Farm Facts: Cotton

Check out cool facts and stats about North Carolina's cotton industry.

Rachel Stroop
Posted on August 31, 2016

Cotton holds history in North Carolina. See interesting facts and statistics about the important crop below:

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The first North Carolina cotton mill was established in 1815 near Lincolnton and operated until 1819.

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Sources: nass.usda.gov, ncagr.gov