United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory
P. O. Box 578
Mesilla Park, New Mexico 88047
Telephone: (505) 526-6381
Fax: (505) 525-1076


1. Wakelyn, P. J., S. E. Hughs. 2001. Testing of cotton bales to evaluate flammability
and hazard potential. Recent Advances on Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials.
Vol. 12, 10 pp. (Proceedings Twelfth Annual BBC Conference on Flame Retardancy.)

2. Holt, G. A., J. W. Laird, R. V. Baker, P. A. Funk. 2001. Calculated versus measured
pressure losses for two seed cotton unloading systems. Applied Engineering in
Agriculture 17(4):465-473. Jul.-Aug. 2001.

3. Funk, P. A., S. E. Hughs, G. A. Holt. 2001. Dust cyclone design. Applied Engineering
in Agriculture 17(4):441-444. Jul.-Aug. 2001.

4. Gillum, M. N., C. B. Armijo, D. D. McAlister. 2001. Optimizing the speed of the
cleaning cylinder on the batt-less lint cleaner. Trans. ASAE 44(3):487-492, May/June.

5. Funk, P. A., M. N. Gillum, S. E. Hughs, M. G. Pelletier. 2000. Mass flow measurement
of seed cotton. Trans. of the ASAE 43(6):1401-1407. Nov.-Dec. 2000.

6. Siddaiah, Murali, Michael A. Lieberman, Nadipuram R. Prasad, and Vladik
Kreinovich.2000. A geometric approach to classification of trash in ginned cotton.
Geombinatorics 2000 10(2):77-82.

7. Gillum, M. N., C. B. Armijo. 2000. Optimizing the frequency of the rotary knife on a
roller gin stand. Trans. ASAE 43(4):809-817.

8. Funk, P. A., S. E. Hughs, G. A. Holt. 2000. Entrance velocity optimization for modified
dust cyclones. J. of Cotton Science 4:178-182.

9. Holt, G. A., R. V. Baker, S. E. Hughs. 1999. Evaluation of static pressure drops and
PM10 and TSP emissions for modified 1D-3D cyclones. Trans. of the ASAE 42(6):1541-1547.

10. Siddaiah, M., M. A. Lieberman, S. E. Hughs, N. R. Prasad. 1999. A soft computing
approach to classification of trash in ginned cotton. Proceedings International Fuzzy
Systems Association World Congress 1:151-155.

11. Siddaiah, M., M. A. Lieberman, S. E. Hughs, N. R. Prasad. 1999. Identification of trash
types in ginned cotton using neuro-fuzzy techniques. Proceedings Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers Fuzzy Systems. 2:738-743.

12. Gillum, M. N., C. B. Armijo, and C. K. Bragg. 1999. Combining roller ginning and lint
cleaning into one machine. Trans. of the ASAE 42(3):617-622.

13. Baker, R. V., Jr. and S. E. Hughs. 1999. Influence of air inlet and outlet design and trash
exit size on 1D3D cyclone performance. Trans. Of the ASAE 42(1):17-21.

14. Baker, R. V., Jr. and S. E. Hughs. 1999. Evaluation of two long-cone cyclone designs.
Trans. of the ASAE 42(1):11-16.

15. Hughs, S. E. and R. V. Baker. 1998. Effectiveness of model cyclone designs in collecting
gin trash particulate emissions. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 14(3):317-322.

16. Gillum, M. N. and C. B. Armijo. 1998. Comparing transducer type on a roller gin stand
feed control. Transactions of the ASAE 41(2):315-321.

17. Hughs, S. E., P. J. Wakelyn, and M-A. Rousselle. 1998. Chemical composition of cotton
gin external emissions: endotoxin. Transactions of the ASAE 41(2):453-457.

18. Lieberman, M. A., C. K. Bragg, and S. N. Brennan. 1998. Determining gravimetric bark
content in cotton with machine vision. Textile Research Journal 68(2):94-104.

