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D&PL\u2019s corporate roots in the area\u00a0surrounding\u00a0Scott, Mississippi, were planted by a group of businessmen from Manchester, England. The businessmen wanted to secure a reliable supply of long staple cotton to feed their private textile mills. The mill owners were part of the Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association, organization through which they created the predecessor to D&PL. In 1911, the Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers Association purchased 38,000 acres in the area around Scott in the rural and sparsely populated Delta area of Mississippi. \u00a0Delta and Pine Land Company later became the largest breeder,\u00a0producer, and marketer of cottonseed in\u00a0the United States. The company also produces\u00a0soybean planting seeds containing a gene tolerant to herbicides. The company sells its products in more than a dozen countries, deriving the bulk of its international sales from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China,\u00a0South Africa, and Turkey. In 2006, Monsanto announced that it would acquire the Delta and Pine Land Company with a 1.5 billion cash deal, which would give Monsanto control of half of the American market for cotton seeds.<\/p>\n

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1. D&PL \u201cLet us put our two cents in!\u201d advertisement\"dp2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

D & PL Company Annual Report, 1997<\/p>\n

D & PL\u00a0 Company Booklet<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Fortune Magazine, September 1931<\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0Compiled news clippings and information (1990s)\"dp1\"<\/a><\/p>\n