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Old 10-22-2011, 05:42 AM
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Thanks, great pics.
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Old 10-22-2011, 05:51 AM
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Thank you. I have never seen this. I have hauled lots of corn, soybeans, milo, beer, salt &etc. I drove semi for years but with my kids had to stay close to home here in Nebraska so I thought this was really cool to see the fields. It makes you appreciate the finished product as you use it. Love to sew.
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I'd like to get my hands on some of that cotton to spin and dye!
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Old 10-22-2011, 05:57 AM
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That's what the fields look like now here in western OK... time to pick!!
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Old 10-22-2011, 05:58 AM
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Most interesting!!! Love learning new things. Thanks so very much for sharing.
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Old 10-22-2011, 06:01 AM
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that is very interesting! I never really knew what harvesting cotton looked like. Cool!
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Old 10-22-2011, 06:02 AM
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A friend of mine was driving out in the country and came upon a cotton field. She parked and ran out to get a boll of cotton. She wanted to see if it was as soft as cloth I guess and she rubbed it all over her cheeks. She ended up with a rash on her face. I told her they put chemicals I'm sure to keep bugs out of it, and from destroying the crops. Bet she don't do that again.
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Old 10-22-2011, 06:10 AM
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My child hood was spent on a farm in central Ga. I picked cotton and every other chore in the fields. I enjoyed my years as a farmers daughter, still enjoy walking barefoot through fresh plowed fields, walking through fields of cotton. I live on a portion of my fathers farm but all I grow is flowers and a veggie garden and am not good at that. I relish the precious memories.
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Cotton fields are all over in my area. I have several plants in my back yard. I use it for stuffing in pincushions and other small projects. It's easy to grow, pick and seed for a few plants.
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Old 10-22-2011, 06:21 AM
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How many of us were seeing beautiful fabrics in those bales?
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