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Made by Erica Whitcomb and Trevor Johnson. C otton. Where in the World. Leaders in cotton growing it China, India and the United States. The United States is ideal for cotton growing. I
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Where in the World Leaders in cotton growing it China, India and the United States. The United States is ideal for cotton growing. I n the Us North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. It is mostly grown in the south Takes 27 weeks till harvest
WHERE AND HOW COTTON IS USED • Cotton is the most widely used fiber • Cotton is soft, strong, and absorbent • Used for bed sheets, carpets, and clothing. • There is more than thirty types of cotton • It’s been used more than thousands of years • Most is made by water powered machines • Cotton can hold water
Most cotton farms grown by the blacks in the nineteen thirty's where sharecrop owners Share crops
When slaves would pick the cotton crops they would be out there for day • The cotton crops have needle all over the stem thorns
Native Americans • Cotton was grown by the Native Americans in the 1500’s
Falls is four different categories • Seedling diseases • Wilt • Blight • rot Diseases
How made • Cotton can be put into bales of 500lb • Made in factories
They used savory to pick the crops • Clean the crops • Work the crop • Pick the crops Savory