What conclusion and U.S. cotton production before the Civil War is best supported by the graph? Responses Cotton farming was becoming less profitable. Cotton farming was becoming less profitable., Cotton exports were a major part of the economy. Cotton exports were a major part of the economy., Cotton farming required major state subsidies. Cotton farming required major state subsidies., Cotton exports made the Southern states wealthier than the Northern states. Cotton exports made the Southern states wealthier than the Northern states.,