Interesting that even though we're

third in production, we export more than any other country! And who do we export to? China. Their need is so great that they can't grow enough to fill it. Although it may be made in China, it could be grown here.

Cotton Comes from Gin?

March 26th 2010
(Camp Tejas) We took a tour through a 100 year old working cotton gin! I’ve taught about Eli Whitney (1793) and the cotton gin, but really didn’t have the understanding (or interest!) in how it worked. This tour was fascinating! It’s located in a small (very small) town, and once a year they have~~are you ready?~~a Cotton Gin Festival! And they actually gin cotton bolls. Cotton was o ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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