IN312 International Trade
Department of International Trade & Marketing (ITM)
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Chapter 3
Back at the Reinsch Farm
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Back at the Reinsch Farm - Lecture Slides | IN 312, Study notes of International Business
Material Type: Notes; Professor: Yanez; Class: INTERNATIONAL TRADE; Subject: International Trade & Mkt; University: Fashion Institute of Technology; Term: Spring 2007;
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IN312 International Trade
Department of International Trade & Marketing (ITM)
http://www3.FITnyc.edu/ITM Chapter 3 Back at the Reinsch Farm
Chapter 3: Back at the Reinsch Farm
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Lubbock, Texas: US’s 25% cotton center.
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Role of tractors in cotton farming
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The Reinsch children leave the farm
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The political influence of US farmers
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Who and where is the competition?
Manual labor requirements in Cotton production at Alternative Stages of Mechanization
Labor-Hours Per Acre
Winter Land-breaking
Spring^ Planting, cultivation, weeding
Summer
Weeding
Fall Harvest
Stage 1 Mule-Powered land breaking and cultivation.Extensive hand weeding and hand picking.
Stage 2 Tract land preparation in winter. Mule powered cultivation.Some hand weeding. Hand picking.
Stage 3 Tractor-powered land preparation and cultivation.Some hand weeding. Hand picking.
Stage 4 Complete mechanization with a small amount of hand weeding
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PowerPoint Slide Design: Patrick Yanez Source: “The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy” by Pietra Rivoli (2005)