The shift to increased mechanization in cotton production is apparent in the import of raw cotton and the sale of cotton goods.

棉花生产向机械化程度提高的转变在原棉进口和棉织品销售方面表现得很明显。

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Between 1760 and 1850, the amount of raw cotton imported increased 230 times.

在1760年到1850年之间，原棉进口量增长了230倍。

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Exports are either raw materials or manufactured goods. Raw materials are products of the land, such as cotton, timber or rubber.

出口货物既有原材料，也有制成品。原材料是从土里长出来的产品，如棉花、木材或橡胶；有些原材料，如铁矿等，是从矿山里开采出来的。

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Today,Fasotex only prints designs on fabric, it does not turn the raw cotton into cloth like it used to.

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By 1861 the United States was producing two-thirds of all the raw cotton exported around the world.

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Out of the 22, 000 pounds of raw cotton that leave Nelson's farm in the module truck, only about 5, 300 pounds is the white lint that will be turned into T-shirts.

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However, with the demand for clothing picking up alongside the shortage of cotton, the cost of the raw material has soared.

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