Hubby and I went to Myrtle Beach last month. We enjoy road trips together when there is no timetable and
These are the cotton pickin' machines. hehehe That was supposed tosort of be a joke. They're actually cotton gins. One of them will pick 6 rows at a time, and the smaller one can only pick 4 rows at a time.
http://www.cottontimes.co.uk/whitneyo.htm
Don't the cotton plants look so soft?
These are the cotton pickin' machines. hehehe That was supposed to
http://www.cottontimes.co.uk/whitneyo.htm
This is what it looked like after it had been picked.
Have you ever seen cotton fields?
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I love seeing fields of cotton on our way to the beach. I'd like to have some for decorating!
My grandpa lived on a cotton farm when he was a child. Once he turned 16 he would work different cotton fields as well as his own. His hands were always in almost a claw like position. He could not straighten his fingers out due to years of picking cotton.
Fascinating, I can't for the life of me figure out how a machine can know how to pick the cotton out of 6 rows, or even one row, or even one plant. Was that Eli Whitney a genius or what? We've been to his place here in Virginia, have you been? Love me some history ... and maps :)
That is very cool. I've never seen fields of cotton before.
And how fun to go and not have a timetable, my kind of drive.
Half my family is from Georgia and my family had a cabin in the mountains of NC. I saw my fair share of cotton throughout my life. Not that easy to pick. Cuts your hands up separating the fluffy part out!!! lol
No, I don't think we have cotton fields over here in England, but what a wonderful sight on your way to the beach. I envy you my friend. Lovely to see these photos.
It has been years since I had seen any Cotton Fields, the first time I ever seen any cotton growing on plants I was in a state of shock I think, I must of been around 10 years old at the time and couldn't understand why the cotton in the bottles grew on plants. ha ha ha ha
I have never seen a cotton field. Not too long some blogger (don't remember who) had cotton stalks in urns in her home. They were so cool. Thanks for sharing...
Oh wow! I was just down that way in late September and saw some fields. But I have never sen them after they have been picked. That's so cool - thanks for sharing your pictures. Hope you guys had a lot of fun!
When I lived in South Ga I saw cotton fields all the time.
Living in South Georgia....well this is almost my back yard it seems! My son lives on a farm and the fields are/were full of cotton.
My father-in-law planted some cotton in his garden one year, but that is the closest I've been to a cotton field.
Those fields are beautiful!
I've never seen fields of cotton before, in person.... perhaps one day.
I wish I had some of those cotton 'blossoms' to put in a basket.
Thanks for sharing!
no I haven't seen a cotton field so thanks for these pictures! The field looks awesome. And the amount of cotton looks amazing. The cotton looks delicious like cotton candy.
mongs
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So beautiful! Thanks for the reminder of home. :)
Kelly
I once saw a cotton plant as a kid! never seen a whole field! Love the bale, thanks for sharing it is awesome to see I am sure! Once heard a story (not naming names) of someone passing a cotton field and thinking it was marshmallows growing!!! Too sweet huh? Had to be a northerner lol
~~Wendy
I've never seen a field of cotton. Thanks for sharing; very interesting.
Definitely seen plenty of cotton fields on a drive from Texas to Florida, BUT never seen it all picked and packed up. So neat!
A beautiful site which so far I have only seen in photos in blogland. :)
Of course that should have been sight!
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