The production of cotton began in the early 1900s on the South Plains through a man named P. Florence (Howell, 1976). Florence started growing cotton because he grew up in a cotton patch and had no idea of what else to do with the rich land he found when he came into the city of Slaton, Texas which is located on the southeast part of Lubbock County. At the turn of the century, Florence came into West Texas with his family in search of greener pastures. Cotton growing was the main talent possessed by his family, which was later used as a source of income, through the growing and selling of cotton (Howell, 1976). The act of growing cotton in the south plains became exceptionally popular in the year 1919 immediately after the world war, when a
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With cotton industries closing down, farmers no longer had the access to the cotton machines to produce more cotton. Cotton farmers and growers wanted to produce more cotton by creating more cotton rows and beds which would maximize profit but lacked the necessary machinery needed to create multiple rows and beds simultaneously until the manufacture of the special harvester in Lubbock (Howell, 1976). The special harvester was equipped with a 13-foot header for the harvest of narrow-row cotton, thereby producing more cotton rows for farmers which, therefore, increased their profit (Howell, 1976). Narrow-row cotton was called one of the most promising production modifications of modern times because it achieved optimum yields at the lowest costs (Howell, 1976). After the development of the special harvester, farmers could now maximize their profits through cotton production and, therefore, have enough to provide for their …show more content…
Although this may just be a basic problem, with good weather comes good and quick harvest. “Farmers in wide areas are fighting the weather, trying to complete harvests” (Howell, 1976). For example, heavy rains mostly in the eastern and southern parts of Texas stopped farmers’ activities, preventing them from harvesting crops (Howell, 1976). Also, heavy rainfall was responsible for the washing away of cotton crops which made farmers work double in order to gain the crops they lost. Additionally, it was more difficult for farmers to harvest their crops especially in the scorching sun because they usually got tired
With cotton industries closing down, farmers no longer had the access to the cotton machines to produce more cotton. Cotton farmers and growers wanted to produce more cotton by creating more cotton rows and beds which would maximize profit but lacked the necessary machinery needed to create multiple rows and beds simultaneously until the manufacture of the special harvester in Lubbock (Howell, 1976). The special harvester was equipped with a 13-foot header for the harvest of narrow-row cotton, thereby producing more cotton rows for farmers which, therefore, increased their profit (Howell, 1976). Narrow-row cotton was called one of the most promising production modifications of modern times because it achieved optimum yields at the lowest costs (Howell, 1976). After the development of the special harvester, farmers could now maximize their profits through cotton production and, therefore, have enough to provide for their …show more content…
Although this may just be a basic problem, with good weather comes good and quick harvest. “Farmers in wide areas are fighting the weather, trying to complete harvests” (Howell, 1976). For example, heavy rains mostly in the eastern and southern parts of Texas stopped farmers’ activities, preventing them from harvesting crops (Howell, 1976). Also, heavy rainfall was responsible for the washing away of cotton crops which made farmers work double in order to gain the crops they lost. Additionally, it was more difficult for farmers to harvest their crops especially in the scorching sun because they usually got tired