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Explosive Cotton Picking Tales From the Old West
A farmer introduces a curious method during a cotton boom in West Texas. Pickers arrive from Abilene and surrounding regions, drawn by an overproduction, leading to large bales and improvisational earnings. Slim Pickens, Johns, and others shape a chaotic scene as beer fuels a sudden harvest, while Trails’s tale hints at the broader moral about changing minds under pressure.
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Sao Antonio
Abilene A Culemon
Vickers
Rome
Tropics
Slim Vickens
Jim Pickens
Jel