Covington Planter Company was founded in 1912 by Will Frank Covington, Sr. The first plant was located in Headland, Alabama near the railway station. Covington began his business making mule drawn planter implements during the reign of cotton in the South. Just prior to World War II the company began to develop planters adapted for tractor power (still designated in our part numbers as “TP”).

By the end of World War II the little company began to outgrow its Headland facility, and it was in need of expansion. The company purchased a 20 acre site in Dothan, Alabama. Along with a new factory, the company gained a large proving ground to test its products. By then the work force had jumped to almost 100 people and Mr. Covington’s son Frank Jr. and son-in-law Graham Carson had joined the firm. Throughout the next 35 years the Covington Planter Company expanded its reach throughout the southern states, into the Midwest, and as far away as Guatemala.

Following Frank Covington, Jr.’s death, the company moved to its current facility in Albany, Georgia. The company continues today manufacturing planters that are simple to operate and extremely reliable, true to the spirit of the company’s founders.

Many of the old Covington planters are on display at the Alabama Agricultural Museum in Dothan and at the company’s headquarters in Albany.

Planters on the shipping dock in Headland prior to World War II ready to be loaded onto rail cars. Demand for mule-drawn planters was obviously strong.	"What Alabama Makes, Makes Alabama" Covington Planter at an Alabama trade show selling "horse & tractor drawn" planters.
Aerial view of new Dothan plant built just after World War II	Post World War II era tractor with 4-Row toolbar mounted planter