January 16, 2012

Once cotton was harvested from the field, it went through the process of removal of the seeds from the boll, known as ginning. Most Arkansas towns of any size were home to at least one cotton gin. Area cotton farmers are shown here delivering their crop to the Sheeks-Stephens Cotton Gin at Corning (Clay County) in 1902.

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