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Youngfarmhand

12-20-2006 19:15:30




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How far North can you grow cotton? Is their any grown in Kentuckey? Someone asked me and I don"t really know I"m a hired hand from ohio.




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KEH

12-21-2006 15:13:15




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 Re: Cotton Question in reply to Youngfarmhand, 12-20-2006 19:15:30  

Back in 1985 or so we took a trip out west and went through the southern tip of Illinois. I was surprised to see cotton growing there.

Now, how far North do they grow Okra? It like about the same growing conditions.

KEH



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Eric SEI

12-21-2006 19:38:13




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 Re: Cotton Question in reply to KEH , 12-21-2006 15:13:15  
Here in SE Indiana we grow Okra in our garden every year.



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John A.

12-21-2006 07:17:03




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 Re: Cotton Question in reply to Youngfarmhand, 12-20-2006 19:15:30  
YoungFarmhand. The Russians grow cotton in Russia on a latitude equaal to New York State! Not very succefully though.
Later,
John A.



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Glen in TX

12-21-2006 07:04:39




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 Re: Cotton Question in reply to Youngfarmhand, 12-20-2006 19:15:30  
Like Ken said there are all kinds of new varieties that grow farther north. We are just north of Hwy. 60 and the myth use to be no cotton could be grown north of there but not anymore. They are even crossing picker cotton with stripper cotton for higher yields and better quality too. Soil type and pests will depend on what quality and yield you get. Still not much cotton grown in our area because it never does well in our soil but where it is sandier does better.

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cotton ignorant

12-21-2006 08:26:10




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 Re: Cotton Question in reply to Glen in TX, 12-21-2006 07:04:39  
I would like to ask you what is the difference between picker cotton and stripper cotton? Does it take a different harvest machine for each? Also I have heard that you have to go over the field more than once when harvesting, waiting for more cotton to develop and get ripe. We planted some seed that we got in California and it to got hit by frost before it was ripe. More information please.



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MF Poor

12-21-2006 04:05:27




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 Re: Cotton Question in reply to Youngfarmhand, 12-20-2006 19:15:30  
A friend near Hickman Kentucky has grown cotton fairly successfully for many years. That's in the extreme western portion of the state. He gave me a handful of seed a few years back. I planted a 50' row along one side of my garden to see if it even grew at all. It was about 2 or 3 weeks from being "done" when the first frost got it. Interesting to watch grow though.



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kyplowboy

12-20-2006 21:40:07




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 Re: Cotton Question in reply to Youngfarmhand, 12-20-2006 19:15:30  
There is some grown in far south west KY around Mo. I live in what you would call north west KY, about 40 miles south of Evansville IN. There was a guy on the other side of my county who grew it for several years to see if he could. Had good a good crop but could not make money at it. Nearest gin was around Paris TN and he had to pull it about 130 miles. Talk about windshield time! Hope this helps.

Dave

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kyhayman

12-20-2006 20:13:01




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 Re: Cotton Question in reply to Youngfarmhand, 12-20-2006 19:15:30  
It can be grown here, usually 6 years out of 10. Obviously the more north you go the greater the risk. I actually considered it a few years ago, seemed like a good option, not grown here for years (my great uncles had some in WWII). Decided that the freight to get it to the gin would eat up any profits.



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Brian in MO

12-20-2006 20:01:08




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 Re: Cotton Question in reply to Youngfarmhand, 12-20-2006 19:15:30  
I don't know anything about cotton but they grow it as far north as Caruthersville and Sikeston MO. Brian



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ken in texas

12-20-2006 19:26:07




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 Re: Cotton Question in reply to Youngfarmhand, 12-20-2006 19:15:30  
I can't comment about part of the world,but due to the new shorter season varities, cotton is being grown 100 to 150 miles futher north than we ever could before,even in southern Kansas.



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IaGary

12-20-2006 20:27:33




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 Re: Cotton Question in reply to ken in texas, 12-20-2006 19:26:07  
Corn and soybeans are moving north also because of newer genetics.

Gary



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