h cotton to meet the demands of England's newly invented spinning and weaving machines?" (Compton's Encyclopedia, Eli Whitney) There were two types of cottons grown on plantations: "A black-seed, long-staple cotton was easily cleaned, but it grew only near the coast, while a green-seed, short-staple variety grew in inland areas but resisted cleaning since its fiber stuck to the seed." (Compton's) "Before cotton can be used, the fibers must be separated from the seeds." (Compton's) It takes about one day to get a pound of cotton if the fibers are being separated by hand. (Compton's) Whitney discovered a way to resolve the issue regarding the green-seed by inventing a machine to clean the green-seed cotton. Whitney bas
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