HDR1012000170171223960830COTTON GINNINGS                                        
Cotton                                                                          
Ginnings                                                                        
                                                                                
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Released December 23, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service     
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
information on "Cotton Ginnings" call Roger Latham at (202) 720-5944, office    
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       Cotton Ginnings:  Running Bales Ginned (Excluding Linters) Prior to      
       December 15, by Crop, State, and United States, Crop Years 1993-1996     
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      Crop      :                     Running Bales Ginned                      
      and       : --------------------------------------------------------------
     State      :       1993    :       1994    :       1995    :       1996    
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                :                                                               
All Cotton      :                                                               
    AL          :       435,450         607,500         414,950         712,000 
    AZ          :       740,700         738,800         652,800         666,350 
    AR          :     1,090,600       1,731,600       1,450,850       1,570,000 
    CA          :     2,606,800       2,538,300       2,179,850       2,302,850 
    FL 1/       :        89,200                          94,150         114,050 
    GA          :       667,150       1,020,900       1,663,150       1,882,750 
    LA          :     1,106,000       1,502,500       1,369,950       1,291,900 
    MS          :     1,505,450       2,063,750       1,802,500       1,815,000 
    MO          :       334,550         550,500         474,350         551,950 
    NM          :        69,750          61,900          59,150          80,350 
    NC          :       414,000         669,450         700,550         887,200 
    OK          :       249,300         209,000         111,750          83,950 
    SC          :       192,850         301,400         318,300         416,950 
    TN          :       521,950         848,800         709,500         660,850 
    TX          :     4,641,000       4,466,700       3,985,750       3,496,400 
    VA 1/       :                                       113,900         131,300 
    US          :    14,695,200      17,464,550      16,101,600      16,663,850 
                :                                                               
Amer-Pima       :                                                               
    AZ          :        75,850          72,100          51,300          62,250 
    CA          :       140,050         133,700         130,900         208,000 
    NM          :        12,050          13,450          12,050          13,300 
    TX          :        44,400          45,000          43,400          44,000 
    US          :       272,400         264,250         237,650         327,550 
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1/  Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins.                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Ct Gn 1 (12-96)                                                                 
                                                                                
Estimates are for All Cotton ginned prior to December 1, 1996. Preliminary      
estimates were released December 12, 1996.                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
             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           :   14,660,100 ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Alabama                :              :: Alabama (Cont'd)       :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Colbert             1/ :              :: Escambia            1/ :              
 Lauderdale          1/ :              :: Mobile              1/ :              
 Lawrence               :       71,100 :: Monroe              1/ :              
 Limestone              :      101,800 ::                        :              
 Madison                :       36,000 :: District 50            :      105,500 
                        :              ::                        :              
 District 10            :      258,400 :: Coffee              1/ :              
                        :              :: Covington           1/ :              
 Blount              1/ :              :: Crenshaw            1/ :              
 Cherokee            1/ :              :: Geneva              1/ :              
                        :              :: Henry               1/ :              
 District 20         2/ :              :: Houston             1/ :              
                        :              :: Russell             1/ :              
 Chilton             1/ :              ::                        :              
 Fayette             1/ :              :: District 60            :      140,350 
 Pickens             1/ :              ::                        :              
 Tallapoosa          1/ :              :: AL  Total              :      636,750 
 Tuscaloosa          1/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 District 30         2/ :              :: Arizona                :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Autauga             1/ :              :: Mohave              1/ :              
 Dallas              1/ :              ::                        :              
 Elmore                 :       23,050 :: District 20         2/ :              
 Greene              1/ :              ::                        :              
 Lowndes             1/ :              :: Maricopa               :      179,000 
 Macon               1/ :              :: Pinal                  :      188,500 
 Marengo             1/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: District 50            :      367,500 
 District 40            :       73,200 ::                        :              
                        :              :: La Paz              1/ :              
 Baldwin             1/ :              :: Yuma                   :       62,300 
                        :              ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
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See footnotes on page 10.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
               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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                        :              ::                        :              
 Arizona (Cont'd)       :              :: Arkansas (Cont'd)      :              
                        :              ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 District 70         3/ :       62,300 :: District 70            :        7,850 
