[FlyingEagle]

As to #14 - that is a grade of cotton, equivalent to medium/average.

[gundog]

I like the “ sh*tting in tall cotton” version of #8.

[Clutch Martin]

As to #14 - that is a grade of cotton, equivalent to medium/average.

I always heard it was a sample taken out of a bale of cotton to ensure that the bail wasn’t wet thus weighing more and cheating the buyer out of some money. When testing of the cotton and it came out dry they would say “fair in the middle.”As to #14 - that is a grade of cotton, equivalent to medium/average.

Could have been hay...