While driving through the panhandle of Texas, we noticed the fields and fields of white. This isn't snow, that's what our fields and fields of white are. It was cotton - I've never seen a cotton plant or raw cotton before. So, I convinced Al to take the next exit so I could get a closer look. It just happened that the truck ahead of us was doing the same and not only that....he was stopping in the field. So, I jumped out and asked if I could take some pictures of his cotton. He just nodded and then smiled as I told him we were from Wisconsin and I had never seen this before. Did you know they bale cotton just like we do our round bales of hay? I didn't! He was telling us how they harvest it and that it was a "good" cotton harvest this year. Texas is one of the top producing states. Not just the cotton, but the seed and oil come from this very versatile plant. Here are a few photos.
Did you know it is illegal to grow cotton in some states? It isn't in Wisconsin - so, now Al and I want to give it a try. You all know I love fiber...
Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.
Did you know it is illegal to grow cotton in some states? It isn't in Wisconsin - so, now Al and I want to give it a try. You all know I love fiber...
Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.
I grew some for the first time this year. It was quite fun. Not a great harvest, but I enjoyed how much the plants bloomed and bloomed and bloomed all summer. I'll get it in earlier next spring.
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