8                        CONSERVATION AND INDUSTRY 
 
 
COURSES IN RAYONS 
          AT STATE COLLGEE 
                HELP NEW INDUSTRY 
 
 
  With the increasing importance of rayon as one 
of the leading branches of the textile industry 
and the centering of attention on North Carolina 
as one of the future centers of large production, 
the need of a more intimate knowledge of the 
material has been emphasized. 
  Since  the  rapid  ascendency  of rayon   in 
the textile world, a course of study of the mater- 
ial has been taken up at the textile school of the 
North Carolina State College of Agriculture and 
Engineering  at  Raleigh under the direction of 
Dean Thomas Nelson. 
  Recently, at the suggestion of Park Mathewson, 
statistician of the Division of Commerce and In- 
dustry of this Department, Dean Nelson has sent 
an  outline of the rayon courses taught at the 
 
 
of machinery used in manufacture such as spin- 
ning, washing winding, reeling, etc.; handling of 
rayon; effect of water, heat, acids, alkalis, etc.; 
dyeing, affinity of various rayons for various 
classes of dyes; and manipulation of rayon, such 
as  preparation of warp yarns for looms. The 
above lectures are illustrated with pictures, slides, 
and samples. 
  Laboratory studies include: micro examination 
of longitudinal and cross sections; identification 
tests; oil extraction tests; skein oiling methods 
with various commercial spraying oils; testing 
effect of water, heat, acids, alkalis, etc., on rayons 
of various kinds; testing of scoured, bleached and 
dyed skeins for stretch, elasticity, and breaking 
strength; knitting and weaving of rayon fabrics; 
winding and preparation of warps for weaving; 
and  collection of more important facts on ad- 
vances in rayon making, handling, etc. 
  A collection of rayon cloth samples designed 
and   woven   by  students in the State College 
School has been sent to Mr. Mathewson by Dean 
Nelson.   This collection reflects forcefully the 
 
 
textile schools to the Manula                              ntribuion being
made to the advance 
Baltimore.                                       of nowledge         materials
at the College and 
  The cours     udes the theory of manufacture   of the skill of the stu
  and efficiency of the 
of cupr   itro, acetate, and viscose rayons; study  course. 
 
 
VALUE OF GAME REPORTED TAKEN LAST SEASON 
                             CAROLINA HUNTERS 
                                     No. Taken            Each 
 Rabbits  ----------------             581,641              300 
'Squirrels                             513,018              300 
D eer  ---------. .------ ------------ ---- ..  1,8 10   $25 .00 
Coons                                   19,742             6.00 
Opossums                               143,730              75(' 
M ink-Skunk   -----------------          7,514             6.50 
Wildcats                                  516              2.25 
Muskrats                                11,077             1.00 
Quail   ---                            433,199              500 
T u rk ey s .. . ........ . .. .. .. . .... . .- 3 ,0 25   4 .00 
G rouse-Pheasants  ................. ..- 2,500             1.25 
S n ip e .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .- 1 1 ,5 0
7 4 0 ¢ 
R ails-Coots ---------------------       1,225              250 
W oodcock   -------------------          6,909               750 
D oves  ------------------------------- 74,287              300 
Geese                                    4,842             2.00 
Ducks                                   37,861             1.50 
 
 
G rand total ---------------------- 
        NOTE: Carolina Mink 
 
 
$8.00-  $9.00 
14.25- 16.00 Average $11.00 
 
 
BNH 
 
 
Total Val 
$174,492.30" 
   153,905.40 
   45,250.00 
   118,452.00 
   107,797.50 
   48,841.00 
     1,161.00 
   11,077.00 
   216,599.50 
   12,100.00 
   3,125.00 
   4,602.80 
      306.25 
      5,181.75 
    22,286.10 
    9,684.00 
    56,791.50 
 
 $991,653.10 
 
 
                                                                $6.50 
                            Skunk    1.60-  1.80 
                                     2.95-  2.95 Average   2.50 
    These totals are from reports from 50,812 of the 139,170 licensed hunters
of the State 
during the first season under the new North Carolina Game Law. Estimates
of values 
made by U. S. Biological Survey. 
 
 
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