Early mechanical cotton pickers
The early mechanical cotton pickers dumped their filled bins into carriers…
Making It Grow Minutes · Amanda McNulty
December 13, 20231m 0s
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The early mechanical cotton pickers dumped their filled bins into carriers which were then emptied into wagons in the field. Workers drove these wagons to the gin daily and waited for hours as each was emptied and credited to the farmer.