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Cotton

THE STORY OFC O T T O N C O T T O NC O T T O NC O T T O NC O T T O N C O T T O NC O T T O N

15/7/2010The story of cottonRachel ConditHow do they make?JeansSheetsShirts

Basic FactsCotton is a plantIt grows wild in many places on the earthHas been known cultivated and used by people of many lands for centuries Cotton needs lots of sunshine, water and fertile soilThe boll weevil is the primary insect enemy of cotton

Types of Cotton

People in HistoryLewis Paul and John WyattRoller spinning machine 1738Samuel SlaterFirst US. cotton mill 1790Eli Whitneycotton gin in 1793

The Cotton Belt Millions of acres of cotton grow across the Southern United States

Where Does Cotton Grow?US Cotton StatesUpland cotton: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia Pima cotton: Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas.Some cotton is also grown in Florida, Kansas and New Mexico.

Texas, which annually grows about 4.5 million bales of cotton, is the leading cotton producing stateThe ProcessCotton Pickers or Brush Strippers harvest cotton six or eight rows of cotton at a timeCotton is stored in baskets above the harvester Cotton is dumped into a cotton trailer when the basket is fullThe cotton is transferred from the cotton trailers to a module builderThe module builder compresses the cotton to form a module of cotton

Cotton ProcessingCotton fiber is separated from the cottonseed at the ginCotton is vacuumed into tubes that carry it to a dryer to reduce moisture and improve the fiber qualityCleaning equipment removes leaf trash, sticks and other foreign matterBalesThe fiber (or lint) is compressed into balesBanded with eight steel strapsSampled for classing or gradingLoaded onto trucks for shipment to storage yards, or textile mills

Wrapped for protection A Bale of Cotton55 inches tall28 inches wide21 inches thick500 pounds

313,600 $100 bills215 Jeans249 Bed Sheets690 Bath Towels1,217 Men's T-Shirts1,256 Pillowcases1,085 Diapers

A Cotton ModuleIs a compactly pressed block of cotton Holds 12-14 bales of cottonModules are hauled to a cotton gin or to the gins storage yard by a module mover Cotton Production in Millions of BalesData from the US Department of AgricultureTexas4.92Arizona0.57Mississippi1.88Alabama0.57Arkansas1.61Oklahoma0.19Georgia1.54South Carolina0.13California1.41Virginia0.09Tennessee0.79Florida0.07North Carolina0.78Kansas0.06Louisiana0.75New Mexico0.04Missouri0.58Products and Byproducts of Cotton5/7/2010The story of cottonRachel ConditCotton Seed OilCottonseed Oil MillCottonseed OilCottonseed is separated from the lint at the cotton gin.5/7/2010The story of cottonRachel ConditTextile MillsPurchase cotton bales from gins or cotton warehouses. Start with raw cotton and process it in stages Produce yarn fibers twisted into threads used in weaving of clothCloth is dyed and cleaned, and shipped to clothing producers

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