Farmers' Bulletin No. 137.
Silk Worm Culture, Farmers' Bulletin No. 165.
Essential Steps in Securing an Early Crop of Cotton,
Farmers' Bulletin No. 217.
The Cotton Seed Industry, Reprint No. 239.
The Hemp Industry in U. S., Reprint No. 254.
Improvement of Cotton by Seed Selection, Reprint No. 279.
The Growing of Long-Staple Upland Cotton, Reprint No. 314.
Principal Commercial Plant Fibers, Reprint No. 321.

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TEST QUESTIONS

The following questions constitute the "written recitation" which the
regular members of the A. S. H. E. answer in writing and send in for the
correction and comment of the instructor. They are intended to emphasize
and fix in the memory the most important points in the lesson.

TEXTILES AND CLOTHING

PART I

READ CAREFULLY. Place your name and address on the first sheet of
the test. Use a light grade of paper and write on one side of the
sheet only. Leave space between the answers for the notes of the
instructor. _Answer every question fully._ Read the lesson paper a
number of times before attempting to answer the question.

1. Give a brief outline of the craft of spinning, primitive and modern.

2. Outline the same for weaving.

3. Describe the hand loom.

4. Describe the cotton fiber. What kinds are there?

5. Who invented the cotton gin and how did this invention affect the
cotton industry?

6. Give the chief characteristics of wool. Name the wool and fur bearing
animals. How does wool differ from hair?

7. Trace briefly the preparation of wool from the fleece to the finished
product.

8. Describe flax and outline the method for the preparation of the
fibers. What is the name of the manufactured product of flax?

9. Name some other bast fibers and