Cotton                                                             
Ginnings     

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Released February 10, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. For information on "Cotton Ginnings" call Roger Latham at
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       Cotton Ginnings:  Running Bales Ginned (Excluding Linters) Prior to      
        February 1, by Crop, State, and United States, Crop Years 1995-98       
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    Crop    :                       Running Bales Ginned                        
     and    :-------------------------------------------------------------------
    State   :      1995      :      1996      :      1997      :      1998      
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All Cotton  :                                                                   
  AL        :      453,800          753,850          526,250          538,450   
  AZ        :      828,400          805,050          779,300          592,600   
  AR        :    1,452,850        1,591,800        1,626,450        1,172,300   
  CA        :    2,452,300        2,624,750        2,549,200        1,459,100   
  FL 1/     :                       119,450                                     
  GA        :    1,899,750        2,038,850        1,858,550        1,501,950   
  KS 1/     :                             0
  LA        :    1,376,850        1,298,400        1,001,950          652,600   
  MS        :    1,803,600        1,816,100        1,765,300        1,400,900   
  MO        :      477,300          555,850          547,200          337,750   
  NM        :       69,600           89,600           79,450           69,100   
  NC        :      787,400          972,100          910,100        1,006,150   
  OK        :      117,100          124,950          172,100          136,750   
  SC        :      350,850          433,000          388,500          335,700   
  TN        :      712,450          663,450          646,500          529,950   
  TX        :    4,398,100        4,267,800        5,070,500        3,525,150   
  VA        :      128,250          152,950          131,400          133,550   
  US        :   17,415,700       18,307,950       18,170,450       13,464,250   
            :                                                                   
Amer-Pima   :                                                                   
  AZ        :       70,700           71,550           41,200           24,400   
  CA        :      206,500          325,750          415,750          335,500   
  NM        :       13,850           14,450           10,350            6,700   
  TX        :       54,850           62,900           57,150           53,350   
  US        :      345,900          474,650          524,450          419,950   
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1/  Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins.                          













Ct Gn 1 (2-99)

Estimates are All Cotton ginned prior to February 1, 1999.

               Cotton Ginnings:  Running Bales Ginned by County, 
                      District, State and United States
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          State/        :   Running    ::          State/        :   Running
         County/        :    Bales     ::         County/        :    Bales
        District        :   Ginned     ::        District        :   Ginned
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                        :              ::                        :
UNITED STATES           :   13,464,250 ::                        :
                        :              ::                        :
 Alabama                :              :: Alabama (Cont'd)       :
                        :              ::                        :
 Colbert             1/ :              :: Mobile              1/ :
 Lauderdale          1/ :              :: Monroe              1/ :
 Lawrence               :       65,600 ::                        :
 Limestone              :       88,850 :: District 50            :       63,700
 Madison                :       32,250 ::                        :
                        :              :: Coffee              1/ :
 District 10            :      237,100 :: Covington           1/ :
                        :              :: Crenshaw            1/ :
 Blount              1/ :              :: Geneva              1/ :
 Cherokee            1/ :              :: Henry               1/ :
                        :              :: Houston             1/ :
 District 20         2/ :              :: Russell             1/ :
                        :              ::                        :
 Chilton             1/ :              :: District 60            :      105,450
 Fayette             1/ :              ::                        :
 Tallapoosa          1/ :              :: AL  Total              :      538,450
 Tuscaloosa          1/ :              ::                        :
                        :              ::                        :
 District 30         2/ :              :: Arizona                :
                        :              ::                        :
 Autauga             1/ :              ::                        :
 Dallas              1/ :              ::                        :
 Elmore                 :       21,450 :: District  10        2/ :
 Greene              1/ :              ::                        :
 Lowndes             1/ :              :: Mohave              1/ :
 Macon               1/ :              ::                        :
 Marengo             1/ :              :: District 20         2/ :
                        :              ::                        :
 District 40            :       66,600 :: Maricopa               :      232,500
                        :              :: Pinal                  :      180,150
 Baldwin             1/ :              ::                        :
 Escambia            1/ :              :: District 50            :      412,650
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See footnotes on page 10.


