Pima Cotton

Pima cotton is a type of cotton grown primarily in the United State's
Southwest. It is considered to be one of the superior blends of cotton, and
is extremely durable and absorbent. Pima cotton is named after the Pima
Native Americans who first cultivated the plant in the US, but its origins
date back to its cultivation in Egypt.


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Ok, I'm going to bed now. But I thought the origin of Pima cotton was
interesting.
Pima cotton
from O'Odham (Pima)
This word originated in United States

Some of the finest cotton in the world bears the name of the Pima Indians of
Arizona. But it is a twentieth-century development rather than an ancient
tribal tradition. Early in this century the U.S. Department of Agriculture
was developing new varieties of Extra-Long-Staple cotton at its experimental
farm at Sacaton, south of Tempe in the Gila River Indian Reservation. Pima
Indians cultivated the experimental crops of what was then called
American-Egyptian cotton. Wanting a new name, the USDA designated the ELS
cotton Pima in honor of the Pima workers. The first Pima cotton released by
USDA was the "Yuma" variety in 1908.

Pima cotton traces its genetic ancestry to the famed cotton cultivated on
the Sea Islands of South Carolina as early as the 1790s. This was interbred
with varieties from Egypt to develop the Pima. Improvements in Pima cotton
have continued since its introduction. "The real breakthrough came in 1951
when a seed was developed and introduced that produced an ELS cotton with
superior fiber properties, luster and silkiness ... as well as an unusually
high yield," says the Supima Association, a trade group. "Subsequent variety
releases in the 1970s, 80s and 90s included Pima S-5, S-6 and S-7, all of
which boasted higher yields and better spinning characteristics."

The Pima Indians of southern Arizona speak a language that has been known as
Papago-Pima, although they now prefer to call it O'Odham and to refer to
themselves as the Tohono O'Odham Nation. Of their total population of about
20,000, more than half are said to be fluent in the language. It belongs to
the Sonoran branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Aside from this use
of the name Pima, no other words of O'Odham have been imported into English.


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Pima cotton is a type of cotton grown primarily in the United State's
Southwest. It is considered to be one of the superior blends of cotton,
and is extremely durable and absorbent. Pima cotton is named after the
Pima Native Americans who first cultivated the plant in the US, but its
origins date back to its cultivation in Egypt.


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Cool. I love info like this! Now to casually work it
into conversation! Thanks, Kathyl.
PAT in VA

KJ wrote:

Ok, I'm going to bed now. But I thought the origin of Pima cotton was
interesting.
Pima cotton
from O'Odham (Pima)
This word originated in United States

Some of the finest cotton in the world bears the name of the Pima Indians of
Arizona. But it is a twentieth-century development rather than an ancient
tribal tradition. Early in this century the U.S. Department of Agriculture
was developing new varieties of Extra-Long-Staple cotton at its experimental
farm at Sacaton, south of Tempe in the Gila River Indian Reservation. Pima
Indians cultivated the experimental crops of what was then called
American-Egyptian cotton. Wanting a new name, the USDA designated the ELS
cotton Pima in honor of the Pima workers. The first Pima cotton released by
USDA was the "Yuma" variety in 1908.

Pima cotton traces its genetic ancestry to the famed cotton cultivated on
the Sea Islands of South Carolina as early as the 1790s. This was interbred
with varieties from Egypt to develop the Pima. Improvements in Pima cotton
have continued since its introduction. "The real breakthrough came in 1951
when a seed was developed and introduced that produced an ELS cotton with
superior fiber properties, luster and silkiness ... as well as an unusually
high yield," says the Supima Association, a trade group. "Subsequent variety
releases in the 1970s, 80s and 90s included Pima S-5, S-6 and S-7, all of
which boasted higher yields and better spinning characteristics."

The Pima Indians of southern Arizona speak a language that has been known as
Papago-Pima, although they now prefer to call it O'Odham and to refer to
themselves as the Tohono O'Odham Nation. Of their total population of about
20,000, more than half are said to be fluent in the language. It belongs to
the Sonoran branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Aside from this use
of the name Pima, no other words of O'Odham have been imported into English.

