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About how many millions of bales of cotton were produced in the south in 1860

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One bale of cotton is about 500 pounds. In 1860 over 4 million of these were produced. 
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4,000,000 or four million bales of cotton were produced in the 1860's. At least that is what I read. Sorry if I am incorrect!
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