Cotton
Jack Gubbels
Top ten states
- 1.
2.California772,71114.30%
3.Mississippi526,4979.74%
4.Georgia487,4109.02%
5.Arkansas464,6728.60%
6.North Carolina304,4385.63%
7.Tennessee225,0934.16%
8.Missouri197,9863.66%
9.Louisiana196,7663.64%
10.Arizona194,3093.59%
Steps
- Plant
- Harvest with combine
- loaded into a basket-hauls it to the module
- loaded into cotton module builder-smashes the cotton into a module that weights 20,000
- Truck picks up the module brick
- truck takes it to the factory
Climate/what it needs to grow
- Dry
- A lot of minerals in the soil
- Needs care
Perennial
What does perennial mean? It is a plant that lives for more than two years.
What can you make from cotton?
- Shirts
- Jeans
- Cooking oils
- Blankets
- Sweatshirts
War
Caused the worlds bloodiest war.
Famous Pest for cotton
Boll Weevil
sources
- http://www.stuffaboutstates.com/agriculture/crops/cotton.htm
- Modern Marvels video