               Cotton Ginnings:  Running Bales Ginned by County, 
                      District, State and United States
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          State/        :   Running    ::          State/        :   Running
         County/        :    Bales     ::         County/        :    Bales
        District        :   Ginned     ::        District        :   Ginned
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        :              ::                        :
 Arizona (Cont'd)       :              :: Arkansas (Cont'd)      :
                        :              ::                        :
 La Paz              1/ :              :: Lafayette           1/ :
 Yuma                   :       44,050 :: Miller              1/ :
                        :              ::                        :
 District 70         3/ :       44,050 :: District 70            :        4,400
                        :              ::                        :
 Cochise             1/ :              :: Ashley                 :       78,600
 Graham              1/ :              :: Chicot              1/ :
 Pima                1/ :              :: Desha                  :      155,450
                        :              :: Drew                1/ :
 District 90            :       78,300 :: Jefferson              :       63,100
                        :              :: Lincoln             1/ :
 AZ  Total              :      592,600 ::                        :
                        :              :: District 90            :      361,600
                        :              ::                        :
 Arkansas               :              :: AR  Total              :    1,172,300
                        :              ::                        :
 Clay                   :       19,150 ::                        :
 Craighead              :      134,150 :: California             :
 Greene                 :       20,700 ::                        :
 Mississippi            :      239,300 :: Colusa              1/ :
 Poinsett               :       94,100 :: Sutter              1/ :
                        :              ::                        :
 District 30            :      507,400 :: District 50         2/ :
                        :              ::                        :
 Crittenden             :       67,000 :: Fresno                 :      560,250
 Cross               1/ :              :: Kern                   :      262,650
 Lee                 1/ :              :: Kings                  :      276,000
 Lonoke                 :       41,450 :: Madera              1/ :
 Monroe              1/ :              :: Merced                 :       99,050
 Phillips               :      113,950 :: Tulare                 :      127,150
 Prairie             1/ :              ::                        :
 Saint Franci           :       30,400 :: District 51         3/ :    1,325,100
 Woodruff            1/ :              ::                        :
                        :              :: Imperial            1/ :
 District 60            :      298,900 :: Riverside           1/ :
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See footnotes on page 10.


               Cotton Ginnings:  Running Bales Ginned by County, 
                      District, State and United States
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          State/        :   Running    ::          State/        :   Running
         County/        :    Bales     ::         County/        :    Bales
        District        :   Ginned     ::        District        :   Ginned
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        :              ::                        :
 California (Cont'd)    :              :: Georgia (Cont'd)       :
                        :              ::                        :
                        :              :: Screven             1/ :
 District 80            :       55,500 ::                        :
                        :              :: District 60            :      168,400
 CA  Total              :    1,459,100 ::                        :
                        :              :: Calhoun             1/ :
                        :              :: Decatur             1/ :
                        :              :: Early               1/ :
                        :              :: Lee                 1/ :
                        :              :: Miller              1/ :
                        :              :: Mitchell            1/ :
 FL  Total           4/ :              :: Randolph            1/ :
                        :              :: Seminole            1/ :
                        :              :: Sumter              1/ :
 Georgia                :              :: Terrell             1/ :
                        :              :: Thomas              1/ :
 Bartow              1/ :              ::                        :
                        :              :: District 70            :      336,600
 District 10         2/ :              ::                        :
                        :              :: Berrien             1/ :
 Taylor              1/ :              :: Brooks              1/ :
                        :              :: Coffee              1/ :
 District 40         2/ :              :: Colquitt               :      191,200
                        :              :: Cook                1/ :
 Bleckley            1/ :              :: Crisp               1/ :
 Dodge               1/ :              :: Dooly                  :      132,950
 Johnson             1/ :              :: Irwin               1/ :
 Laurens             1/ :              :: Jeff Davis          1/ :
 Morgan              1/ :              :: Lowndes             1/ :
 Pulaski             1/ :              :: Tift                1/ :
                        :              :: Turner              1/ :
 District 50            :      106,650 :: Wilcox              1/ :
                        :              :: Worth               1/ :
 Bulloch             1/ :              ::                        :
 Burke                  :       62,600 :: District 80            :      824,750
 Candler             1/ :              ::                        :
 Jefferson           1/ :              :: Appling             1/ :
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See footnotes on page 10.


