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November 9, 1854
Edgefield Advertiser
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Report of exceptional cotton picking on Col. F. W. Pickens' lower Saluda plantation, managed by H. B. Gallman. On the 26th ult., 38 hands gathered 7013 pounds from sunrise to sunset in dry, hot conditions, with 12 hands averaging 336 pounds each.
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Fine Cotton Picking.
Mr. H. B. Gallman, manager for Col. F. W. Pickens on his lower Saluda plantation, sends us the following statement of cotton-picking among his hands on the 26th ult. We must add, what Mr. G's modesty forbade his saying, that it is very hard to beat for this country.
"Twelve hands," says he, "picked out four thousand and thirty-two pounds, making an average of 336 pounds to the hand. The whole number of hands in the field on the same day was 38 and the total weight of the cotton gathered was 7013 pounds. They all began after sun rise and stopped picking at sun set. Cotton dry and day hot."
Had the Col's whole force picked on that day in proportion to the above, he would have had near forty bales gathered, at one sweep as it were.
Mr. H. B. Gallman, manager for Col. F. W. Pickens on his lower Saluda plantation, sends us the following statement of cotton-picking among his hands on the 26th ult. We must add, what Mr. G's modesty forbade his saying, that it is very hard to beat for this country.
"Twelve hands," says he, "picked out four thousand and thirty-two pounds, making an average of 336 pounds to the hand. The whole number of hands in the field on the same day was 38 and the total weight of the cotton gathered was 7013 pounds. They all began after sun rise and stopped picking at sun set. Cotton dry and day hot."
Had the Col's whole force picked on that day in proportion to the above, he would have had near forty bales gathered, at one sweep as it were.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Cotton Picking
Plantation Labor
Record Yield
Saluda Plantation
What entities or persons were involved?
H. B. Gallman
F. W. Pickens
Where did it happen?
Lower Saluda Plantation
Story Details
Key Persons
H. B. Gallman
F. W. Pickens
Location
Lower Saluda Plantation
Event Date
26th Ult.
Story Details
Twelve hands picked 4032 pounds of cotton, averaging 336 pounds each; total of 38 hands gathered 7013 pounds from sunrise to sunset on a dry, hot day.