tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post6439874308548795326..comments2024-03-29T03:07:31.358-05:00Comments on Two Men and a Little Farm: JOIN A SHEEP CLUB, VINTAGE POSTER SUNDAY1st Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-55695343523023327262014-09-10T00:24:58.815-05:002014-09-10T00:24:58.815-05:00Weren't they though? Cotton was a very import...Weren't they though? Cotton was a very important crop wasn't it? Even my Mom, while it was well after the war, picked cotton as a child. She blamed her adult back problems on her childhood of picking cotton with the rest of the family. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-79979750920181160312014-09-10T00:22:50.811-05:002014-09-10T00:22:50.811-05:00WOW! You kind of put it in perspective! I never ...WOW! You kind of put it in perspective! I never thought about that either. Maybe it was just a sort of 'so many people doing it and all in various stages of the process' that it worked? Fascinating!! 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-2033270717435932822014-09-08T13:11:20.140-05:002014-09-08T13:11:20.140-05:00You really gotta admire the spirit of the kids bac...You really gotta admire the spirit of the kids back then - they were real troopers alongside the adults! <br />Wool was important for the soldiers' winter clothes but cotton must have been also. My grandpa broke both legs while farming cotton during WWII - my dad was in the Air Force at that time and he got sent home on extended leave to finish the cotton crop. Texas Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547037404676565726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-78301433428192328612014-09-08T06:19:57.018-05:002014-09-08T06:19:57.018-05:00Looking at this from a present day perspective of ...Looking at this from a present day perspective of time spent on a project it's hard to wrap my brain around buying a sheep, waiting for it to mature, shearing the sheep, carding the wool, spinning the wool, creating the fabric, cutting the patterns, and sewing the uniforms. The mind boggles! Even if they were knitting socks they still had to go through the first 5 steps and then take the time to knit. Wow!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038740547034882445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-4826389686941822762014-09-07T22:30:17.726-05:002014-09-07T22:30:17.726-05:00Isn't that fascinating? I hadn't heard of...Isn't that fascinating? I hadn't heard of that either. I would think cotton was prevalent too but I guess not. Or maybe wool was more important for the clothing? Definitely making me think too. thanks for stopping by!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-65185693470548944702014-09-07T14:03:27.895-05:002014-09-07T14:03:27.895-05:00I heard of pig clubs before but not sheep clubs. I...I heard of pig clubs before but not sheep clubs. I would have thought that the states was growing a lot of cotton then for clothes and things. <br />Really interesting thanks and made me think. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.com