Which one of the following statements accurately describes cotton culture in Texas in the late nineteenth century?
A. Total cotton production in the state declined, as a prolonged drop in the price of cotton caused farmers to reduce their acreage.
B. Total cotton production greatly increased during this period.
C. Most farmers owned their own farms and very few were classified as tenants.
D. The invention of the mechanical cotton picking machine displaced many sharecroppers and day laborers
B
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