Jute
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Encyclopedia article on jute, the vegetable fibre from Corchorus capsularis and C. olitorius. It covers the history of the name and trade, cultivation in Bengal, traditional hand-loom gunny weaving in India, and the growth of the Dundee and Calcutta mills, with tables of looms, spindles, acreage, production and exports. The second half describes mechanical manufacture: batching, softening, carding, drawing, roving and spinning, plus yarn counts and uses. Illustrations show seed capsules and the opener, softening machine and batching gear.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1911
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 4
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