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

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