Found what I was looking for on SeawaysShipmodelingList...
Photos are in the photo section of the SeawaysShipmodelingList.
I also found the references I was looking for to make the cotton bales.
There is a thread [ How I made the cotton bales ] :
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<Gleason>
Fargo, ND