Usually in April.
Cotton Gin
Cotton is grown on bushes on cotton farms, by farmers who plant the seeds, nurture the plants, harvest the cotton and sell it to cotton processing facilities. Given that it is an annual plant, it is renewed annually.
Not sure what you are asking. Cotton is itself a plant, so it seems you are asking how to use a plant to grow a plant.
to raise the price of cotton and increase each cotton farmer's income
Crop rotation is important to the cotton farmers because they need the nutrients from the soil for other crops so they don't use it all in just one kind of plant.
If more synthetic fibers are available, less cotton fiber will be needed. Less need for cotton means lower prices for it. If prices go down, production of cotton will be reduced until supply and demand reach a balance. If less cotton is grown, the farmers must plant other crops. Synthetic fibers affect cotton farmers because if they can make their own clothes, there's no point in cotton being grown. If more synthetic fibers are available, less cotton fiber will be needed. Less need for cotton means lower prices for it. If prices go down, production of cotton will be reduced until supply and demand reach a balance. If less cotton is grown, the farmers must plant other crops.
When synthetic fibers are sold in place of cotton, then the cotton farmers suffer.
Southern cotton farmers needed extensive hand labor to plant, pick, gin, and bale the cotton they grew. Without slaves, it would have been difficult to find affordable laborers.
The address of the Cotton Plant Public Library is: Main Street, Cotton Plant, 72036 0221
Farmers plant seeds.
The cotton plant.
Cotton fibers come from the seedpods of the cotton plant, which contain the fluffy white fibers that are harvested and spun into yarn or thread for making textiles. The fibers are composed mostly of cellulose and are known for their softness, breathability, and absorbent qualities.