               Cotton Ginnings:  Running Bales Ginned by County, 
                      District, State and United States
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          State/        :   Running    ::          State/        :   Running
         County/        :    Bales     ::         County/        :    Bales
        District        :   Ginned     ::        District        :   Ginned
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        :              ::                        :
 Georgia (Cont'd)       :              :: Louisiana (Cont'd)     :
                        :              ::                        :
                        :              ::                        :
 District 90         2/ :              :: District 50         3/ :      113,350
                        :              ::                        :
 GA  Total              :    1,501,950 :: LA  Total              :      652,600
                        :              ::                        :
                        :              ::                        :
 Kansas              4/ :              :: Mississippi            :
                        :              ::                        :
                        :              :: Bolivar                :       93,850
 Louisiana              :              :: Coahoma                :      125,600
                        :              :: Quitman                :       39,400
 Caddo                  :        7,250 :: Tallahatchie           :       78,450
 Red River           1/ :              :: Tunica                 :       46,450
                        :              ::                        :
 District 10         3/ :        7,250 :: District 10            :      383,750
                        :              ::                        :
 Ouachita            1/ :              :: Benton              1/ :
                        :              :: Calhoun                :       33,050
 District 20         2/ :              :: Desoto              1/ :
                        :              :: Grenada             1/ :
 East Carroll           :       68,750 :: Lafayette           1/ :
 Franklin               :       87,800 :: Panola                 :       29,100
 Madison             1/ :              :: Tate                1/ :
 Morehouse              :       59,700 :: Yalobusha           1/ :
 Richland               :       89,750 ::                        :
 Tensas                 :      125,250 :: District 20            :      118,550
 West Carroll           :       50,150 ::                        :
                        :              :: Lee                 1/ :
 District 30         3/ :      481,400 :: Pontotoc            1/ :
                        :              :: Tippah              1/ :
 Avoyelles           1/ :              ::                        :
 Catahoula              :       42,650 :: District 30         2/ :
 Concordia              :       55,100 ::                        :
 Pointe Coupe        1/ :              :: Humphreys              :       95,250
 Rapides                :       15,600 :: Issaquena           1/ :
                        :              :: Leflore                :      130,300
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See footnotes on page 10.


               Cotton Ginnings:  Running Bales Ginned by County, 
                      District, State and United States
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          State/        :   Running    ::          State/        :   Running
         County/        :    Bales     ::         County/        :    Bales
        District        :   Ginned     ::        District        :   Ginned
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                        :              ::                        :
 Mississippi (Cont'd)   :              :: Missouri (Cont'd)      :
                        :              ::                        :
 Sharkey             1/ :              :: Stoddard            1/ :
 Sunflower              :       89,100 ::                        :
 Washington             :      115,800 :: District 90            :      337,750
 Yazoo                  :      119,350 ::                        :
                        :              :: MO  Total              :      337,750
 District 40         3/ :      549,800 ::                        :
                        :              ::                        :
 Carroll             1/ :              :: New Mexico             :
 Holmes                 :       82,400 ::                        :
 Madison             1/ :              :: Quay                1/ :
 Montgomery          1/ :              ::                        :
 Rankin              1/ :              :: District 30         2/ :
 Webster             1/ :              ::                        :
                        :              :: Hidalgo             1/ :
 District 50            :      161,250 :: Luna                1/ :
                        :              ::                        :
 Chickasaw           1/ :              :: District 70         2/ :
 Monroe              1/ :              ::                        :
                        :              :: Chaves              1/ :
 District 60            :       42,850 :: Dona Ana               :       30,600
                        :              :: Eddy                1/ :
 Hinds               1/ :              ::                        :
 Jefferson           1/ :              :: District 90            :       58,350
 Warren              1/ :              ::                        :
                        :              :: NM  Total              :       69,100
 District 70            :       55,100 ::                        :
                        :              ::                        :
 MS  Total              :    1,400,900 :: North Carolina         :
                        :              ::                        :
                        :              :: Rutherford          1/ :
 Missouri               :              ::                        :
                        :              :: District 20         2/ :
 Dunklin                :      138,650 ::                        :
 New Madrid             :       96,000 :: Anson               1/ :
 Pemiscot               :       72,750 :: Cleveland           1/ :
 Scott               1/ :              :: Stanly              1/ :
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See footnotes on page 10.


