Cotton Fields: A Snapshot of Rural Alabama

November 4, 2023

I have never seen cotton fields before, especially so many with the cotton balls opened and ready for harvest. The cotton balls open in the fall. I was totally mesmerized by this view. It reminded me of seeing the sunflower fields in North Dakota for the first time.

The state of Alabama ranks ninth in the nation for producing cotton, and cotton is the primary row crop now grown in Alabama. Cotton is what made Alabama. Cotton is grown in 59 of the 67 counties in Alabama.

I wondered if people still pick cotton in Alabama so I looked it up. I discovered that cotton is picked by machines called cotton pickers. These machines can cover six to eight rows at a time and can harvest up to 190,000 pounds of cottonseed per day. Don’t the fields of white look gorgeous against such a blue sky?

I love driving around America and seeing things like this. There are new discoveries waiting for me around every corner.

Have you ever seen the cotton fields of Alabama? Thanks for seeing them with us.

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