Although cotton was the south's most profitable cash crop, it was not grown everywhere. why did some farmers harvest rice or tobacco instead of cotton? (1 point) there weren't enough slaves for every farmer to plant cotton. not all land was suitable for the growth of cotton. not everyone knew how to cultivate cotton. rich plantation owners limited who could grow cotton.

Not all land was suitable for the growth of cotton.

While the south was generally good for growing cotton, it couldn't be grown everywhere. The right soil and water conditions were needed to grow cotton and preferably would be grown on a large, flat piece of land as well. Unlike cotton, rice grows best in wet soil and tobacco grew well in the climates of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.