Do You Want To See Where Quilts Really Come From?
#181
Originally Posted by catmcclure
Originally Posted by Kas
I can smell the defoliater from here. Grew up in Alabama. Never picked it, but have pulled it out of the boll.
I remember my daddy plowing with a couple of mules and my having to "pick" the cotton. I still have some scars on my fingers that I attibute to the cotton bolls.
#182
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Originally Posted by MsEithne
Originally Posted by JanTx
Anyone else use "Cotton picking" as a negative comment? "That cotton picking dog got into the trash again!" I grew up with this and never thought about how strange that is until I was reading this thread! :)
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My 3rd-greatgrandfather told me stories of picking cotton as a child too. He was a slave in Alabama and he had no fond memories of his experience. Trying to load his bag to increase payment was not an option, he was not paid. If he had tried do anything to ease his workload, he would have been beaten or hung.
Just another view of our beloved cotton.
Just another view of our beloved cotton.
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