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New York Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler throws to a Miami Marlins batter in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, April 25, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
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In this photo taken on Thursday, April 24, 2014, Adam Davis fertilizes a field with bio-solids near Corrine, Utah. The Environmental Protection Agency, state Department of Environmental Quality and other health officials say the practice of applying the effluent of sewage treatment facilities to pasture land is a common practice and safe. (AP Photo/Standard-Examiner, Dylan Brown) TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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In this Wednesday, April 23, 2014 photo, a pile of cotton burrs sits outside a window at the Burton Farmers Gin in Burton, Texas. The burrs were removed from cotton bolls during processing at the oldest working gin in the country at 100 years old. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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This Wednesday, April 23, 2014 photo shows a tag on a 500-pound bale of cotton at the Burton Farmers Gin in Burton, Texas. The oldest working gin in the country is celebrating its centennial. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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In this Wednesday, April 23, 2014 photo, Linda Russell, director of the Burton Cotton Gin Museum, demonstrates how seeds used to be removed from cotton by hand at the Burton Farmers Gin in Burton, Texas. The Burton Farmers Gin is the oldest working gin in the country at 100 years old. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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In this Wednesday, April 23, 2014 photo, Linda Russell, director of the Burton Cotton Gin Museum, demonstrates how the cotton presses can be rotated in Burton, Texas. The device compresses ginned cotton into 500-pound bales. The Burton Farmers Gin is the oldest working gin in the country at 100 years old.(AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
