Congregating At The Gin
Ovid Vickers
Decatur, Miss.
Any good history of the United States will mention that in 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. Whitney put together a set of brushes and saws capable of separating cotton fiber from cotton seeds.
Whitney's invention revolutionized the cotton industry, and until the coming of synthetic fibers and cheap imports, cotton was king in what is known today as the Deep South. Thousands of acres were planted in cotton, and schools even let out for two or three weeks in late September or early October so that children could be at home to pick cotton.
In the late 1920s and '30s, cotton production in Newton and Neshoba Counties in Mississippi (and the rest of the South) was sufficient to support gins in every town and crossroads. Although ginning was done every day during the season, Saturday was the day when I was permitted to ride to the gin on a truckload of cotton.
source : cottonfarming
Ovid Vickers
Decatur, Miss.
Any good history of the United States will mention that in 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. Whitney put together a set of brushes and saws capable of separating cotton fiber from cotton seeds.
Whitney's invention revolutionized the cotton industry, and until the coming of synthetic fibers and cheap imports, cotton was king in what is known today as the Deep South. Thousands of acres were planted in cotton, and schools even let out for two or three weeks in late September or early October so that children could be at home to pick cotton.
In the late 1920s and '30s, cotton production in Newton and Neshoba Counties in Mississippi (and the rest of the South) was sufficient to support gins in every town and crossroads. Although ginning was done every day during the season, Saturday was the day when I was permitted to ride to the gin on a truckload of cotton.
source : cottonfarming
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