Item 68: Georgia's cotton crop, 1976

Color image of a cotton harvesting machine. Printed on reverse: "Georgia's cotton crop grown by 40,000 farmers is now produced and harvested almost entirely by machine. Georgia has 220 gins which separate the fiber from the seed. Approximately 100 cotton mills spin and weave the fiber into yarns and cloth and 200 manufacturing plants transform it into the many articles of clothing, household goods and furnishings to which cotton is so well adapted. The Agricultural Commodity Commission for Cotton sponsors Research, Education, and Promotion in an effort to have more people enjoy the benefits of Cool, Comfortable, Carefree Cotton. This picture was taken at the Southeast Georgia Branch Experiment Station of the University of Georgia College of Agriculture." Burman Printing Co., Athens, Ga. Postmarked Dec. 15, 1976 in Georgia. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.