Insurance Journal (2nd Quarter 2019)

Guest Contribution
Majid Khan Jadoon
A.C.I.I. (U.K), MD/CEO
M/s. Pakistan Inspection Co. (Pvt.) Ltd.
Cotton
Precautionary Measures
Part-2
Authored in Urdu by the late Mr. Anwar Mubin, Fire Insurance
Surveyor, Lahore and translated in English by Mr. Majid Khan Jadoon.
Ginning and Processing Factories:
Through inventions and Mechanical
operation of Ginning Factories, these
has been a great Revolution in the
Cotton Trade the world-over, which
has been reflective of the greatest
Success and Progress in the Cotton
Industry.
By the application of the Mechanicalmethods
of Cotton-ginning, Cottonseeds
have been very swiftly
separated from Cotton-phutties, while
grading of Cotton is also being
carried-out through this process. In
the Old-times, these processes used to
be carried-out through manual
processes which were substantially
time-consuming methods
Concurrently, there are 3-different
Types of Cotton-ginning Processes viz:-
I: McArthy Ginning:
Generally, Cotton of Long Fibres are
being ginned through this process and
this System has been Customary in
Egypt and Sudan, wherein Cotton of
Long Fibres are produced.
II: Besliko-Ginning/Saw-Ginning:
This System of Ginning is used for the
kind of Cotton, whereby the Cottonseed
can be easily separated from the
Fibres.
This System has been popularly
utilized in Pakistan, India, Central
Asia, China and America.
III: Roller-Blade Ginning:
Alike System of Ginning is utilized
for that kind of Cotton, wherein seeds
are firmly sticking to the Fibres. This
system is usually utilized for the
ginning of Local Types of Cotton.
The Pressing and Baling of Cotton:
Ginned and Cleansed Cotton are
pressed into Pressing Machine which
would firmly press and would mould
the same in the form of Cotton-bales.
The outer surfaces of the Cotton-bales
are usually wrapped by Gunny Bag
Cloths and bound with Steel-hoops.
The Normal Weight of each bale
would blow stand at 170 to 180 Kgs.
Previously, Cotton used to be
manually picked-up and pressed into
the Ginning Machine and after having
been ginned, the same used to be filled
into Boras which would be brought to
the Press for baling purposes.
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