At the beginning of the excerpt from the autobiography, franklin tells about how he "contrived to disguise his hand" in order to get a piece of writing published in his brother’s newspaper. why might franklin have tried to disguise his identity? what does this tell you about his character?

In 1914, alabama produced 1.7 million bales of cotton, but three years later produced only 515,000, bales. meanwhile, in georgia, 5.2 million acres of land was dedicated for cotton production in 1914, but by 1923 there were just 2.6 million acres used for growing cotton. all of this was the result of the work of a tiny insect: the boll weevil. alabama and georgia first felt the effects of the boll weevil at different times. what would account for this difference in timing?