cotton farming

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cotton
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkɒt.ən/us
/ˈkɑː.t̬ən/
the threads that grow around the seeds of a tall plant grown especially in the US, China, and ...
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farming
noun[U]
uk
/ˈfɑː.mɪŋ/us
/ˈfɑːr.mɪŋ/
the activity of working on a farm or organizing the ...
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This, in turn, increases the cost of farming because reclamation is necessary for continuouscottonfarming.
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To conserve space, we have avoided an in depth discussion of the environmental cost of chemical inputs used incottonfarming.
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Cottonfarmingfueled the economy.
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Intensivecottonfarmingwith excessive use of fertilisers has undoubtedly contributed to this environmental disaster.
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Her family taught him aboutcottonfarming.
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Major industries includecottonfarmingand petroleum production.
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The economy is based on agriculture, particularlycottonfarming.
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Main economic acticvity of the town iscottonfarming.
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Sugar cane farming was replaced bycottonfarming.
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The main economic activity in the area wascottonfarming.
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Cottonfarmingwas the main agriculture for the area.
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In the 1950s and 60s, the area was supported primarily bycottonfarming.
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Cottonfarmingalso experienced extremely rapid growth in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Cattle raising, as well as production of swine and poultry, replacedcottonfarmingin importance.
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Most of the economy is based on cattle ranching andcottonfarming.
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In the 80scottonfarmingwas a source of employment to villages around the town.
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Wheat, corn, rice andcottonfarmingwas more demandable and had improved on the river banks.
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The original intention was to develop acottonfarmingindustry, but the land and climate proved unsuitable.
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Asher, originally acottonfarmingcommunity, suffered in its early years from crop losses caused by boll weevils.
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Cottonfarmingbecame even more of an uphill struggle with the onset of the cotton boll weevil.
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The area is noted for its cattle grazing,cottonfarming, opal mining and oil and gas deposits.
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After the war, though, the introduction of new fertilizers madecottonfarmingprofitable again in the area.
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Economic activities include cattle grazing,cottonfarming, and natural resource extraction such as natural gas and opal mining.
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Most of the serto vegetation is now substantially degraded as a result of centuries of cattle ranching or clearing forcottonfarming.
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