Once 'King,' cotton farming on a long decline in U.S. south
Story Date: 11/23/2015

 

Source: REUTERS, 11/17/15

Fields along the Mississippi River Delta once gleamed white in the autumn with acre upon acre of cotton ready to be picked.
But to see the decline of a cash crop once nicknamed "King Cotton" one need look no further than the 300 acres (121 hectares) that Michael Shelton farms in Clarksdale, Mississippi, about 75 miles (120 km) down river from Memphis.

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