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The Shafter Cotton Research
Station, established here in 1922 by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, developed the "Acala" varieties
which were exceptionally well suited to the San Joaquin
valley. The quality of the acala cottons and the marketing
advantage of the one variety cotton district, created
in 1925, resulted in premium cottons with a world-wide
demand. Through the continued vision and cooperative efforts
of growers and researchers, production of acala cotton
became one of California's largest agricultural enterprises.
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