| Marker Number |
1077 |
| Atlas Number |
5399001077 |
| Marker Title |
Cotton Production in Runnels County |
| Index Entry |
Cotton Production in Runnels County |
| Address |
FM 382 via FM 1770 from Winters |
| City |
Winters |
| County |
Runnels |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
429180 |
| UTM Northing |
3544980 |
| Subject Codes |
agriculture, general; botany; cotton |
| Marker Year |
1976 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Winters, take FM 1770 east about 12 miles then go north 3.5 miles on FM 382 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In 1884, when most of Runnels County was range for livestock, R.F. Counts (1838-1892) planted an experimental cotton field near this site. His success encouraged other area farmers, who raised 88 bales in 1888. First cotton gin in the nearby town of Content was a converted corn and flour mill. C.W. Miller and C.E. Woodrow built a new gin (1 mile northeast) about 1897. The county had about 40 gins to process its peak harvest of 78,172 bales in 1932. Cotton boosted property values in this area and remains a principal crop. |
