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After the cotton has been trimmed the bale is sent to a warehouse which gives a receipt to the farmer. This represents cash and can be used as such. Each bale is numbered in the warehouse and a sample is cut and one of the numbers torn off the ticket and they are both then sent to the cotton factory
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After the cotton has been trimmed the bale is sent to a warehouse which gives a receipt to the farmer. This represents cash and can be used as such. Each bale is numbered in the warehouse and a sample is cut and one of the numbers torn off the ticket and they are both then sent to the cotton factory

Wolcott, Marion Post · 1939-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineAfter the cotton has been trimmed the bale is sent to a warehouse which gives a receipt to the farmer. This represents cash and can be used as such. Each bale is numbered in the warehouse and a sample. 1939-01-01. Wolcott, Marion Post. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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