When June rolls around, most people see it as a start to summer break and vacation. The same can’t be said for cotton farmers in rural West Texas. Farmers in Dawson County are working day and night to get their dry land cotton planted before an insurance deadline of June 10. With dry land cotton, farmers are largely at the mercy of Mother Nature as they try to get their crops planted and growing. The challenge for much of the county this year is a shortage of surface moisture needed for planting. “A lot of us drug our feet till the end of May ...