Through scenes filmed in Egypt, India, Mexico, Indonesia and England, this film presents a brief historical background of the growing of cotton and indicates its important place in the economy of the world today. Modern American methods of growing, spraying, picking and ginning cotton are shown as well as some of the finished products.
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ACMI Identifier
313913
Language
English
Subject categories
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)