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Thanks to Auburn, historic cotton gin returns to Prattville Follow Us
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PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A little bit of Prattville history has made it back home.
Auburn University has donated a cotton gin bought from Continental Eagle Co. in 1923. The machine was used by students and staff of the university’s school of agriculture to gin cotton grown at the agricultural experiment station at the university.
During its use at Auburn, the cotton gin - which means “cotton engine” - helped contribute to new varieties of cotton being developed. That meant sturdier and more productive cotton plants being grown which improved harvest totals.