19. Baker, R.V. and S.E. Hughs. 1998. Modifications for 1D3D cyclones. Proc. Beltwide
Cotton Conferences 21666-1669.

20. Hughs, S.E. and R.V. Baker. 1998. Effectiveness of Model Cyclone Designs in Collecting
Gin Trash Particulate Emissions. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 14(3)317-322.

21. Hughs, S.E. and John Price. 1998. Wet Cotton and High temperature Drying. Proc.
Beltwide Cotton Conferences 21637-1641.

22. Price, J.B. and M.N. Gillum. 1998. Weaving Performance from the Coupled Lint Cleaner.
Proc. Beltwide Cotton Conferences 21705-1708.

23. Hughs, S. E., P. J. Wakelyn, and M-A. Rousselle. 1997. Chemical composition of cotton
gin external emissions: crop protection products. Transactions of the ASAE 40(6):1685-
1692.

24. Hughs, S. E. and P. J. Wakelyn. 1997. Physical characteristics of cyclone particulate
emissions. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 13(4):531-535.

25. Gillum, M. N. and C. B. Armijo. 1997. Pima seed cotton cleaning for maximum profit.
Transactions of the ASAE 40(3):513-518.

26. Hughs, S. E., P. J. Wakelyn, M. A. Rousselle, and E. P. Columbus. 1997. Chemical
composition of cotton gin external emissions: proximate and elemental analysis.
Transactions of the ASAE 40(3):519-527.

27. Baker, R. V., S. E. Hughs, and K. J. Green. 1997. Improvements for cotton gin trash
cyclones. Transactions of the ASAE 40(1):5-12.

28. Lieberman, M. A. and R. B. Patil. 1997. Evaluation of learning vector quantization to
classify cotton trash. Optical Engineering 36(3):914-921.

29. Hughs, S.E. and R.V. Baker. 1996. Laboratory evaluation of various cyclone designs.
Proc. Beltwide Cotton Conferences 21657-1660.

30. Baker, R.V., S.E. Hughs M.N. Gillum and J.K. Green. 1996. Influence of Trash Exit
Design on Cyclone Performance. Proc. Beltwide Cotton Conferences 21605-1609.

31. Baker, R. V., M. N. Gillum, and S. E. Hughs. 1995. Preseparators and cyclones for the
collection of stripper cotton trash. Transactions of the ASAE 38(5):1335-1342.

32. Gillum, M. N. and C. B. Armijo. 1995. Extending cotton gin roller life by cooling.
Applied Engineering in Agriculture 11(5):643-647.

33. Gillum, M. N. and C. B. Armijo. 1995. Automatic feed control for roller gin stands.
Applied Engineering in Agriculture 11(5):637-642.

34. Hughs, S. E. and R. T. Staten. 1995. Pink bollworm mortality using large-diameter,
gin-trash fans. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 11(2):281-284.

35. Abernathy, G. H., S. E. Hughs, and M. N. Gillum. 1994. Improvements of equilibrium
moisture content models for cotton. Transactions of the ASAE 37(2):561-569.

36. Lieberman, M. A. and R. B. Patil. 1994. Clustering and neural networks to categorize
cotton trash. Optical Engineering 33(5):1642-1653.

37. Hughs, S. E., H. H. Perkins, Jr., and W. F. Lalor. 1994. Effects of drying heat and gin
additives on sticky cotton. Transactions of the ASAE 37(1):5-8.

38. Gillum, M. N. and S. E. Hughs. 1994. Fiber cleaning. U.S. Patent No. 5,295,283.

39. Lieberman, M. A. and R. B. Patil. 1993. Non-lint material identification using computer
vision and pattern recognition. Proceedings of SPIE; Optics in Agriculture & Forestry
1836:142-152.

40. Armijo, C. B., M. N. Gillum, S. E. Hughs, and P. J. Wakelyn. 1993. Using cyclones
effectively in cotton gins. National Cotton Council. 11 pp.

