Cotton grows inside a hard, fibrous case called a boll. About 100 days after planting ... Starting in the 1930s, cotton farmers in the U.S. shifted from manual labor to large, heavy harvesters. Now ...

In 2011, the last basket picker ran through the rows of Bailey & Sons Farms. “We had 2,500 acres of cotton and three six ... four pickers in Bailey’s case, the seasonal savings approach ...

In line with the mold-breaking pattern, a new cotton picker and cotton stripper are the latest offering, significantly touted as “the most productive cotton harvesters ever built by John Deere.” ...