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Principal Commercial Plant Fibers

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  • Dewey, Lyster H.

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One of the most important manufacturing industries of this country is that which includes the various lines of textiles. Leaving out the silk and woolen mills, which use chiefly animal libers, there are the cotton factories, the linen and jute mills, and the twine and cordage mills, which use plant libers exclusively. These number about 1,200 distinct establishments, representing an invested capital of more than $500,000,000 and giving productive employment to more than 300,000 persons. The source of the raw material required by this great industry is an item of no small interest. Most of the cotton is produced in our Southern States, but nearly all the other vegetable fibers are imported. The importations of raw fibers, including cotton, during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1903, amounted to $46,161,172. These figures cover only the raw fiber. The importations of all the different kinds of textile plant fibers in the various stages of manufacture, from yarn and coarse twine to fine woven goods, laces, and hosiery, amount annually to more than $80,000,000.

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  • Dewey, Lyster H., 1904. "Principal Commercial Plant Fibers," USDA Miscellaneous 346044, United States Department of Agriculture.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:usdami:346044
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.346044
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