Cotton sticks to the side of a cart at the Oakland Gin Company in Florence, Alabama October 23, 2015. The gin can produce one bale of cotton every three minutes. Cotton has struggled to recover demand lost amid price spikes in 2008, 2010, and 2011, which drove consumers towards clothes made of other fibers, such as polyester and nylon. REUTERS/Brian Snyder PICTURE 13 OF 28 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "THE LEGACY OF 'KING COTTON' IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH" SEARCH "KING COTTON" FOR ALL IMAGES