In the days of slavery, the land was new and the minerals in the soil were not used up like they are today. It was easy to grow 3 bales to the acre. That was good cotton with large boles. It was easy for a big strong male slave to pick a bale a day. That's about 500 lbs. after the seeds are picked out. That's what they would do at night before bedtime. We didn't grow cotton, but I have stacked peanuts on a drying stack all day and then shelled peanuts at night until bedtime.
This is an old slave song that was sung all together In unison while they were picking cotton. The faster they sang, the faster they picked. It was kind of like a game to them. They made some good sounding music. Nobody will work like that today: white or black.
In the days of slavery, the land was new and the minerals in the soil were not used up like they are today. It was easy to grow 3 bales to the acre. That was good cotton with large boles. It was easy for a big strong male slave to pick a bale a day. That's about 500 lbs. after the seeds are picked out. That's what they would do at night before bedtime. We didn't grow cotton, but I have stacked peanuts on a drying stack all day and then shelled peanuts at night until bedtime.
This is an old slave song that was sung all together In unison while they were picking cotton. The faster they sang, the faster they picked. It was kind of like a game to them. They made some good sounding music. Nobody will work like that today: white or black.