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100 Years of Cotton Production, Harvesting, and Ginning Systems Engineering: 1907-2007

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http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/23069
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Abstract:
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) celebrated its centennial year during 2007. As part of the ASABE centennial, the authors were asked to describe agricultural engineering accomplishments in U.S. cotton production, harvesting, and ginning over the past 100 years. The U.S. cotton industry has not existed in a vacuum but has always been influenced by social, political, and economic forces as well as engineering developments throughout its history. However, for the purpose of this article, the authors concentrated solely on describing engineering developments and practices in cotton production, harvesting, and ginning and their influence on each other. In order to describe engineering developments from 1907 forward, it was necessary to lay some basic groundwork on what occurred prior to the last 100 years in the U.S. cotton industry.
Author(s):
Hughs, S.E. , Valco, T.D. , Williford, J.R.
Subject(s):
Gossypium hirsutum , cotton , crop production , crop management , harvesting , harvesters , harvesting equipment , cotton ginning , equipment performance , cotton industry , agricultural engineering , agricultural history , literature reviews
Format:
p. 1187-1198.
Note:
Includes references
Source:
Transactions of the ASABE 2008 July-Aug, v. 51, no. 4
Language:
English
Year:
2008
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Rights:
Works produced by employees of the U.S. Government as part of their official duties are not copyrighted within the U.S. The content of this document is not copyrighted.