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Yup. late 60s. Fisher County.


Fisher County, TX ???

Not too far from the Ranch, as the crow flies.

I’ve ate at the DQ there quiet a bit. It’s one of the good ones. 🤠


Rotan, TX

My maternal great grandfathers both farmed near.

One had a dry goods store in town and a lumberyard. HL Davis & Sons


Farm was near McCaulley, "Ranch" about halfway between Rotan and Hamlin.

Still own a piece of the ranch, planning to build a cabin there soon.


I grew up in Haskell. I think my dad used to ref 6 man football games in McCaulley. I know i went to 6 man games in Guthrie, O’brien, and Wienert mostly.

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Originally Posted by chlinstructor
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Lots of kin out there. Rule to Rochester. I’ve played a lot of dances and parties at Sons of Hermann in Old Glory.


Not much left of Old Glory and Sagerton. At least Rule has a Convenience Store. 🤠


Ha, the liquor store in Sagerton would sell to us kids. Closed now too.

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Originally Posted by kaywoodie
Ok! Any of your old cotton farmers know what this is?????

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Weight from a cotton scale ???


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Originally Posted by BRISTECD
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Lots of kin out there. Rule to Rochester. I’ve played a lot of dances and parties at Sons of Hermann in Old Glory.


Not much left of Old Glory and Sagerton. At least Rule has a Convenience Store. 🤠


Ha, the liquor store in Sagerton would sell to us kids. Closed now too.


Yep. Gone quite a while now.


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Originally Posted by chlinstructor
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Ok! Any of your old cotton farmers know what this is?????

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Weight from a cotton scale ???


No Neal. That is the old style clamp used on the bale of the cotton bale. That one came of the paddlewheeler Westfield. The Navy bought the Westfield from the Vanderbilts to haul confiscated cotton off of captured confederate blockade runners.
It was run aground on a sand bar new years 1863 in Galveston bay during the battle of Galveston. And it was blown up to keep it from falling into Confederate hands. Only problem was it exploded waaaaaay too early and took most of the crew with it.

They found 1000’s of these clamps in the remains that weren’t destroyed when Tex Historical commission and Tx A&M were doing the archaeological excavation of the wreck back about 2010 or so. Nobody knew what they were. Archaeologist started sending pics to all his pards. Son and his boss ended up with a pic. Son sent me one to ask if I knew what it was. Hell I didn’t know?? Fast forward. His boss went up to Lubbock to see his dad in nursing home. Beginning of dementia. In conversation he asked his dad if he had ever seen anything like this, and showed him pic. Without hesitation his dad said "it’s an old style cotton bale clamp!” Sho nuff, thats what it was. Old man spent many a day around cotton gins in the panhandle!!! Was a great story!!!


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Quit chopping cotton when they got the planter rates figured out. whistle

Made a huge difference in seed cost.

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In case anyone is interested in the Westfield. Texas A&M was able to salvage the 9” Dahlgren gun!

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/westfield


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Ok! Any of your old cotton farmers know what this is?????

[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]


Weight from a cotton scale ???


No Neal. That is the old style clamp used on the bale of the cotton bale. That one came of the paddlewheeler Westfield. The Navy bought the Westfield from the Vanderbilts to haul confiscated cotton off of captured confederate blockade runners.
It was run aground on a sand bar new years 1863 in Galveston bay during the battle of Galveston. And it was blown up to keep it from falling into Confederate hands. Only problem was it exploded waaaaaay too early and took most of the crew with it.

They found 1000’s of these clamps in the remains that weren’t destroyed when Tex Historical commission and Tx A&M were doing the archaeological excavation of the wreck back about 2010 or so. Nobody knew what they were. Archaeologist started sending pics to all his pards. Son and his boss ended up with a pic. Son sent me one to ask if I knew what it was. Hell I didn’t know?? Fast forward. His boss went up to Lubbock to see his dad in nursing home. Beginning of dementia. In conversation he asked his dad if he had ever seen anything like this, and showed him pic. Without hesitation his dad said "it’s an old style cotton bale clamp!” Sho nuff, thats what it was. Old man spent many a day around cotton gins in the panhandle!!! Was a great story!!!


Great history lesson Bob ! I’d have never guessed that’s what it was.


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What I thought when I saw it. Not about the boat but the cotton bale. Looks like heavier metal than what was used when I was a kid. miles


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