What was the difference between long staple
and short staple cotton?

A cotton plant produces boll's and each cotton boll contains upwards of 250,000 individual fibers. A short staple fiber is up to 1 1/8" long. A long staple fiber is between 1 1/8" and 1 1/4" long. An extra-long staple fiber is between 1 3/8"and 2" long.

sharing a small living space with family

members. during the industrial revolution, people from the countryside came to

cities in multitudes looking for greener pastures by obtaining jobs in

factories. for this reason, the family members had to live together in small

space