First Bale for 2015 Delivered to Texas Gin

The official certified first bale of cotton in the U.S. was delivered to the Harlingen Gin Company by brothers Saul, Arturo and Jose P. Ortega Jr. of Platon Farms Inc. in Mercedes, TX.

The seed cotton weighed in at 1,660 pounds and was picked entirely by hand on the Ortega farm. It was delivered to the gin on July 16 at 5:25 pm.

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