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  2. Cotton production in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The result was a large-scale exodus of the white and black cotton farmers from the south. However, a different issue arose when certain bugs took a liking to cotton, the boll weevils, and pink bollworms. The invasion of these bugs began in the 1950s, a time in which cotton farms were facing a multitude of struggles.

  3. James Griffin Boswell - Wikipedia

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    James Griffin Boswell (May 13, 1882 - September 11, 1952), was the founder of the J. G. Boswell Company, known today as the world's largest privately owned farm. Primary crops include Pima cotton, [1] alfalfa hay, tomatoes, onions, and wheat, all cultivated on some 135,000 acres (550 km 2) mostly in Kings County, California.

  4. Category:Cotton mills in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 515 North Washington Street; A. American Spinning Company Mill No. 2 ... Boundary Street–Newberry Cotton Mills ...

  5. Drought takes toll on country’s largest cotton producer

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    The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast that more than 40% of what U.S. farmers planted in the spring would be abandoned because of drought. Drought takes toll on country’s largest cotton ...

  6. Category:Textile mills in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 18 February 2017, at 22:29 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  7. List of plantations in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the United States of America that are national memorials, National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places or other heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.

  8. History of agriculture in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Most farms were geared toward subsistence production for family use. The rapid growth of population and the expansion of the frontier opened up large numbers of new farms, and clearing the land was a major preoccupation of farmers. After 1800, cotton became the chief crop in southern plantations, and the chief American

  9. Cotton in the Big Country: weather challenges ... - AOL

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    Abilene-area producers struggled with cotton production in 2023. Weather presented time challenges, and harvest numbers did not make the cut.