Cobb gained extreme recognition and praise for as a black man he was making a name for himself he managed to maintain his farm even through the natural disasters such as the boll weevil epidemic and the collapse of the cotton prices .
Cobb gained extreme recognition and praise , for as a black man he was making a name for himself . 
 He managed to maintain his farm even through the natural disasters such as the boll weevil epidemic and the collapse of cotton prices .