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C O T T O N
C O T T O N
C O T T O NC O T T O N
How do they make…?
oJeans
oSheets
oShirts
Basic Facts
oCotton is a plant
oIt grows wild in many places on the earth
oHas been known cultivated and used by people of many lands for centuries
oCotton needs lots of sunshine, water and fertile soil
oThe boll weevil is the primary insect enemy of cotton
Types of Cotton
oEgyptian
oSea Island
oAmerican Pima
oAsiatic
oUpland
People in History
oLewis Paul and John Wyatt
oRoller spinning machine 1738
oSamuel Slater
oFirst US. cotton mill 1790
oEli Whitney
ocotton gin in 1793
The Cotton Belt
Millions of acres of cotton grow across the Southern United States
Where Does Cotton Grow?
US Cotton States
oAlabama
oArizona
oArkansas
oCalifornia
oGeorgia
oLouisiana
oMississippi
oMissouri
oNorth CarolinaoOklahoma
oSouth Carolinao Tennessee
oTexas
o Virginia
Upland cotton
US Cotton StatesoArizona
oCalifornia
oNew Mexico
oTexasPima cotton
Some cotton is also grown in Florida, Kansas and New Mexico.
Leading Cotton Production
Texas, which annually grows about 4.5 million bales of cotton, is the leading cotton producing state.
A Bale of Cotton
o55 inches tall
o28 inches wide
o21 inches thick
o500 pounds
o313,600 $100 bills
o215 Jeans
o249 Bed Sheets
o690 Bath Towels
o1,217 Men's T-Shirts
o1,256 Pillowcases
o1,085 Diapers
Cotton Production in Millions of Bales
Products and Byproducts of Cotton
Cottonseed Oil
The End