41. Gillum, M. N. and S. E. Hughs. 1992. Fiber cleaning apparatus with air flow deflector.
U.S. Patent No. 5,173,994.

42. Perkins, H. H., Jr., S. E. Hughs, and W. F. Lalor. 1992. Preliminary results of gin
additive research. The Cotton Gin and Oil Mill Press 93(13):6-7, 9.

43. Hughs, S. E. and M. N. Gillum. 1991. Quality effects of current roller gin lint cleaning.
Applied Engineering in Agriculture 7(6):673-676.

44. Gillum, M. N. and C. B. Armijo. 1991. Computer-aided roller ginning. Transactions of
the ASAE 34(2):529-533.

45. Hughs, S. E., M. N. Gillum, C. K. Bragg, and W. F. Lalor. l990. Fiber and yarn quality
from coupled lint cleaner. Transactions of the ASAE 33(6):1806-1810.

46. Hughs, S. E., W. F. Lalor, and F. T. Wahba. l988. Relationship of ginning and fiber
properties to dyeing imperfections. Textile Research Journal 58(l0):557-565.

47. Waldie, A. H., M. N. Gillum, and J. M. Wilkes. l987. Fluidic permeability measurement
bridge. U.S. Patent No. 4,649,738.

48. Willem, R. A., M. N. Gillum, S. E. Hughs, and W. F. Lalor. l986. Performance of a
newly-developed seed-cotton dryer. Transactions of the ASAE 29(6):

49. Gillum, M. N., S. E. Hughs, and W. F. Lalor. l986. Performance of an alternative
ginning and lint cleaning system. Transactions of the ASAE 29(3):848-853.

50. Gillum, M. N. l985. High speed roller ginning. Transactions of the ASAE
28(83):959-968.

51. Waldie, A. H., S. E. Hughs, and M. N. Gillum. l984. Electronic moisture sensor
performance in commercial gin environments. Transactions of the ASAE
27(5):l600-l602.

52. Hughs, S. E., M. N. Gillum, and W. F. Lalor. l984. Fiber quality from a combination
gin-lint cleaner. Transactions of the ASAE 27(5):

53. Gillum, M. N. l983. Roller gin stand feed control by minicomputer. Transactions of the
ASAE 26(6):l837-l84l.

54. Waldie, A. H., S. E. Hughs, and M. N. Gillum. l983. Automatic moisture sensor for
measurement and control of cotton ginning processes. Journal of Engineering for
Industry l05:27-30.

55. Gillum, M. N. and S. E. Hughs. l983. Velocity effects on operating parameters of series
cyclones. Transactions of the ASAE 26(2):606-609.

56. Hughs, S. E., M. N. Gillum, and B. M. Armijo. l982. Collecting particles from gin lint
cleaner air exhausts. Transactions of the ASAE 25(5):l435-l438.

57. Hughs, S. E., N. S. Urquhart, and D. W. Smith. l982. Cotton gin occupational dust
levels and accuracy of determination by the vertical elutriator. Transactions of the
ASAE 25(l):

58. Gillum M. N., S. E. Hughs, R. N. Rakoff, and W. F. Lalor. l982. Combining transfer
and cleaning of cotton fiber. Transactions of the ASAE 25(3):798-80l.

59. Gillum, M. N., S. E. Hughs, and B. M. Armijo. l982. Use of secondary cyclones for
reducing gin emissions. Transactions of the ASAE 25(l):2l0-2l3.

60. Gillum, M. N., S. E. Hughs, R. N. Rakoff, and T. E. Wright. l98l. Primary and
secondary cleaning of lint cleaner exhaust air; a progress report. Transactions of the
ASAE 24(6):l605-l607, l6l2.

