Episode 3 of 4
Sea Island Cotton Cultivation
- When
- 1785–1788
- Where
- Abaco settlement
Settlers sowed sea island cotton in 1785; crops succeeded in 1786 and 1787 but failed to caterpillars in 1788.
Sea island cotton was sown by the settlers in 1785. Although both 1786 and 1787 produced good crops, the 1788 crop was blighted by caterpillars, marking the early agricultural fortunes of the new settlement.
Sources
- Abaco Islands Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-16
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