Kinne, Helen · New York: The Macmillan company · leaf 27
m ^ to 2^ inches.The cotton called Sea Island cottonis the long fiber cotton, and is grown near the sea, for it needs the sea air. The cotton called Upland grows away on the uplands and is shorter. These are the principle kinds grown in the United States. The cotton seeds are taken from the fiber.… … LEARNING TO SEW 15 the seeds are separated from the fibers and the brownpieces of the pod are blown away as it is separated andcleaned. Long ago in India and other countries,cotton was ginned by hand. What a long tedious pro-cess, for only one pound could be separated by aperson in a day.…
Sewing · Clothing and dress
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