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	Handbook of Texas Online: ELLIS COUNTY
		The county is bounded by Dallas County to the north, Kaufman to the east, Navarro and Hill counties to the south, and Johnson County to the west.
		Ellis County produced 91,298 bales at the turn of the century and in the early twentieth century was recognized as one of the leading cotton-growing areas in the United States.
		County population fell to 47,753 in 1940 and to a twentieth-century low of 43,395 in 1960.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/EE/hce4.html (2671 words)

	Cotton County, Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cotton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
		In the county, the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.80% who were 65 years of age or older.
		The median income for a household in the county was $27,210, and the median income for a family was $35,129.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cotton_County,_Oklahoma (456 words)

	History of Ripley County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Because most of the population was in the southern half of the county, voters decide to move the county seat to the newly platted Doniphan, nearer to the center of population and a wooden courthouse was built.
		Cotton was a good crop for the southeastern part of Ripley County and Naylor had two cotton gins at one time.
		The Ripley County Heritage is the official publication of the society and issues are published twice a year, in June and December.
	www.ripleycountymissouri.org /History.asp (1773 words)

	Cotton season ends disappointing year \| SavannahNow.com
		Cotton usually takes a back seat to corn and soybeans, which make up a majority of the crops grown in the county.
		He said it is a tough time for cotton because low yields, combined with dry conditions and competition with other nations such as China - one of the leading cotton-producing countries in the world - are hurting the industry.
		Redmond said cotton was growing as a commodity when he started raising it in the early nineties.
	savannahnow.com /node/211910 (864 words)

	Cotton County, Oklahoma Genealogy
		Comanche County was one of the 3 counties later organized from this land.
		In 1906, the western part of the county known as "Big Pasture" was opened and its half million acres sold in 160 acres tracts to the highest bidder.
		The county was named "Cotton County" and Walters was later chosen as the county seat.
	www.rootsweb.com /~okcotton (162 words)

	Drought, early frost create dissapointing season for local cotton farmers \| SavannahNow.com
		He said it is a tough time for cotton because low yields, combined with dried conditions and competition with other countries such as China, one of the leading cotton producing countries, are hurting the industry.
		Dooly County was the top cotton producing county in Georgia in 2005, producing 133,000 bales, according to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
		Redmond said cotton was becoming a commodity when he started raising it in the early nineties.
	savannahnow.com /node/211090 (826 words)

	Cotton finds a home in Blacklands
		Milton Prince of Hyde County is one of the farmers who welcomed the second coming of cotton in the area in the early 1990s.
		Cotton was the money crop in the area during the first part of the last century.
		While cotton has been a good fit in the Blacklands, it was economics that convinced Prince to plant cotton in the first place.
	southeastfarmpress.com /mag/farming_cotton_finds_home/index.html (1165 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online:
		The county covers 514 square miles of land, from the rolling timbered area in the northern part of the county to the coastal prairie in the south, where marsh and bunch grasses grow.
		The county's fl majority population regularly delivered Republican victories in local, state, and national elections during much of the late nineteenth century, but in the 1880s a White Man's Party was organized to reduce fl political participation, and some elections were marked by violence.
		Though cotton cultivation expanded again briefly in the early 1920s—to over 34,000 acres by 1924—it declined again later in the decade, and by 1930 only 24,000 acres were planted in the crop.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/WW/hcw2.html (2223 words)

	Yuma County Cotton Advisory
		In general, cotton planted earlier is doing well, but cotton that was planted late is still growing behind schedule.
		The assumption that vegetable crops leave sufficient residual nutrient to sustain cotton growth during the early stage or even the entire season may or may not be true.
		Cotton field planted next to current cucurbit fields are more exposed to whitefly infestation.
	ag.arizona.edu /crops/counties/yuma/cotton/ctnadvisoryyc.html (772 words)

	franklincountytimes.com : News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A group of Franklin County farmers got caught up to speed on the latest technologies in the cotton industry at a series of meetings last week.
		Despite the rising costs, Reed said that he expects 3000 acres of cotton to be grown within the county's boundaries this year, with most farmers choosing to grow stacked-gene cotton which is a little less expensive to plant.
		Last year, Franklin County cotton farmers made a small profit on average, but this year, that may be tough to do.
	www.franklincountytimes.com /articles/2005/02/18/news/news2.txt (412 words)

	Walter Cotton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Cotton began painting in the late 1930s after he saw paintings in a Catholic Church in Chicago that impressed him.
		Outside of the exhibition at SMU and occasional exhibits of his paintings in Limestone County, Cotton's work had remained relatively unknown until it was brought to the attention of Webb Gallery this year.
		Cotton had to quit painting in 1969 due to his failing health.
	www.webbartgallery.com /cotton (334 words)

