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COTTON THE FIBER

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A Little Bit to Know on Cotton.

FACTS ABOUT COTTON

HOW IS THE FIBER PROCESSED?

After the fiber has been grown they either use a
cotton picker or a cotton stripper to remove the
cotton from the plant. Then they take the cotton
and add a defoliant to it. Then it is most often spun
into yarn or thread and used to make a soft,
breathable textile, which is the most widely used
natural fiber cloth in clothing today. Cotton fiber,
o n c e i t h a s b e e n p ro c e s s e d t o re m ove
seeds(ginning) and traces of honeydew ( a secretion
from apples), protein, vegetable matter and other Picture of cotton field
impurities.

WHERE IS COTTON FOUND IN THE WORLD

Peoples’ Republic of China, India, United States,
Pakistan, Brazil, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Greece,
Turkmenistan, and Syria.

picture of cotton plant picture of a plant of cotton

FROM WHAT ORGANISM DOES THE FIBER COME FROM?
Cotton comes from the organism Gossypium. Also
known as the cotton plant. Some things that are
made of cotton are oils,
WAYS THE FIBER IS USED IN THE WORLD. napkins, cushions,
China used to use the fiber in papers, they were, in
insulation, filtration, and
England fire hoses were made of cotton, cotton is
used for clothes everywhere, and in South Asia it is
clothes
used for mattresses.
Resources
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton#Mechanized_harvest/Cotton>,<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton>