An organ pipe is a sound-producing element of the pipe organ that resonates at a specific pitch when pressurized air (commonly referred to as wind) is driven through it. Each pipe is tuned to a specific note of the musical scale. A set of organ pipes of similar timbre tuned to a scale is known as a rank or a stop.
1 In general, cotton grows quicker as the average temperature rises and the longer and hotter the season, the greater the yield. 2  The growing season from planting to picking lasts approximately six months, as outlined below.
Historically, China is the largest grower. China's 3-year average production for the years 2010 through 2012 was approximately 33 million bales of cotton. India is second, with 26.8 million bales of production for the same time period. The U.S. is third, with average production of 17.0 million bales of cotton for the years 2010 through 2012.