According to the chart "Cotton Production and Slave Population, 1800-1860," the numbers of slaves and of bales of cotton produced both rose steadily in the first half of the nineteenth century.

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The chart "Cotton Production and Slave Population, 1800-1860" typically illustrates the parallel increase in both the number of slaves and the production of cotton bales in the United States during this period, reflecting the expansion of the cotton economy and its reliance on slave labor.

According to the Chart "Cotton Production and Slave Population, 1800-1860