Though the bing tuan is China's most efficient grower of cotton, thanks largely to its use of plastic strips (a Japanese invention) laid over the cotton seedlings to conserve moisture, it employs over 300, 000 workers for the harvest.
Mr. STEVE ELLIS (Member, Tax Payers for Commonsense): The reason why every agriculture entity from a citrus grower in Florida, to a rice farmer in Arkansas, to a rancher in Montana, to acotton farmer in California, is getting this money, is because that's the way that you can get all the support.