{"id":10457,"date":"2022-09-27T14:55:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T18:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/?p=10457"},"modified":"2022-10-27T14:44:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T18:44:45","slug":"10457-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/10457-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cotton Production\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>Cotton Production\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Written by: Shaheer.S<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edited by: Colleen Haridass<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Designed by: Shaheer.S<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Published by: Maryam Khan<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you ever wonder about all the wonderful things you have in life? What about all the colorful clothes you have and what they are made of or what is stuffed inside your comfy, beautiful, soft pillow you use at night to sleep on?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, it\u2019s cotton.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">75% of all clothes produced globally contain cotton<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">75% of all furniture produced globally contains some amount of cotton\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Blue jeans are made with 100% cotton<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">24% of all fiber and fabric used globally is made up of cotton<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Cotton is used to make t-shirts, jeans, dresses, summer clothing, business and luxury clothing. It is also used in blankets, bedsheets, pillowcases, towels, bathrobes and much more. Cotton is also used for many medical purposes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>History of cotton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Cotton has a pretty unique history but we\u2019ll sum it up quickly for you.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Scientists studying caves in Mexico found old balls of cotton which are believed to be 7,000 years old.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">In 3000 B.C. (5,000 years ago) Egyptians were weaving and wearing cotton dresses and tops while cultivation of cotton was happening in the Indus River Valley in Pakistan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Around 800 A.D. (553 years ago) Arab traders introduced cotton fabric to Europe. By the year 1500, cotton was well known on a global scale.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Today more than 250 million people receive money from cotton production and employ more than 7% of people in developing countries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Different types of cotton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Cotton is grown and used all around the world but there are 4 main types of cotton.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">1. Gossypium Hirsutum\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Gossypium Hirsutum also known as upland cotton is used in 90% of the world&#8217;s production. In comparison to other cotton species, it has comparatively short but soft fibres.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">2. Gossypium Barbadense\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Gossypium Barbadense is a fabric known as Pima which is an extra long staple cotton. It is the second most produced cotton in the world. It has strong but very soft and stretchy fibres which resist ripping, wrinkling and hold together in place. It is commonly used for bedding appliances, towels and casual or fancy wear.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">3. Gossypium Arboreum\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Gossypium Arboreum is commonly known as tree cotton, providing less than 2% of global cotton population production. Tree cotton is used for medical purposes and making dresses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">4. Gossypium Herbaceum\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Gossypium Herbaceum is primarily known as levant cotton which is a perennial shrub comprising less than 2% in the global market just like the tree cotton. This fabric is turned into yarn and many other different types of fabric.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Process of cotton fabric<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">There are many steps to making cotton fabric and turning them into textiles and appliances for daily use.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Here is the process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">1. Defoliation\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">A process where leaves are removed from cotton plants.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a02. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Harvesting\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">When a harvesting machine gets rid of any chemicals in the plant and shapes it into cotton balls.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a03. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Separating\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Then a cotton gin machine takes out any additional particles of dirt and seeds in the cotton balls.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a04. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Transfer\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">After that, the cotton is packed and driven off to a textile production factory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a05. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Carding\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">At the factory the cotton balls are pulled into long strings of yarn.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a06. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Spinning\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Than the long strands of cotton are spun into yarn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a07. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Dying\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">After the spinning, cotton is put through many chemical processes to make it more soft and comfortable and then is coloured.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a08. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Weaving\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">The last step is the dyed yarn is turned into different textiles such as towels, blankets, t-shirts or jeans.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Last but not least, those textiles are sold at stores to consumers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">Works Cited<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barnhardt Purified Cotton. (2019, September 30). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Types of cotton<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Barnhardt Purified Cotton. Retrieved August 28, 2022, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/barnhardtcotton.net\/blog\/types-of-cotton\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/barnhardtcotton.net\/blog\/types-of-cotton\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sewport. (n.d.). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is cotton fabric: Properties, how its made and where<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Sewport. Retrieved August 28, 2022, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sewport.com\/fabrics-directory\/cotton-fabric#:~:text=Approximately%2075%20percent%20of%20the,of%20different%20types%20of%20products.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/sewport.com\/fabrics-directory\/cotton-fabric#:~:text=Approximately%2075%20percent%20of%20the,of%20different%20types%20of%20products.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story of cotton- history of Cotton. (n.d.). Retrieved August 28, 2022, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cotton.org\/pubs\/cottoncounts\/story\/index.cfm#:~:text=When%20Columbus%20discovered%20America%20in,the%20James%20River%20in%20Virginia.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.cotton.org\/pubs\/cottoncounts\/story\/index.cfm#:~:text=When%20Columbus%20discovered%20America%20in,the%20James%20River%20in%20Virginia.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story of cotton- where Cotton Grows. (n.d.). Retrieved August 28, 2022, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cotton.org\/pubs\/cottoncounts\/story\/where.cfm#:~:text=Cotton%20Cotton%20grows%20in%20warm,are%20Brazil%2C%20Pakistan%20and%20Turkey\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.cotton.org\/pubs\/cottoncounts\/story\/where.cfm#:~:text=Cotton%20Cotton%20grows%20in%20warm,are%20Brazil%2C%20Pakistan%20and%20Turkey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you ever wonder about all the wonderful things you have in life? 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