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    • Grading the cotton

    • Grading the cotton

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    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • Grades of cotton were assigned depending on cleanliness, strength, and the length of the fiber. These men made a difference in the success of Marana's cotton industry with the grades they assigned a farmer’s bale.
    • Bales in Gin Yard Ready for Market

    • Bales in Gin Yard Ready for Market

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    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • Cotton Bales in Cortaro. After picking the cotton, workers would feed the crop into a gin to take out the seeds and ultimately make large bales that weigh about 500 pounds. A semi-truck would carry bales off to be compressed. Marana farmers...
    • Group of Farmers during Post Project

    • Group of Farmers during Post Project

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    • Marana (Ariz.)

    • This is a group of farmers and investors called the Cortaro Farms Investment Group. Edwin Post drove this effort. Marana was also called Postvale and Mr. Post and the investment group bought land and sold to many people to start their own farms....

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