	Success in the Field: Hoke County holds Cotton Field Day
		Sharold Cotton, a teacher from Upchurch Elementary, states that before the kids came to the field day, they learned the basics of cotton production and what they were going to see.
		The cotton seed is planted in the spring.
		Balfour says she loves cotton because it is so comfortable to wear, and it is a better fabric to use into clothes and such things.
	www.ces.ncsu.edu /depts/agcomm/writing/2004/cottonfieldday.htm (974 words)

	US CODE: Title 7,1350. National base acreage allotment
		(1) The county base acreage allotment for the 1971 crop shall be apportioned to old cotton farms in the county on the basis of the domestic acreage allotment established for the farm for the 1970 crop.
		For the 1972 and each subsequent crop of upland cotton the county base acreage allotment shall be apportioned to old cotton farms in the county on the basis of the farm base acreage allotment established for such farm for the preceding year.
		For purposes of this paragraph, an acreage on the farm which the Secretary determines was not planted to cotton because of drought, flood, other natural disaster, or a condition beyond the control of the producer shall be considered to be an acreage planted to cotton.
	www.law.cornell.edu /uscode/html/uscode07/usc_sec_07_00001350----000-.html (560 words)

	ALFA Farmers Federation - Alabama Cotton Producers
		Alabama Cotton Producers, a division of Alabama Farmers Federation, is composed of cotton farmers from across the state involved in the production of the state's largest row crop.
		Cotton is grown in 59 of Alabama's 67 counties and had cash receipts totaling nearly $205 million in 2004.
		Cotton is grown in 59 of Alabama's 67 counties
	www.alfafarmers.org /commodities/cotton.phtml (1005 words)

	Archives: Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		They were convicted of the Class B felony by an Ashley County jury on June 26, 2003, and both were sentenced to a five-year prison term and a $15,000 fine, as recommended by the jury.
		The Ashley County Quorum Court on Tuesday, November 30, approved the tax levy for all tax districts for the coming year and adopted the outline of the budget for next year, but without finalizing decisions on raises for elected officials and county employees.
		Ashley County is still about $1 million short of the amount needed to build a new jail, Justice Bill Gilbert, the chairman of the jail committee, told the Ashley County Quorum Court during its regular meeting on Monday, August 9.
	www.ashleycountyledger.com /articles/2004/12/13/news/h16f483.txt (3330 words)

	Daily Home - Rain too late to save most of Talladega County's cotton crop
		Alabama’s drought-damaged cotton crop is expected to rank as the worst in the Southeast and second worst in the nation, following Oklahoma, according to agriculture experts.
		He said it is questionable whether it would be profitable to pick and gin the cotton because of higher input costs, such as the cost of fuel and fertilizer.
		Although cotton harvesting has just begun in Alabama, some cotton crops will never be harvested because they are in too poor condition, he said.
	www.dailyhome.com /news/2006/dh-talladegacounty-0920-0-6i19v1753.htm (1010 words)

	State: State's cotton crop in tatters after Dennis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Hurricane Dennis blasted the cotton fields of the Panhandle, mangling the plants and crippling livelihoods.
		More than 22,000 acres of cotton were planted in Santa Rosa County alone in 2003, the last year for which statistics are available.
		That year, the county's cotton crop grossed nearly $14-million, with another $1.6-million coming from cotton seed.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/07/16/State/State_s_cotton_crop_i.shtml (640 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Millers place was among the last to have slaves in Wilcox County and many of the Sharecroppers who remained on the Miller’s Place post-slavery still live in various communities in the County today.
		The economy of Wilcox County had dwindled with the collapse of the cotton industry and Whites were desperate to hold on to power and the segregation laws that were known as Jim Crow.
		Different groups have come into the county and have offered small remunerations to families in the Gees Bend community in exchange for their old quilts ($40.) A book that illustrates the quilts has sold over 35,000 copies, with the hardcover price being $75 each.
	www.wilcoxcountyalabama.com /history.htm (1348 words)

	The Cotton Club & Steakhouse - Club Info
		The Cotton Club is a family-run operation and is a place you can bring your whole family.
		The Cotton Club and Steakhouse is located 11 miles north of Taylor or 25 miles south of Temple on Hwy 95.
		Once in Granger, The Cotton Club is east at the blinking light and two blocks down on the right, next door to City Hall.
	www.cottonclubandsteakhouse.com /about.html (197 words)

	EPA: Pesticides - TEXAS COTTON MetaData
		Most cotton is grown in the High Plains (67%) and Rolling Plains (20%) regions of the state.
		Cotton is planted in the late winter/early Spring (February and March) in the Lower Rio Grande region and progresses into June in the southern High Plains.
		Cotton is planted by the "skip-row" or "ultra-narrow row" method.
	www.epa.gov /oppefed1/models/water/met_tx_cotton.htm (874 words)