61. Hughs, S. E., D. W. Smith, and N. S. Urquhart. l98l. Methodology for cotton gin dust
sampling. Journal of the American Industrial Hygiene Association 42:407-4l0.

62. Kirk, Ivan W., T. E. Wright, and K. H. Read. l979. Particulate emissions from
commercial cotton ginning operations. Transactions of the ASAE 22(4):894-898.

63. Kirk, I. W., C. G. Leonard, and D. F. Brown. l977. Air quality in saw and roller gin
plants. Transactions of the ASAE 20(5):962-968.

64. Kirk, I. W., A. L. Vandergriff, M. N. Gillum, and C. G. Leonard. l976. An alternative
method of emission control for cotton gin exhausts. The Cotton Ginners' Journal and
Yearbook 44(l):32, 34, 36, 38, 39.

65. Gillum, M. N., C. G. Leonard, and K. H. Read. l975. Application of minicomputer data
system to cotton ginning research. Transactions of the ASAE l8(4):654-656.

66. Gillum, M. N. l974. Properties of roller gin roller covering materials. USDA Technical
Bulletin No. l490. l7 pp.

67. Leonard, C. G. and M. N. Gillum. l974. Effect of fiber moisture on roller ginning. The
Cotton Ginners' Journal and Yearbook 42(l):40-44, 46.

68. Gillum, M. N., P. E. LaFerney, and R. A. Mullikin. l972. Effects of the monoflow
cotton gin air system on ginning operations, lint quality, and spinning performance.
USDA MRR No. 967. 27 pp.

69. Leonard, C. G., J. E. Ross, and R. A. Mullikin. l970. Moisture conditioning of seed
cotton in ginning as related to fiber quality and spinning performance. USDA MRR No.
859. l6 pp.

70. Chapman, W. E., Jr. l969. Strength of attachment of fibers to cottonseeds; its
measurement and importance in ginning and quality of upland and American-Egyptian
cottons. USDA ARS 42-l57. 23 pp.

71. Graham, H. M., J. M. Blackburn, and V. L. Stedronsky. l968. Survival of pink
bollworms in roller-ginned cotton lint. Journal of Economic Entomology 6l(5):

72. Leonard, C. G. and M. N. Gillum. l968. The monoflow air system for cotton ginning.
The Cotton Gin and Oil Mill Press 69(ll):l0-ll, 23-24.

73. Baker, R. V. and V. L. Stedronsky. l967. Collection efficiency of small diameter
cyclones. The Cotton Gin and Oil Mill Press 68(l2):l0-ll.

74. Stedronsky, V. L. l966. Ginning processes and their effects on cotton quality.
Transactions of the ASAE 9(2):282-283.

75. Chapman, W. E. and V. L. Stedronsky. l965. Comparative performance of saw and
roller gins on acala and Pima cottons. USDA MRR No. 695. l4 pp.

76. Alberson, D. M. an W. M. Hurst. l964. Composting cotton gin waste. USDA ARS
42-l02. l6 pp.

77. Alberson, D. M. and V. L. Stedronsky. l964. Roller ginning American-Egyptian cotton
in the southwest. USDA Agriculture Handbook No. 257. 45 pp.

78. Looney, Z. M., L. D. LaPlue, C. A. Wilmot, W. E. Chapman, and F. E. Newton. l963.
Multiple lint cleaning at cotton gins--effects on bale value, fiber properties, and
spinning performance. USDA MRR No. 60l. 53 pp.

79. Chapman, W. E. l96l. Cotton fiber maturity and fineness: both predicted separately,
accurately, and rapidly. Textile Research Journal 3l(5):429-433.

80. Robertson, O. T., V. L. Stedronsky, and D. H. Currie. l959. Kill of pink bollworms in
the cotton gin and the oil mill. USDA PRR No. 26. 22 pp.

81. Stedronsky, V. L. l956. Extra long staple cotton and roller ginning. Cotton Ginners'
Journal Yearbook 24(1):37-39.


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