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FIRST BALES FOR TEXAS PRODUCERS COOP—Eric Vaughan, standing beside his wife, Kaye, brought in the first bales of 2020 cotton to the Texas Producers Cooperative’s Gin. This 503-pound bale was the first bale ginned at the Sudan Branch gin, Monday, Oct. 12, at 3:07 p.m. The irrigated Delta Pine 1822 cotton, was harvested from a farm near Lariat. Vaughan planted the cotton on April 27, 2020 and defoliated it a few days before harvest. Shown on top of the bale is Daley Vaughan, 16-month-old granddaughter of Kaye and Eric Vaughan, on the left. Gin Manager, Guyle Roberson, is shown on the right. “We would like the chance to earn the producers’ business, and return to them big profits back into their operatioins. We also appreciate our banking allies, for their generous donations to the producers on their first bales to our gin.” (Staff Photo by Joella Lovvorn)
Lamb County cotton producers are well into the 2020-year cotton harvest, and gins are already into the thousands of bales ginned.
Texas Producers Cooperative, with locations at Sudan and Amherst, were the second gin to get their first bales ginned, when their first bale was completed at 3:07 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12.
As of Monday, Oct. 19, the Cooperative had ginned 1,406 bales, and had 128 modules on the grounds at the gin, and in the fields, waiting to be picked up.
The producer of the first bale, weighing 503 pounds, is Eric Vaughan, who planted his Delta Pine 1822 irrigated cotton near Lariat, on April 27, 2020.
He was able to get it to the Sudan Branch gin of the Cooperative, after it was defoliated early.
As an added bonus, Vaughan received $1.00 per pound from the First State Bank of Amherst, and from the First United Bank of Sudan.
Presenting the check from First State Bank were Tammy DelaRosa, bank manager; and Marlene Leal, head lobby teller.
Clay Carr, manager of First United Bank of Sudan, presented the check to Eric Vaughan, producer of the bale. Looking on to the presentations were Vaughan’s wife, Kaye Vaughan; and 16-month-old granddaughter, Daley Vaughan
The lint turnout was 33.23%, and the first bale producecd 612 pounds of seed.
Vaughan received a total credit of $3.40 per bale, from the gin, for his choosing the Texas Producers Cooperative Gin to gin his cotton.
The average loan price per bale was 56.53 cents per bale.
Gin Manager, Guyle Roberson, said, “We thank our banking allies for their generous donations.
“We welcome all producers to give us a chance to earn their business, and join a leader in the industry that returns big profits back into their operation.
“We welcome all area growers to let us take care of all your agriculture needs with our one stop coop!”