Encyclopedia entry on cotton (bavlna) from Ottův slovník naučný, in Czech. It covers ginning with saw and roller gins, baling, and the criteria for judging cotton quality (fiber length, strength, fineness, color, luster, cleanliness). It also treats trade and the grades and growing regions (European, Levantine, East Indian, African, American, Australian) with production figures for 1876-77 and 1882-83, the microscopic and chemical structure of the fiber, and its uses.