Cotton Plantation

A cotton plantation is a large farm dedicated to growing cotton, a crop used to produce textiles like clothing and fabric. Historically, these plantations relied heavily on enslaved labor or large workforces to plant, tend, and harvest the cotton plants during growing seasons. The success of a cotton plantation depended on favorable climate, fertile soil, and labor-intensive cultivation. Today, modern cotton farming still operates on a much smaller scale with advances in machinery and technology, but the term often refers to the large-scale, historical operations central to the economy of regions like the American South.