I grew up over in West TN...still rolling land but nearing the flat silty cotton growing land nearing Memphis. We were sitting around at my Uncles talking about picking cotton and he said my old maid aunt could pick more cotton than any of her brothers, no matter how they tried...She was at least 6 foot tall, and ruled the roost....She had to clean up the kitchen before she went to the field and put dinner on to cook under the watchful old eye of her Mother...Mammy. Then she came in early to make the tea and finish up dinner..Afterward, she cleaned up the kitchen again and maybe put some beans on the back of the stove to simmer done by supper...Then back to the field till quitting time maybe, or till 'can't see'...Then back to her routine..And she STILL oupicked a house full of robust brothers. They kept a special blue jay feather,, and the one who picked the most cotton each day got to wear the efeather in his cap. Mama said Daddy usually wore it, even though he was the erunt of the family at 5 ft. 11.....Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:23:06 -0600 busmar1852@webtv.net (busbys martins) writes: > Askgranny.....where did you live, to grow this cotton? I know it was common place where I was born, in Alabama. ____________________________________________________________ Moms Asked to Return to School Grant Funding May Be Available to Those That Qualify. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d37d3dc8f613a6572m06duc