Hello, In the deep south we are referred to as the cotton states, if you didnt already know
I grew up on a cotton farm.  I chopped cotton every summer from when I was 12 until I was 18, lol.
thats very interesting, cotton fiber is most often turned into yarn or thread used to make breathable textile
Breathable textiles are important.  Nothing worse than feeling smothered by your clothing.  Cotton is highly flammable though, which is concerning.
yes, cotton is typically a soft and fluffy fiber that grows in a protective case known as a boll.
Do you know how the cotton seed is removed from the boll?
I know that its fiber is pure ellulose but I do not know how it is removed.
It is removed by a gin.  Eli Whitney's famous invention.  Was really difficult when they were removed by hand.
Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney (December 8, 1765January 8, 1825) was an American inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin. This was one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy of the Antebellum South. Whitney's invention made upland short cotton into a profitable crop, which strengthened the economic foundation of slavery in the United States. Despite the social and economic impact of his invention, Whitney lost many profits in legal battles over patent infringement for the cotton gin. Thereafter, he turned his
by Australia and Africa. Cotton was independently domesticated in the Old and New Worlds.
The fiber is most often spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile. The use of cotton for fabric is known to date to prehistoric times; fragments of cotton fabric dated to the fifth millennium BC have been found in the Indus Valley Civilization.
Although cultivated since antiquity, it was the invention of the cotton gin that lowered the cost of production that led to its widespread use, and it is