Tarrant's first '53 bale

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20136209

Description

Tallie A. Groce, Webb farmer, grower of Tarrant County's first bale of cotton for 1953, examines some of his cotton after it had run through the new Webb Co-Op Gin. Weight of the bale after ginning was 467 pounds. He believes he'll make 75 bales off 140 acres of cotton this year. He operates a 160-acre farm a half mile west from here. He will be honored by the Fort Worth Farm and Ranch Club.

Archival Date

1953-08-18

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-924

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Cotton; Cotton gins; Farmers; Agricultural equipment