I grew up in the Arkansas Delta, so for me, fall means harvest, and harvest means rice, soybeans, and cotton. As you might gather from the title of this post, once again I’m talking about cotton. (Last cotton blog post for the year. Promise.) Some folks have never seen a field of cotton ready for picking, and the entire process of ginning is a mystery. I made a few videos during my recent tour of Lee Wilson & Company Cotton Gin in Wilson, Arkansas. And, I wrote an article about Arkansas Cotton for First Security Bank’s Only in Arkansas blog. Impressive sustainability improvements have been made in cotton farming since 1980. Click HERE to read all about the world’s most popular fiber.
BUT FIRST, check out my videos which you may find as exciting as watching paint dry, but I happen to love.
I suggest you listen to the musical pairing while watching the videos because the noise level in a cotton gin is high.
Round Bale Plastic Unwrapper:
Look how clean this gin is.
Cool, right?!
If you don’t think so, please don’t tell me. It would hurt my soul.
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Musical Pairing:
Derek Ryan, Pick a Bale of Cotton
Love the harvest season especially Cotton. Good article.
Thanks, Marilyn!
Can’t tell you how many times I’v sung this song while picking cotton….,
It’s a fun song!
I enjoyed the videos. I have never been inside a gin, and I had never heard that song. Loved it. I wonder what happened to all the “retired” cotton trailers? I still miss seeing cotton on the side of the highway on the way to the gin.
Seriously? You’ve never been inside a gin? That’s hard to believe. Maybe you just forgot.
Oh Lordy! Loved it. Tom said, “best videos ever, and very informative.” Yes, cool! You are always exposing us to something new.
Thank you!!! According to YouTube, my videos are “shaky”. LOL.
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Fascinating videos. Thanks for taking me inside your world of cotton.
Thanks, Dorothy! Glad you enjoyed them.
Its been 55 years when I last saw a cotton gin .Things have changed ! Thank you for the update . I loved going to gin on a cotton wagon.
Yes, things have definitely changed! I’m glad you toured with me.