FIRST BALE OF COTTON ginned in Floyd County and Floydada for the 2024 season was from producer/owner Ian McIntosh. Darty Gin of Dougherty ginned the bale at 12:21 p.m., Monday, Sept. 30. Front row from left, gin owners Marty Covington, Jim Covington and Ian McIntosh; back row from left, gin owners Wesley Campbell, David Martinez and Brayden Campbell, gin manager Les Gary, and ginner Daniel Ortega. Not pictured gin owners Colton Covington, Jason Campbell and Logan Bradley and ginner Aj Garcia. | PHOTO BY SAN
PRODUCER/OWNER IAN McINTOSH brought in the first bale of cotton to be ginned in Floyd County and Floydada. Darty Gin ginned the bale at 12:21 p.m., Monday, Sept. 30. McIntosh (left) is shown with gin manager Les Gary. | PHOTO BY SANDRA CASILLAS
Darty Gin of Dougherty, Texas, ginned the first bale of cotton in Floyd County and Floydada on for the season—always an eagerly anticipated annual benchmark for a community that’s a top cotton producer— on Monday, Sept.30, 2024 at 12:21 p.m.The dryland cotton was grown by producer/owner Ian McIntosh/McIntosh Farms and produced on the 1400 Home Dry farm. This...
