Originally Posted by Gramof6
:D Any of you ever have to hoe or chop cotton in a field? My ex-inlaws raised cotton on their farm and let me tell you, it is HARD work! I will pay the higher prices as often as I can and I won't complain 1 bit. Rather do that, than to have to work in the field in the heat of Summer. *shudder*
My Mom grew up picking cotton, starting at about age 6, back in the 1920's, here in TX. I escaped, but know from farming in the TX heat that cotton was back breaking work.
Yeah, we don't have any of the defoliant smells around here any more, either, that left the plants ready for the automated pickers.
Arizona used to raise some very good cotton, too. ( Pima cottons). Don't see them any more, either. :-(