Agriculture

The Lyles Gin, operating at the turn of the century near the present intersection of Jupiter and Belt Line Roads, was one of the several serving local farmers at the time. The ginning process mechanically brushed out seeds and other debris from cotton balls, leaving lint, which could be spun into thread. Many gins included equipment for compressing the lint into bales of cotton, and some contained grist mills as well.

 
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