Australia is far from the largest cotton producer in the world, but is
still the seventh largest.
And you can see some fields on your travels
in Australia.
Cotton plant by Cyron via Flickr.com
They are beautiful white fields, and many of them are found around the
area between and around St George and Dirranbandi in south eastern
inland Queensland.
Cotton was brought to Australia with the First Fleet so its history is
old by Australian standards.
Cotton plant by Cyron via Flickr.com
Cotton plant is a drought tolerant shrub that produces cotton fibre,
and can also grow wild besides being cultivated. Where cultivated it is
first grown on the fields, then harvested and taken to the Gin where it
is processed (leaves and other parts are separated, cotton fibre is
combed).
The products have lots of uses from clothes to cosmetics, cotton buds
and balls, to stock meal and paper, including money.
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