Record #:

3396

Author(s):

Grant, Kathy

Abstract:

The successful eradication of the boll weevil and the construction of new cotton gins has led to a resurgence of cotton planting. For example, Halifax County, which planted 16,400 acres in 1985, raised 59,900 in 1995.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 65 Issue 3, Aug 1997, p20-23, il

Subject(s):

Cotton growing