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Courtesy of United States Department of Agriculture.

Fig. 11.—Bales of cotton from different countries. The third from the left is the American bale. The second is Egyptian; the fourth, East Indian.

EXERCISES AND PROBLEMS

1. Where is cotton grown in the United States? Find the states on the map. Tell why cotton is grown in these states.

2. Examine a cotton fiber with the microscope. How does it look? Draw a picture of it.

3. Look up the story of Eli Whitney's invention. Why was it important?