In a message dated 4/23/2007 12:58:59 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Forehand9@aol.com writes: 13 1/2 cents per pound was the price of cotton. Dave Forehand My Grandmother told the story of picking cotton, when she was five she worked all day in the fields with her parents. She said that on the way home she would sit on the cotton and pee so the cotton would weigh more. LOL ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.