the two best are those published by the Draper Co., Hopedale, Mass., which is shown on Fig. 14, and by Mr. ARTHUR WAEFFLER of Basle, Switzerland, a portion of which is shown on Figure 15. WAEFFLER'S table has been designed for one lea tests of single and two and three-fold yarn, which really means that it may be used for one, two and three leas. The Draper Co. table is for one lea only. It will be seen upon careful examination of these tables that a number of cross readings may be made for single leas, such readings being based upon the fact that count and weight are interchangeable terms; thus if we divide by count, weight is the result, and if we divide by weight, count is the result; for example, reading on the bottom line of WAEFFLER'S table, if one lea weighs 84.03 grains then the count will be 11.9 or if it weighs 45.66 it will be 21.9 count. It is generally agreed that only grain weights should be used for weighing wrappings of cotton yarn as the introduction of pennyweights and ounces only leads to unnecessary and undesirable complications.

Variation from Reputed Count. There does not appear to be any recognized basis of allowance for variation above or below the reputed count of yarn as between the spinner and the manufacturer, the spinner being naturally anxious not to deliver yarn which is appreciably finer and the manufacturer being unwilling to pass yarn which is appreciably coarser than the reputed count. Now to the manufacturer this question of the variation in count is a very important one indeed, particularly if the variation is consistently on the coarse side, and it must be clearly understood that the variation spoken of now is not the variation in one cop, but the average variation from the reputed

count.

Table for numbering Cotton Yarn by the weight in grains of

120 yards or I skein.

120yds. Number 120yds. Number 120yds. Number 120yds. Number 120yds. Number weigh of weigh of weigh of weigh of weigh of grains. Yarn. graias. Yarn.grains, Yarn, grains. Yarn grains. Yarn.

Table for numbering Cotton Yarn by the weight in grains of 120 yards or I skein,

120yds. Number 120yds. Number 120yds. Number 120yds Number 120yds Number weigh of weigh of weigh of weigh of weigh of grains. Yarn. grains. Yarn.grains. Yarn. grains. Yarn.grains. Yarn.

Table for numbering Cotton Yarn by the weight in grains of 120 yards or I skein.

120yds. Number 120yds. Number 120yds. Number 120yds. Number 120yds. Number weigh of weigh of weigh of weigh of weigh of grains. Yarn. grains. Yarn. grains. Yarn. grains. Yarn. grains. Yarn.

Table for numbering Cotton Yarn by the weight in grains of 120 yards or I skein.

120yds. Number 120yds. Number 120yds. Number 120yds. Number 120yds. Number weigh of weigh of weigh of weigh of weigh of grains. Yarn. grains. Yarn. grains. Yarn. grains. Yarn grains. Yarn.

118. 8.47

.5

.2 8.46

148.

.4 8.45

.5

6.73 197.

.6

8.43

149.

.8 8.42

.5

119.

8.40

150.

.2 8.39

.5

.4 8.38

151.

6.78 195. 5.13 280. 6.76 196. 5.10 282. 5.08 284. 6.71 198. 5.05 286. 3.50 490. 2.04 6.69 199. 5.03 288. 3.47 495. 2.02 6.67 200. 5.00 290. 3.45 500. 2.00 6.64 201. 4.98 292. 3.42 505. 6.62 202. 4.95 294. 3.40 510. 1.96 203. 4.93 296. 3.38 515. 1.94 6.58 204. 4.90 298. 3.36 520. 1.92 6.56 205. 4.88 300. 3.33 525. 1.90 153. 6.54 206. 4.85 302. 3.31 530. 1.89 4.83 304. 3.29 535. 1.87 6.49 208. 4.81 306. 3.27 540. 1.85 6.47 209. 4.78 308. 3.25 545. 1.83 6.45 210. 4.76 310. 3.23 550. 1.82 6.43 211. 4.74 312. 3.21 555. 1.80 6.41 212. 4.72 314. 3.18 560. 1.79 .5 6.39 213. 4.69 316. 3.17 565. 1.77 157. 6.37 214. 4.67 318. 3.14 570. 1.75 .5 6.35 215. 4.65 320. 3.12 575. 1.74 158. 6.33 216. 4.63 322. 3.11 580. 1.72 6.31 217. 4.61 324. 3.09 585. 1.71 159. 6.29 218. 4.59 326. 3.07 590. 1.69 .5 6.27 219. 4.57 328. 8.00 160. 6.25 220. 4.55 330. .5 6.23 221. 4.52 332. 161. 6.21 222. 4.50 334. 6.19 223. 4.48 336. 162. 6.17 224. 4.46 338. 2.96 640. 1.56 4.44 340. 2.94 650. 1.54 4.42 342. 2.92 660. 1.52 7.78 .5 6.12 227. 4.41 344. 2.91 670. 1.49 7.75 164. 6.10 228. 4.39 346. 2.89 680. 1.47 7.72 .5 6.08 229. 4.37 348. 2.87 690. 1.45 7.69 165. 6.06 230. 4.35 330. 2.86 700. 1.43 .5 7.66 .5 6.04 231. 4.33 352. 2.84 710. 1.41 131. 7.63 166. 6.02 232. 4.31 354. 2.82 720. 1.39 .5 7.60 .5 6.01 233. 4.29 356. 2.81 730. 1.37 132. 7.58 167. 5.99 234. 4.27 358. 2.79 740. 1.35 .5 7.55 .5 5.97 235. 4.26 360. 2.78 750. 1.33 133. 7.52 168. 5.95 236. 4.24 362. 2.76 760. 1.32 .5 7.49 .5 5.93 237. 4.22 364. 2.75 770. 1.30 134. 7.46 169. 5.92 238. 4.20 366. 2.73 780. 1.28 .5 7.43 .5 5.90 239. 4.18 368. 2.72 790. 1.27 135. 7.41 170. 5.88 240. 4.17 370. 2.70 800. 1.25 .5 7.38 171. 5.85 241. 4.15 372. 2.69 820. 1.22 136. 7.35 172. 5.81 242. 4.13 374. 2.67 840. 1.19 .5 7.33 173. 5.78 243. 4.12 376. 2.66 860. 1.16 137. 7.30 174. 5.75 244. 4.10 378. 2.65 880. 1.14 .5 7.27 175. 5.71 245. 4.08 380. 2.63 900. 1.11 138. 7.25 176. 5.68 246. 4.07 382. 2.62 925. 1.08 .5 7.22 177. 5.65 247. 4.05 385. 2.60 950. 1.05 139. 7.19 178. 5.62 248. 4.03 390. 2.56 975. 1.03 .5 7.17 179. 5.59 249. 4.02 395. 2.53 1000.

FIGURE 14.-CONTINUED.