                        :              ::                        :              
 Cochise             1/ :              :: Ashley                 :       99,150 
 Graham              1/ :              :: Chicot              1/ :              
 Pima                1/ :              :: Desha                  :      187,100 
                        :              :: Drew                1/ :              
 District 90            :       69,100 :: Jefferson              :      121,200 
                        :              :: Lincoln             1/ :              
 AZ  Total              :      539,950 ::                        :              
                        :              :: District 90            :      489,550 
                        :              ::                        :              
 Arkansas               :              :: AR  Total              :    1,536,350 
                        :              ::                        :              
 Clay                   :       28,250 ::                        :              
 Craighead              :      144,800 :: California             :              
 Greene                 :       25,950 ::                        :              
 Mississippi            :      346,850 :: Colusa              1/ :              
 Poinsett               :      106,350 :: Sutter              1/ :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 District 30            :      652,200 :: District 50         2/ :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Crittenden             :       90,750 :: Fresno                 :      668,350 
 Cross               1/ :              :: Kern                   :      435,450 
 Lee                 1/ :              :: Kings                  :      332,800 
 Lonoke                 :       56,900 :: Madera                 :       80,950 
 Monroe              1/ :              :: Merced                 :      121,500 
 Phillips               :      127,750 :: Tulare                 :      207,100 
 Prairie             1/ :              ::                        :              
 Saint Franci           :       37,550 :: District 51         3/ :    1,846,150 
 Woodruff            1/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: Imperial            1/ :              
 District 60            :      386,750 :: Riverside           1/ :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Lafayette           1/ :              :: District 80            :       57,000 
 Miller              1/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
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See footnotes on page 10.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
               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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                        :              ::                        :              
 California (Cont'd)    :              :: Georgia (Cont'd)       :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 CA  Total              :    1,915,550 :: Candler             1/ :              
                        :              :: Jefferson           1/ :              
                        :              :: Screven             1/ :              
                        :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: District 60            :      225,650 
                        :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: Calhoun             1/ :              
 FL  Total              :       99,450 :: Decatur             1/ :              
                        :              :: Early               1/ :              
                        :              :: Lee                 1/ :              
 Georgia                :              :: Miller              1/ :              
                        :              :: Mitchell            1/ :              
 Bartow              1/ :              :: Randolph            1/ :              
                        :              :: Seminole            1/ :              
 District 10         2/ :              :: Sumter              1/ :              
                        :              :: Terrell             1/ :              
 Elbert              1/ :              :: Thomas              1/ :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 District 30         2/ :              :: District 70            :      379,500 
                        :              ::                        :              
 Taylor              1/ :              :: Berrien             1/ :              
                        :              :: Brooks              1/ :              
 District 40         2/ :              :: Coffee              1/ :              
                        :              :: Colquitt               :      191,400 
 Bleckley            1/ :              :: Cook                1/ :              
 Crawford            1/ :              :: Crisp               1/ :              
 Dodge               1/ :              :: Dooly                  :      170,600 
 Johnson             1/ :              :: Irwin               1/ :              
 Laurens             1/ :              :: Jeff Davis          1/ :              
 Morgan              1/ :              :: Lowndes             1/ :              
 Pulaski             1/ :              :: Tift                1/ :              
                        :              :: Turner              1/ :              
 District 50            :      133,450 :: Wilcox              1/ :              
                        :              :: Worth               1/ :              
 Bulloch             1/ :              ::                        :              
 Burke                  :       85,600 :: District 80            :      814,850 
                        :              ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
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See footnotes on page 10.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
               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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                        :              ::                        :              
 Georgia (Cont'd)       :              :: Louisiana (Cont'd)     :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Appling             1/ :              :: Rapides                :       52,200 
                        :              ::                        :              
 District 90         2/ :              :: District 50         3/ :      222,850 
                        :              ::                        :              
 GA  Total              :    1,620,150 :: LA  Total              :    1,281,050 
                        :              ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Louisiana              :              :: Mississippi            :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Caddo                  :       36,300 :: Bolivar                :      115,900 
