A Cotton Pickin' Good time at Southern Belle Farm!

From bolls to blue jeans! Learn all about cotton from the ground up!
Find out what we mean by saying that "we're in high cotton"!

We planted our cotton in June and it's really grown a lot since then! It will be ready for picking about mid-October and you are invited to try your hand! We'll provide a basket or bag, and you can take home the cotton that you pick. Spend a minute or an hour in the field!

Learn more about cotton production from
The University of Georgia's College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
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Interesting Cotton Facts

"A Massachusetts teacher, Eli Whitney, revolutionized the cotton industry when he invented the laborsaving cotton gin while visiting Georgia in 1793. He called it a "gin" - short for engine, and he claimed it replaced the work of 50 men! The gin simplified the process of separating the seeds from the cotton fiber or lint. The invention was considered so significant to America's economy that the patent issued to Whitney was signed by the President of the United States - George Washington!"

Excerpted from GeorgiaCottonCommission.org