Benefits Of The Cotton Gin

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Mr. Whitney has announced that he has created a machine that can separate cotton from the seeds. Mr. Eli has invented the cotton gin which he assures cotton farmers will save them money. You may wonder how a machine is supposed to do that. The response is that this new machine was invented to separate the cotton from seeds faster; therefore farmers within cotton gin require less labor source.
The cotton Gin surely is the answer to save farmers money. This machine will separate the cotton and seeds faster, which means the money used to pay for additional labor source will be extra money for the farmer. With the cotton gin doing most of the work for the farmers will have more profit. Mr. Whitney invention is equal to the labor of three thousand

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