 Red River           1/ :              :: Coahoma                :      172,950 
                        :              :: Quitman                :       69,450 
 District 10         3/ :       36,300 :: Tallahatchie           :      111,500 
                        :              :: Tunica                 :       50,850 
 Ouachita            1/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: District 10            :      520,650 
 District 20         2/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: Benton              1/ :              
 East Carroll           :      113,200 :: Calhoun                :       44,000 
 Franklin               :      182,600 :: Desoto              1/ :              
 Madison             1/ :              :: Grenada             1/ :              
 Morehouse              :      141,350 :: Lafayette           1/ :              
 Richland               :      218,800 :: Marshall            1/ :              
 Tensas                 :      136,350 :: Panola                 :       35,100 
 West Carroll           :       94,600 :: Tate                1/ :              
                        :              :: Yalobusha           1/ :              
 District 30         3/ :      886,900 ::                        :              
                        :              :: District 20            :      157,750 
 Natchitoches        1/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: Lee                 1/ :              
 District 40         2/ :              :: Pontotoc            1/ :              
                        :              :: Prentiss            1/ :              
 Avoyelles           1/ :              :: Tippah              1/ :              
 Catahoula              :       78,600 :: Union               1/ :              
 Concordia              :       92,050 ::                        :              
 Pointe Coupe        1/ :              :: District 30         2/ :              
                        :              ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
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See footnotes on page 10.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
               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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                        :              ::                        :              
 Mississippi (Cont'd)   :              :: Missouri               :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Humphreys              :       85,100 :: Dunklin                :      201,550 
 Issaquena           1/ :              :: New Madrid             :      145,300 
 Leflore                :      144,650 :: Pemiscot               :      127,100 
 Sharkey             1/ :              :: Scott               1/ :              
 Sunflower              :      156,000 :: Stoddard            1/ :              
 Washington             :      165,800 ::                        :              
 Yazoo                  :      128,400 :: District 90            :      529,600 
                        :              ::                        :              
 District 40         3/ :      679,950 :: MO  Total              :      529,600 
                        :              ::                        :              
 Carroll             1/ :              ::                        :              
 Holmes                 :      102,050 :: New Mexico             :              
 Leake               1/ :              ::                        :              
 Madison                :       34,600 :: Quay                1/ :              
 Montgomery          1/ :              ::                        :              
 Rankin              1/ :              :: District 30         2/ :              
 Webster             1/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: Hidalgo             1/ :              
 District 50            :      212,450 :: Luna                1/ :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Chickasaw           1/ :              :: District 70         2/ :              
 Monroe              1/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: Chaves              1/ :              
 District 60            :       47,250 :: Dona Ana               :       23,250 
                        :              :: Eddy                1/ :              
 Hinds               1/ :              ::                        :              
 Jefferson           1/ :              :: District 90            :       58,950 
 Warren              1/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: NM  Total              :       67,500 
 District 70            :       70,750 ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 MS  Total              :    1,803,950 :: North Carolina         :              
                        :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: Rutherford          1/ :              
                        :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: District 20         2/ :              
                        :              ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
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See footnotes on page 10.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
               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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                        :              ::                        :              
 North Carolina (Cont'd):              :: North Carolina (Cont'd):              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Anson               1/ :              ::                        :              
 Cleveland           1/ :              :: District 90         3/ :       92,700 
 Stanly              1/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: NC  Total              :      743,700 
 District 60            :       52,500 ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Bertie              1/ :              :: Oklahoma               :              
 Edgecombe           1/ :              ::                        :              
 Gates               1/ :              :: Beckham             1/ :              
 Halifax                :       63,950 :: Custer              1/ :              
 Hertford            1/ :              :: Washita             1/ :              
 Martin              1/ :              ::                        :              
 Nash                1/ :              :: District 20            :        1,450 
 Northampton            :       63,350 ::                        :              
 Perquimans          1/ :              :: Caddo                  :          150 
                        :              :: Greer                  :          950 
 District 70            :      308,100 :: Harmon                 :       10,750 
                        :              :: Jackson                :       43,500 
 Beaufort            1/ :              :: Tillman                :        3,250 
 Craven              1/ :              ::                        :              
