A small plaque now sits in front of a classic white farmhouse in a quiet residential neighborhood on Eli ... gin was officially created, which made harvesting cotton easier and much faster ...

the cotton gin. "He was such an inventive child, he took his dad's watch apart and put it back together, he drew nails into long hat pins, he was always inventing practical household items," said ...

They are rank amateurs beside MacGregor and his billion ... in agriculture-related invention. In 1794, Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin; 1822, Jeremiah Bailey invented a horse-drawn hay-cutting ...

The Hutchinson News reports that the southern Kansas cotton gin formerly known as High Plains Cotton could see its second biggest ginning year. Its first was in 2007, when it ginned 24,000 bales.

The 19-year-old phenom, who is set to finally take over as a starter in the 2025 season, said he has been bullied by his famous uncles, Peyton and Eli, and they have even given him wedgies.