=The Leading Facts.= _1._ The toilers in forest, mine, and factory
contributed to the development of our land. _2._ Cotton is grown
in all the southern states and from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
_3._ A valuable oil is made from the cotton seed. _4._ The climate
west of the Mississippi best suited to the raising of wheat.
_5._ The work of cultivating and harvesting is done by machines.
_6._ Wheat is sent to the flour mills, the largest of which are
in Minneapolis. _7._ Exports of wheat decreasing. _8._ Texas and
Iowa the leading cattle-raising states. _9._ Cattle from the
ranches are fed on corn in the corn states, principally Iowa and
Illinois. _10._ The refrigerator car permitted the shipment of
meat to all the world. _11._ Coal and iron mined in America worth
many times more than the gold and silver. _12._ Hard coal mined in
Pennsylvania. _13._ The Lake Superior iron ranges the greatest in
the world. _14._ Pittsburgh is the greatest iron and steel center
of America.
=Study Questions.= _1._ Describe the process of preparing cotton
for the market. _2._ What is done with the cotton seed? _3._ What
is the South preparing to do with the cotton crop? _4._ Where is
the wheat belt of America? _5._ How is the wheat cultivated and
harvested? _6._ Describe the progress of the wheat from the field
to its use as food. _7._ What are the leading cattle-raising
states? _8._ Where and how are the herds fattened? _9._ What was
the effect of the invention of the refrigerator car? _10._ How does
the value of coal and iron mined in America compare with the gold
and silver? _11._ Where is anthracite or hard coal mined? _12._
Where was iron first mined? _13._ Where is the largest deposit
in the world? _14._ Where is the great iron and steel center of
America? _15._ Give a list of all the things you can think of that
are made out of iron.
=Suggested Readings.= INDUSTRIES: Fairbanks, _The Western United
States_, 215-290; Brooks, _The Story of Cotton_; Shillig, _The Four
Wonders (Cotton, Wool, Linen, and Silk)_; Brooks, _The Story of
Corn_.