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Killarney
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Connie
Arlington TN
USA
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Posted - Nov 14 2024 :  1:33:36 PM  Show Profile
Crazy growing season affected the Cotton Harvest. Farmer Horn Brothers usually Harvest right before Halloween, couldn't because of excessive rain after the intense heat.Looks like snow!
Connie

StitchinWitch
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Judith
Galt CA
USA
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Posted - Nov 14 2024 :  2:12:50 PM  Show Profile
As a quilter my first thought was prewashed cotton.....
I hope he can still harvest and the rain didn't ruin the crop.

Judith

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YellowRose
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Sara
Paris TX
USA
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Posted - Nov 14 2024 :  2:18:46 PM  Show Profile
Hope he can harvest his cotton crop soon. Connie after the harvest if there is any cotton left it makes for good crafting, it can be dyed.

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Blessed in Colorado
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Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Nov 14 2024 :  2:19:24 PM  Show Profile
How sad. I hope and pray things will dry out so they can harvest.

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Debbie
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Killarney
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Connie
Arlington TN
USA
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Posted - Nov 14 2024 :  2:55:48 PM  Show Profile
Judith, yes!me too! I don't quilt much anymore.Suppose to be no rain here the next 10 days. I bet they will harvest soon. It rained almost every day last week here.
The crop is smaller than usual !
Connie
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Red Tractor Girl
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Winnie
Gainesville Fl
USA
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Posted - Nov 14 2024 :  4:38:52 PM  Show Profile
Cotton is beautiful when it is in full bloom. It sure would be painful to pick by hand and I am sure farmers are glad to have a machine that does it all.

Winnie #3109
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

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Connie
Arlington TN
USA
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Posted - Nov 14 2024 :  5:07:22 PM  Show Profile
Winnie, that would be back breaking work! My grandparents picked cotton when they were teenagers. Schools were out a whole week and everyone old enough picked cotton.
Connie
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MaryJanesNiece
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Krista
Utah
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Posted - Nov 15 2024 :  12:21:46 PM  Show Profile
That is so crazy Connie. It really has been an off growing year. I hope they can harvest it soon.

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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

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Connie
Arlington TN
USA
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Posted - Nov 15 2024 :  3:55:39 PM  Show Profile
Krista, it is crazy!first time in the 37 years I've lived here that they didn't harvest before Halloween.
Connie
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MaryJanesNiece
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Krista
Utah
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Posted - Nov 18 2024 :  1:36:27 PM  Show Profile
I really hope this is just an off year and not how things will be for the years coming.

Krista
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

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Connie
Arlington TN
USA
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Posted - Nov 18 2024 :  3:24:28 PM  Show Profile
Me too Krista!!
Connie
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MBurns
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Marlene
Swisher IA
USA
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Posted - Nov 19 2024 :  07:40:53 AM  Show Profile
Interesting to see cotton field. Pretty. Weather does effect harvests. Thankfully we had dry weather here in Iowa so corn and soybeans could be harvested timely. Prayers for farmers in your area. Good harvests are very relevant to local economy.

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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

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Connie
Arlington TN
USA
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Posted - Nov 19 2024 :  08:23:20 AM  Show Profile
Thank you Marlene!!
Connie
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AndreaPA
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Andrea
Factoryville PA
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Posted - Dec 11 2024 :  05:46:52 AM  Show Profile
The first time I saw a cotton field I had to stop and take pictures. It was about 3 years ago and I was driving home from North Carolina. First I saw peanuts being harvested - never saw that before. Then right down the road from there I saw the cotton field. It was a beautiful sight.

Andrea
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