20to30
If it has to much rainfall, the place will flood and it will mess up the crop
Cultivation of cotton requires 600-1200 mm (24-48 inches) of rainfall.
Cotton was the most important crop in America by 1860.
Floods,Destruction of Crop and blockage in gutters which can be disasterous in cities.
Rice needs a warm climate for it to be grown in
About 800mm of water (rainfall + irrigation). suckah!
The amount it needs...
maize. pretty much corn
The cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, revolutionized cotton processing by significantly speeding up the separation of cotton fibers from seeds. This efficiency made cotton production much more profitable and manageable, leading to its widespread adoption in the southern United States. As a result, cotton became the dominant cash crop, driving the economy and increasing the demand for slave labor to cultivate and harvest the crop. Consequently, cotton's prominence shaped the social, economic, and political landscape of the South.
Cotton was a prized crop in the American colonies and later in the United States. There was a worldwide demand for this crop and it was used to make all types of clothing. The US Southern climate was ideal for growing cotton and much of it was purchased by the Northern industrial US States and in England. The demand seemed to have no limits. When the cotton gin was invented in allowed for an easier way to remove seeds from cotton. More cotton was produced and sold worldwide as its demand seemed never to cease. With that said, cotton became a boom crop because of the demand of it in textile mills in the US and in Europe.
The main cash crop of the South was commonly referred to as "King Cotton." This nickname highlighted the crop's significant economic importance in the Southern economy, especially before the Civil War. Cotton production relied heavily on slave labor and shaped much of the social and economic landscape of the region.
In 1793, the United States produced about 5 million pounds of cotton, significantly influenced by the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney, which greatly increased efficiency in processing. By 1820, cotton production had surged to approximately 200 million pounds, reflecting the crop's growing importance to the U.S. economy and the expansion of cotton plantations in the South. This dramatic increase marked the beginning of cotton's dominance as a cash crop in America.