Excerpt from Some Phases of the American-Egyptian Cotton Situation and Outlook With Statistical Supplement As the name suggests. American egyptian cotton traces its origin to extra-long staple Egyptian cotton. The first American strain of Egyptian cotton to be grown commercially in this country was a variety known as Yuma. It was first produced commercially in the Salt River Valley in Arizona and in the Imperial Valley in California about 1911. By 1919 Yuma cotton had been almost entirely displaced by Pima cotton. An American - Egyptian variety which monopolized the field up to the time a new variety. Sxp. Was introduced about 193k. Sxp. Which is a cross between Egyptian Sakellaridis and American Egyptian Pima. Gradually displaced Pima and has since become the only variety. Of American - Egyptian cotton in commercial production in this country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.