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[DiogenesLamp]

I am aware that it is possible NOW to grow cotton in New Mexico and Arizona, but it was not possible to do so in 1860. Both states rely heavily on modern irrigation systems, which didn't exist in 1860.

I believe there was a pilot program in Arizona in the 1890s to grow cotton near a river, but it was nothing like the production of Southern states.