No end in sight as cotton bale numbers climb higher

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WEST TEXAS - Ginning season is in full swing and area gins are reporting impressive numbers.

Stanton is closing in on 7,000 bales for the season with a total of 6,980 being reported while Big Spring hit 9,500 bales ginned.

Midkiff is reporting 34,606 bales while at Tarzan the total climbed to 18,399 bales this week and at St. Lawrence 73,868 bales were counted.

Over at Ackerly the total as of Wednesday was 23,670 bales and Lomax reported an even 23,500 bales.

Flower Grove has ginned 16,393 bales and Knott has racked up 10,000 bales.