Costs of assembling, storing and processing seed cotton in Lea County as affected by altering the number of operating gins

Introduction; Description of the industry and factors affecting cost efficiency; Problem situation; Objectives; Procedure; Reduction in number of operating gins without in-field storage storage (system 2); Combinations capable of processing the flow of seed cotton without delaying harvest; Assembly and trailer storage cost; In-plant ginning costs; System costs of reducing gin numbers without in-field storage; Operation of a single gin plant with in-field storage (system 3 and 4); Selection of gin site; In-plant ginning costs; Systems cost when using a single gin with field systems; Cost savings available with alternative assembly, storage, and processing systems; In-plant ginning costs; Assembly cost; Storage cost; Cost savings associated with alternative systems; Implications of research; Literature cited; Appendices; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Appendix GResearch report containing the results of a study to determine the effect of reducing the number of cotton gins in Lea County, New Mexico, on the total costs for assembly, storage, and processing systems