Texas Cotton Industry Insights

The video discusses Texas's historical and current reliance on cotton, highlighting the development of textile mills and the export of cotton to Japan and South Korea. It also covers the various by-products of the cotton industry, such as cotton seed oil and cattle feed, and provides statistics on current cotton production in Texas.

What was the state of textile mills in Texas around 1900?

• There were no textile mills.

• There were 100 textile mills.

• There was only one textile mill.

• There were 50 textile mills.

By 1945, what percentage of Texas-grown cotton was used for textiles within the state?

• 10%

• 50%

• 25%

• 5%

By 1970, what fraction of the nation's cotton output was produced by Texas?

• One fifth

• One half

• One quarter

• One third

By 1990, how many textile mills were there in Texas?

• 150

• 105

• 50

• 75

Which regions in Texas were most of the textile productions centered around by 1990?

• Lubbock and Amarillo

• Dallas and El Paso

• San Antonio and Fort Worth

• Houston and Austin

Which countries are the largest markets for Texas cotton?

• China and India

• Japan and South Korea

• Germany and France

• Mexico and Canada

What is one of the products derived from the cotton industry that is used in daily life?

• Plastic

• Rubber

• Cotton seed oil

• Glass

Approximately how many bales of cotton does Texas produce annually today?

• 12 million

• 9 million

• 6 million

• 3 million

What is the total cotton production in the United States?

• 25 million bales

• 20 million bales

• 16 million bales

• 10 million bales

Since its earliest days, what has been a significant part of the Texas landscape?

• Corn

• Cotton

• Oil

• Wheat