               Cotton Ginnings:  Running Bales Ginned by County, 
                      District, State and United States
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          State/        :   Running    ::          State/        :   Running
         County/        :    Bales     ::         County/        :    Bales
        District        :   Ginned     ::        District        :   Ginned
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        :              ::                        :
 North Carolina (Cont'd):              :: North Carolina (Cont'd):
                        :              ::                        :
                        :              :: NC  Total              :    1,006,150
 District 60            :       71,650 ::                        :
                        :              ::                        :
 Bertie              1/ :              :: Oklahoma               :
 Edgecombe           1/ :              ::                        :
 Gates               1/ :              :: Beckham             1/ :
 Halifax                :       83,600 :: Custer              1/ :
 Hertford            1/ :              :: Washita                :        6,300
 Martin              1/ :              ::                        :
 Nash                1/ :              :: District 20            :       12,000
 Northampton            :       89,350 ::                        :
 Perquimans          1/ :              :: Caddo               1/ :
                        :              :: Greer               1/ :
 District 70            :      445,400 :: Harmon                 :       19,450
                        :              :: Jackson                :       86,700
 Beaufort            1/ :              :: Kiowa                  :        2,750
 Craven              1/ :              :: Tillman             1/ :
 Greene              1/ :              ::                        :
 Jones               1/ :              :: District 30         3/ :      108,900
 Lenoir              1/ :              ::                        :
 Pitt                1/ :              :: Grady               1/ :
 Wayne               1/ :              :: Mcclain             1/ :
 Wilson              1/ :              ::                        :
                        :              :: District 50            :        7,350
 District 80            :      296,100 ::                        :
                        :              :: Bryan               1/ :
 Bladen              1/ :              ::                        :
 Duplin              1/ :              :: District 60         2/ :
 Harnett             1/ :              ::                        :
 Hoke                1/ :              :: OK  Total              :      136,750
 Robeson                :       43,750 ::                        :
 Sampson                :       58,450 ::                        :
 Scotland            1/ :              :: South Carolina         :
                        :              ::                        :
 District 90         3/ :      102,200 :: York                1/ :
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See footnotes on page 10.


               Cotton Ginnings:  Running Bales Ginned by County, 
                      District, State and United States
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          State/        :   Running    ::          State/        :   Running
         County/        :    Bales     ::         County/        :    Bales
        District        :   Ginned     ::        District        :   Ginned
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        :              ::                        :
 South Carolina (Cont'd):              :: Tennessee (Cont'd)     :
                        :              ::                        :
                        :              :: Lauderdale             :       47,800
 District 20         2/ :              :: Tipton                 :       67,250
                        :              ::                        :
 Darlington             :       29,200 :: District 10         3/ :      115,050
 Dillon              1/ :              ::                        :
 Marlboro               :       34,050 :: Carroll             1/ :
 Williamsburg        1/ :              :: Crockett               :       98,200
                        :              :: Fayette                :       47,250
 District 30            :      106,650 :: Gibson                 :       44,900
                        :              :: Hardeman            1/ :
 Aiken               1/ :              :: Haywood                :      149,600
 Saluda              1/ :              :: Madison             1/ :
                        :              ::                        :
 District 40         2/ :              :: District 20            :      387,800
                        :              ::                        :
 Calhoun                :       56,800 :: Lincoln             1/ :
 Clarendon           1/ :              ::                        :
 Lee                 1/ :              :: District 40         2/ :
 Orangeburg             :       57,800 ::                        :
 Sumter                 :       26,300 :: TN  Total              :      529,950
                        :              ::                        :
 District 50            :      191,050 ::                        :
                        :              :: Texas                  :
 Allendale           1/ :              ::                        :
 Barnwell            1/ :              :: Briscoe                :       30,600
 Hampton             1/ :              :: Castro                 :       80,900
                        :              :: Deaf Smith          1/ :
 District 80            :       30,250 :: Floyd                  :      152,750
                        :              :: Hale                   :      359,650
 SC  Total              :      335,700 :: Parmer                 :      104,050
                        :              :: Swisher                :       70,400
                        :              ::                        :
 Tennessee              :              :: District 11         3/ :      798,350
                        :              ::                        :
 Dyer                1/ :              :: Bailey                 :       90,400
 Lake                1/ :              :: Cochran             1/ :
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See footnotes on page 10.