	Crittenden County - "Cotton" Educational Program Meetings - About Us
		Cotton producers grew over 43,000 acres of cotton in Crittenden County in 2001.
		Also, two cotton defoliation demonstrations with 15 treatments (Wallace Farms, Crawfordsville and Weaver Farm, Edmondson) was established to indicate the performance of various defoliates and combinations.
		County Extension Staff monitors bollworm and budworm populations with pheromone traps to help cotton producers and consultants identify which pest is present.
	www.uaex.edu /crittenden/AboutUs/impacts/cotton.htm (360 words)

	Cotton County, Oklahoma OK, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Cotton County is one of 77 counties in Oklahoma.
		This was a decrease of -1.51% from the 2000 census.
		Cemeteries in Cotton County include Devol Cemetery, Elm Grove Cemetery, New Salem Cemetery, Randlett Cemetery, Shakelford Cemetery, Temple Cemetery, Walters Cemetery, Wilkerson Cemetery...
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=15689 (394 words)

	Archives: Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Monday's observance of Memorial Day at the County Courthouse in Somerville was a testimonial not just to those who have perished in war, but to those who braved battle and returned to their family and friends.
		Sunday, May 30 the community of LaGrange, Tennessee and the surrounding counties kept their eye to the sky and pondered whether the reports of impending bad weather would hamper the Memorial Day picnic that had been planned to support the restoration of the LaGrange Civic Center, formerly known as the LaGrange elementary School.
		Five Fayette County residents were among students who received degrees from the University of Tennessee at Martin during the recent spring commencement held in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center on the UT Martin campus.
	www.fayettecountyreview.com /articles/2004/06/02/news/news03.txt (972 words)

	Lee County Cotton Festival
		The people of Lee County are proud to be a part of South Carolina's largest cotton-producing county.
		From tractors and cotton picking machinery in the field to iron fences dating back to before the turn of the last century.
		In Lee County, Cotton is King and it has been for a long time.
	www.southfest.com /festivals/leecounty.shtml (934 words)

	Cotton bailout: How tax dollars prop up big growers \| ajc.com
		U.S. subsidies for cotton and selected other crops, born in the Great Depression to protect against the occasional bad year, have become a multibillion-dollar entitlement.
		But the Mobleys also grow cotton and peanuts, and USDA subsidies account for 30 percent to 40 percent of the family's revenue from those crops.
		Chapman flew to Brazil and Mali to assess the state of cotton farming overseas.
	www.ajc.com /metro/content/metro/stories/cotton1.html (1760 words)

	Gil Replogle: Far West High Cotton Award winner / Gil Replogle: Far West High Cotton Award winner
		Tulare County, population about 450,000 people, is the No. 1 dairy county in the nation with twice as many cows, replacement heifers and calves as humans.
		Cotton is an excellent rotation crop with corn and grain silage and alfalfa, primarily as a crop where weeds emanating in corn and other feed crops can be controlled.
		This is such a critical issue that farmers who grow forages, but not cotton, will rent their ground to cotton producers just to clean up the weeds.
	deltafarmpress.com /news/070112-cotton-replogle (2522 words)

	ARROW - Jackson County Oral History - Ford
		The bales are collected and taken to the Clover Leaf Cotton Gin on Highway 162 between Greenwood and Jacob.
		Ford from an irrigation, fertilizer, and processing standpoint cotton is superior to corn.
		After the cotton is mechanically picked, itâs put in a module, and a truck comes and picks it up.
	www.fnai.org /ARROW/almanac/history/history_oralhistory_Ford.cfm (605 words)

	Gil Replogle is High Cotton winner for Western Region / Gil Replogle is High Cotton winner for Western Region
		Cotton is an excellent rotation crop where you can clean up those weeds with cultivation and cotton-registered herbicides,” said Wright.
		This is typical of the new dairies in the county.
		His primary cotton variety is Phytogen 72, a non-transgenic cotton yet one of the most widely planted varieties in the San Joaquin Valley because of its wide adaptability and high yields.
	westernfarmpress.com /news/010907-replogle-cotton (2551 words)

	Archives: Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Fayette County Cotton Festival Committee is offering a $100 cash prize to the winner of its first-ever Cotton Festival T-shirt Design Contest.
		In addition to the cash prize, the winning designer will have his or her artwork reproduced on the official 2004 Cotton Festival T-shirt, which is sold to the public to raise funds for the advancement of tourism projects in the county.
		The Cotton Festival is an annual event sponsored by the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce.
	www.fayettecountyreview.com /articles/2004/06/02/news/news14.txt (1299 words)

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