Cotton picker
Agriculture & Food

Cotton picker

Late 19th–20th centuries

A mechanical cotton picker removes cotton from open bolls using moving picking elements. Successful machines had to gather fibres while limiting damage to the plant and contamination by leaves or other debris.

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A mechanical cotton picker removes cotton from open bolls using moving picking elements. Successful machines had to gather fibres while limiting damage to the plant and contamination by leaves or other debris.

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Creator: Cgoodwin
License: CC BY-SA 3.0

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