Askgranny.....where did you live, to grow this cotton? I know it was common place where I was born, in Alabama.Would be nice if this country grew and used our own cotton again, but no.....the land goes to waste and we buy goods from China. People took pride in pickng cotton, as you said, made a reputation....and the ones who could pick several hundred pounds per day were the ones who got hired ! People wouldn't do that kind of work now.