My dad even figured out how to grow high-grade Supima, or long-staple, cotton.
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The practice proved very profitable for Egypt with the cultivation of long staple cotton.
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Other specialty agricultural products of the region are Donghu Hami melons and long-staple cotton.
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Cotton was a staple that could be stored for long periods and shipped long distances, unlike most agricultural products.
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In 1916, Litchfield finds land in the Phoenix area to be suitable for growing long-staple cotton, needed for reinforcing rubber in tires.
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Texas began gaining ground in cotton production after Australian scientists developed a type of high-quality long-staple cotton called FiberMax.
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It had achieved early economic dominance because of wealth derived from the cultivation of both rice and long-staple cotton, a major crop.
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The introduction in 1820 of long-staple cotton, the Egyptian variety of which became notable, transformed its agriculture into a cash-crop monoculture before the end of the century.
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While department stores have long produced some house brands, many of them offered little more than staple merchandise like cotton-blend men's shirts in a few colors.