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Postwar Changes in U.S. Cotton Production

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  • Donald, James R.
  • Wittmann, Charles H.

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Important changes have occurred in the components of U.S. cotton production since World War II. During the 1947-62 period, there was a sharp downward trend in harvested acreage. Production trended downward only slightly because of the sharp upward trend in yield per harvested acre. The decline in harvested acreage during the postwar period reflected, among other factors, Government programs designed to control or reduce cotton acreage. The primary program was the cotton acreage allotment program, which was in effect for 1950 and each year after 1954. The increase in average yield per harvested acre reflected many factors, including the increased use of fertilizer, chemicals, insecticides, irrigation, shifts in cotton acreage to higher yielding areas, and use of land better suited to cotton production.

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  • Donald, James R. & Wittmann, Charles H., 1963. "Postwar Changes in U.S. Cotton Production," Miscellaneous Publications 320223, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersmp:320223
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.320223
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