When Did King Cotton Move His Throne (And Has It Moved Back)?

Saffell explores when, why and how cotton production in the western states expanded to overtake that in the south during the years spanning 1970 to 1990. He asserts that southern cotton production in the twenty-first century will reverse the previous trend, again granting the King Cotton crown to th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Agricultural history 2000-04, Vol.74 (2), p.293-308
1. Verfasser:	Saffell, Cameron L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	20th century Agricultural census Agricultural production Agricultural techniques Agriculture Census regions Censuses Cotton Crop production Crops Dryland farming Earth sciences Geographic regions History of science and technology Human action Valleys
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Zusammenfassung:	Saffell explores when, why and how cotton production in the western states expanded to overtake that in the south during the years spanning 1970 to 1990. He asserts that southern cotton production in the twenty-first century will reverse the previous trend, again granting the King Cotton crown to the south.
ISSN:	0002-1482 1533-8290
DOI:	10.1215/00021482-74.2.293