Unlike other crops, cotton is considered a cash crop. As such, it is grown using artificial irrigation and agricultural machinery. Northwestern Mexico has the largest share of cotton plantations, and the state of Chihuahua is the largest producer of such crop.
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Texas can be divided into four main cotton growing regions: South Texas, Blacklands and North Texas, El Paso and Pima, and West Texas, with West Texas growing the most cotton.
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Agriculture in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas primarily includes livestock production such as cattle and sheep. The arid climate and rocky terrain make it challenging to grow crops, so ranching is more common in this region. Farmers may also cultivate some crops like pecans and cotton in certain areas with suitable conditions.
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Texas leads the U.S. in cotton production . In 2000, growers produced over 4 million bales, making over $1 billion to the Texas cotton industry. Texas annually produces about 25% of the entire U.S. crop and plants over 6 million acres! That's over 9,000 square miles of cotton fields.In 2009, Texas produced 4.9 million bales of cotton, far outdoing the next closest state of Georgia at 1.8 million bales.
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Wheat, cotton, sorghum, and corn are common crops grown in the Texas Panhandle due to the region's favorable climate and soil conditions.
Cotton was not usually produced in Europe.Cotton was not usually produced in Europe.Cotton was not usually produced in Europe.
Mississippi was the center of cotton production during the 1800s. Other countries that produced cotton are Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.
Before the cotton gin, 750,000 bales of cotton were produced annually.