Monday, June 15, 2009

Vintage Photograph Mondays


Apparently, this one cotton plant was so productive it warranted taking it to Natchez, Mississippi to be photographed by Norman. Best I can transcribe, this is handwritten on the reverse:
Grown on Property of Campbell & Slocumb near Gilbert, Franklin Parish La. Planted May 5th 1917, no rain until July 20th – variety "Money Maker." Land worked by tenants Ezekiel Moore – 27 bolls on one limb. Has 149 bolls – lots of blooms and unbloomed squares. One of the large lower limbs were torn off by an accident during cultivation, and no bolls were counted p??? – J.S. Campbell.

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