. Physical and commercial geography; a study of certain controlling conditions of commerce. ----*?*(,> * ALABAMAI. o ???. ? center of cotton production^^repobtingsea istand cottoni \ upland cotton only Fig. 24. Cotton-producing Areas of the United States(After Map in Bidleiin No. loo, United States Bureau of the Census) this area, only about i in 17 is devoted to cotton. Not only is itpossible to increase the cotton acreage considerably, but, by givingattention to the selection of seed, fertilization, and cultivation, thepossibilities of swelling the total crop are enormous. The regions 1 F
. Physical and commercial geography; a study of certain controlling conditions of commerce. ----*?*(,> * ALABAMAI. o ???. ? center of cotton production^^repobtingsea istand cottoni \ upland cotton only Fig. 24. Cotton-producing Areas of the United States(After Map in Bidleiin No. loo, United States Bureau of the Census) this area, only about i in 17 is devoted to cotton. Not only is itpossible to increase the cotton acreage considerably, but, by givingattention to the selection of seed, fertilization, and cultivation, thepossibilities of swelling the total crop are enormous. The regions 1 Figures showing the cotton yield by countries are found in the Appendix, TableVI. 2 Cotton production for stated years, 1790 to 1906: Year Bales of 500 pounds each Year Bales of 500 pounds each 1790 4,000 1859 4,482,111 1800 96,000 1869 2,747,845 1810 160,000 1S79 5,214,355 1820 360,000 1S89 7,128,775 1830 708,494 1899 9,052,015 1840 1,288,334 1905 10,575,017 1849 2,002,230 1906 13,273,809 268 GEOGRAPHY OF TRADE of greatest production are, chiefly, the alluvial area of the Mississippivalley and eastern Texas and scatt
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