(CNN) When farmers in West Texas found out that one of their neighbors had cancer and couldn't harvest his cotton crop, they turned out to help.

They offered so much help, in fact, that some had to be turned away.

Greg Bishop, who lives in Floyd County northeast of Lubbock, was diagnosed with leukemia in September and is undergoing treatment.

On Monday, neighboring farmers brought 20 cotton strippers and all the other equipment needed to harvest Bishop's fields -- about 450 acres in all.

Aaron Hendricks, the General Manager of Floydada Co-Op Gins, has known Bishop for about 25 years and says he's a respected member of the community.

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