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During the Civil War, Captain Richard King bought, sold and exported cotton by the thousands of bales to European markets via the Rio Grande and Mexico. In the early 20th century, King Ranch pioneered cotton cultivation and processing in South Texas, and today it is one of the largest cotton producers in the United States. King Ranch also gins its own cotton at its modern, state-of-the-art ginning facility on the Laureles Division of the ranch. |
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