               Cotton Ginnings:  Running Bales Ginned by County, 
                      District, State and United States
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          State/        :   Running    ::          State/        :   Running
         County/        :    Bales     ::         County/        :    Bales
        District        :   Ginned     ::        District        :   Ginned
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                        :              ::                        :
 Texas (Cont'd)         :              :: Texas (Cont'd)         :
                        :              ::                        :
 Crosby                 :      145,500 :: Jones                  :        9,300
 Dawson                 :       55,600 :: Knox                1/ :
 Gaines                 :      228,200 :: Mitchell            1/ :
 Glasscock           1/ :              :: Nolan               1/ :
 Hockley                :      209,250 :: Runnels                :       38,800
 Howard              1/ :              :: Scurry              1/ :
 Lamb                   :      258,100 :: Taylor              1/ :
 Lubbock                :      217,200 ::                        :
 Lynn                   :      152,250 :: District 22            :       98,100
 Martin                 :       21,150 ::                        :
 Midland             1/ :              :: Clay                1/ :
 Terry                  :      131,400 :: Throckmorton        1/ :
 Yoakum                 :       98,850 :: Young               1/ :
                        :              ::                        :
 District 12            :    1,697,500 :: District 30            :        1,500
                        :              ::                        :
 Borden              1/ :              :: Collin              1/ :
 Childress           1/ :              :: Ellis                  :        6,850
 Collingswort        1/ :              :: Falls               1/ :
 Cottle              1/ :              :: Hill                   :       14,950
 Dickens             1/ :              :: Hunt                1/ :
 Donley              1/ :              :: Lamar               1/ :
 Garza               1/ :              :: Mclennan            1/ :
 Hall                   :       24,250 :: Milam               1/ :
 Hardeman            1/ :              :: Navarro             1/ :
 Kent                1/ :              :: Williamson             :       16,900
 Motley              1/ :              ::                        :
 Wichita             1/ :              :: District 40            :       60,600
 Wilbarger              :        3,650 ::                        :
                        :              :: Houston             1/ :
 District 21            :       91,050 ::                        :
                        :              :: District 51         2/ :
 Baylor              1/ :              ::                        :
 Coleman             1/ :              :: Brazos              1/ :
 Fisher              1/ :              :: Robertson              :       15,000
 Haskell                :       11,900 :: Walker              1/ :
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See footnotes on page 10.


               Cotton Ginnings:  Running Bales Ginned by County, 
                      District, State and United States
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          State/        :   Running    ::          State/        :   Running
         County/        :    Bales     ::         County/        :    Bales
        District        :   Ginned     ::        District        :   Ginned
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                        :              ::                        :
 Texas (Cont'd)         :              :: Texas (Cont'd)         :
                        :              ::                        :
                        :              ::                        :
 District 52            :       32,150 :: District 90            :      111,800
                        :              ::                        :
 Culberson           1/ :              :: Zavala              1/ :
 El Paso             1/ :              ::                        :
 Pecos               1/ :              :: District 96         2/ :
 Reeves              1/ :              ::                        :
                        :              :: Cameron                :       62,800
 District 60            :      101,900 :: Hidalgo                :       69,950
                        :              :: Starr               1/ :
 Concho              1/ :              :: Willacy                :       64,100
 Mcculloch           1/ :              ::                        :
 Tom Green              :       28,200 :: District 97         3/ :      196,850
 Upton               1/ :              ::                        :
                        :              :: TX  Total              :    3,525,150
 District 70            :       49,650 ::                        :
                        :              ::                        :
 Burleson            1/ :              ::                        :
 Caldwell            1/ :              ::                        :
 Medina              1/ :              ::                        :
                        :              ::                        :
 District 81            :       14,200 ::                        :
                        :              ::                        :
 Kleberg             1/ :              ::                        :
 Nueces                 :       69,150 :: VA  Total              :      133,550
 Refugio             1/ :              ::                        :
 San Patricio           :      121,650 ::                        :
                        :              ::                        :
 District 82         3/ :      190,800 ::                        :
                        :              ::                        :
 Brazoria               :        5,550 ::                        :
 Calhoun             1/ :              ::                        :
 Fort Bend              :       17,350 ::                        :
 Jackson             1/ :              ::                        :
 Matagorda           1/ :              ::                        :
 Wharton                :       62,350 ::                        :
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 1/  Withheld to avoid disclosing individual gins.                           
 2/  Withheld to avoid disclosing individual gins, but included in State total.
 3/  Excludes some gins' data to avoid disclosing individual gins, but included 
     in State total.
 4/  Withheld to avoid disclosing individual gins, but included in U.S. total.


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