Hee hee!! I think Ill try that Pat.!
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"Pat in Virginia" wrote in message
...
Cool. I love info like this! Now to casually work it into conversation!
Thanks, Kathyl.
PAT in VA

KJ wrote:

Ok, I'm going to bed now. But I thought the origin of Pima cotton was
interesting.
Pima cotton
from O'Odham (Pima)
This word originated in United States

Some of the finest cotton in the world bears the name of the Pima Indians
of Arizona. But it is a twentieth-century development rather than an
ancient tribal tradition. Early in this century the U.S. Department of
Agriculture was developing new varieties of Extra-Long-Staple cotton at
its experimental farm at Sacaton, south of Tempe in the Gila River Indian
Reservation. Pima Indians cultivated the experimental crops of what was
then called American-Egyptian cotton. Wanting a new name, the USDA
designated the ELS cotton Pima in honor of the Pima workers. The first
Pima cotton released by USDA was the "Yuma" variety in 1908.

Pima cotton traces its genetic ancestry to the famed cotton cultivated on
the Sea Islands of South Carolina as early as the 1790s. This was
interbred with varieties from Egypt to develop the Pima. Improvements in
Pima cotton have continued since its introduction. "The real breakthrough
came in 1951 when a seed was developed and introduced that produced an
ELS cotton with superior fiber properties, luster and silkiness ... as
well as an unusually high yield," says the Supima Association, a trade
group. "Subsequent variety releases in the 1970s, 80s and 90s included
Pima S-5, S-6 and S-7, all of which boasted higher yields and better
spinning characteristics."

The Pima Indians of southern Arizona speak a language that has been known
as Papago-Pima, although they now prefer to call it O'Odham and to refer
to themselves as the Tohono O'Odham Nation. Of their total population of
about 20,000, more than half are said to be fluent in the language. It
belongs to the Sonoran branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Aside
from this use of the name Pima, no other words of O'Odham have been
imported into English.

"Estelle Gallagher" wrote in message
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Hee hee!! I think Ill try that Pat.!

How about the next time you see someone wearing a cotton top, asking them if
it's Pima Cotton? :-)

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"Pat in Virginia" wrote in message
...
Cool. I love info like this! Now to casually work it into conversation!
Thanks, Kathyl.
PAT in VA

KJ wrote:

Ok, I'm going to bed now. But I thought the origin of Pima cotton was
interesting.
Pima cotton
from O'Odham (Pima)
This word originated in United States

Some of the finest cotton in the world bears the name of the Pima
Indians
of Arizona. But it is a twentieth-century development rather than an
ancient tribal tradition. Early in this century the U.S. Department of
Agriculture was developing new varieties of Extra-Long-Staple cotton at
its experimental farm at Sacaton, south of Tempe in the Gila River
Indian
Reservation. Pima Indians cultivated the experimental crops of what was
then called American-Egyptian cotton. Wanting a new name, the USDA
designated the ELS cotton Pima in honor of the Pima workers. The first
Pima cotton released by USDA was the "Yuma" variety in 1908.

Pima cotton traces its genetic ancestry to the famed cotton cultivated
on
the Sea Islands of South Carolina as early as the 1790s. This was
interbred with varieties from Egypt to develop the Pima. Improvements
in
Pima cotton have continued since its introduction. "The real
breakthrough
came in 1951 when a seed was developed and introduced that produced an
ELS cotton with superior fiber properties, luster and silkiness ... as
well as an unusually high yield," says the Supima Association, a trade
group. "Subsequent variety releases in the 1970s, 80s and 90s included
Pima S-5, S-6 and S-7, all of which boasted higher yields and better
spinning characteristics."

The Pima Indians of southern Arizona speak a language that has been
known
as Papago-Pima, although they now prefer to call it O'Odham and to
refer
to themselves as the Tohono O'Odham Nation. Of their total population
of
about 20,000, more than half are said to be fluent in the language. It
belongs to the Sonoran branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Aside
from this use of the name Pima, no other words of O'Odham have been
imported into English.