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Cotton: From Farm to Fabric

Cotton: From Farm to Fabric. A farmer plants the seeds, then cares for the cotton plants and finally harvests the cotton lint. . Seeds are removed from the cotton at the gin. Next the cotton is spun into yarn and woven into fabric.

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Cotton: From Farm to Fabric

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  1. Cotton: From Farm to Fabric A farmer plants the seeds, then cares for the cotton plants and finally harvests the cotton lint.

  2. Seeds are removed from the cotton at the gin. Next the cotton is spun into yarn and woven into fabric.

  3. Yarn and cloth are dyed and then sent to mills where they are made into clothing, bedding, and other things.

  4. Photo sources 1.Cotton picker http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmysmith/139826028/in/photostream/ 2. Cotton field http://www.flickr.com/photos/calsidyrose/2966085308/sizes/s/ 3. Cotton boll http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmysmith/254548990/sizes/s/ 4. Cotton harvester http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Baumwoll-Erntemaschine_auf_Feld.jpeg Slide 2 Cotton module http://today.agrilife.org/2010/11/10/texas-crop-weather-for-nov-9-2010/ Cotton gin http://www.mikalac.com/tech/far/pho/gin02.jpg Yarn http://www.cotton.org/pubs/cottoncounts/fieldtofabric/yarn.cfm 4. Fabric http://www.cotton.org/pubs/cottoncounts/fieldtofabric/fabric.cfm Slide 3 Dyeing http://www.cotton.org/pubs/cottoncounts/fieldtofabric/dyeing.cfm 2. Clothing http://www.cotton.org/pubs/cottoncounts/fieldtofabric/uses.cfm 3. Sheets http://keetsa.com/blog/organic/plover-organic-cotton-bedding-and-towels/ 4. Medical supplies http://zhejiangzmc.en.ec21.com/Gauze_Swabs_Gauze_Rolls_Laparotomy--7692475_7692476.html 5. Mop http://www.rakuten.com/th/unisan-cotton-mop.html 6. Toys http://leafde.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-post_9869.html

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