 Greene              1/ :              :: District 30         3/ :       58,600 
 Jones               1/ :              ::                        :              
 Lenoir              1/ :              :: Mcclain             1/ :              
 Pitt                1/ :              ::                        :              
 Wayne               1/ :              :: District 50         2/ :              
 Wilson              1/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: OK  Total              :       60,900 
 District 80            :      221,000 ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Bladen              1/ :              :: South Carolina         :              
 Duplin              1/ :              ::                        :              
 Harnett             1/ :              :: York                1/ :              
 Hoke                1/ :              ::                        :              
 Robeson                :       31,600 :: District 20         2/ :              
 Sampson                :       61,100 ::                        :              
 Scotland            1/ :              :: Darlington             :       23,650 
                        :              ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
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See footnotes on page 10.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
               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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                        :              ::                        :              
 South Carolina (Cont'd):              :: Tennessee (Cont'd)     :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Dillon              1/ :              :: Carroll             1/ :              
 Marlboro               :       41,550 :: Crockett               :      139,300 
 Williamsburg        1/ :              :: Fayette                :       45,850 
                        :              :: Gibson                 :       78,650 
 District 30         3/ :       65,200 :: Hardeman            1/ :              
                        :              :: Haywood                :      171,000 
 Aiken               1/ :              :: Madison             1/ :              
 Saluda              1/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: District 20            :      492,000 
 District 40            :        4,450 ::                        :              
                        :              :: Lincoln             1/ :              
 Calhoun                :       65,150 ::                        :              
 Clarendon              :       28,100 :: District 40         2/ :              
 Lee                    :       45,900 ::                        :              
 Orangeburg             :       54,400 :: TN  Total              :      645,500 
 Sumter                 :       30,250 ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 District 50            :      223,800 :: Texas                  :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Allendale           1/ :              :: Briscoe             1/ :              
 Barnwell            1/ :              :: Castro                 :       55,700 
 Hampton             1/ :              :: Deaf Smith          1/ :              
                        :              :: Floyd                  :       97,000 
 District 80            :       26,300 :: Hale                   :      195,950 
                        :              :: Parmer                 :       52,950 
 SC  Total              :      381,850 :: Swisher                :       41,750 
                        :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: District 11            :      472,600 
 Tennessee              :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: Bailey                 :       58,550 
 Dyer                1/ :              :: Cochran             1/ :              
 Lake                1/ :              :: Crosby                 :       84,050 
 Lauderdale             :       60,100 :: Dawson                 :       77,650 
 Tipton                 :       63,500 :: Gaines                 :      223,750 
                        :              :: Glasscock           1/ :              
 District 10         3/ :      123,600 :: Hockley                :      158,150 
                        :              ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
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See footnotes on page 10.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
               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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                        :              ::                        :              
 Texas (Cont'd)         :              :: Texas (Cont'd)         :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Howard              1/ :              :: Taylor              1/ :              
 Lamb                   :      160,800 ::                        :              
 Lubbock                :      150,550 :: District 22            :       33,450 
 Lynn                   :       90,400 ::                        :              
 Martin                 :       18,000 :: Clay                1/ :              
 Midland             1/ :              ::                        :              
 Terry                  :      164,800 :: District 30         2/ :              
 Yoakum                 :       89,450 ::                        :              
                        :              :: Collin              1/ :              
 District 12            :    1,336,350 :: Ellis                  :       17,350 
                        :              :: Falls               1/ :              
 Borden              1/ :              :: Hill                   :       26,200 
 Childress           1/ :              :: Hunt                1/ :              
 Collingswort        1/ :              :: Kaufman             1/ :              
 Cottle              1/ :              :: Lamar               1/ :              
 Dickens             1/ :              :: Mclennan            1/ :              
 Donley              1/ :              :: Milam                  :        5,850 
 Garza                  :        5,700 :: Navarro             1/ :              
 Hall                   :       12,550 :: Williamson             :       22,250 
 Hardeman            1/ :              ::                        :              
 Kent                1/ :              :: District 40            :      108,000 
 Motley              1/ :              ::                        :              
 Wilbarger           1/ :              :: Houston             1/ :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 District 21            :       40,150 :: District 51         2/ :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Baylor              1/ :              :: Brazos              1/ :              
 Coleman             1/ :              :: Robertson              :       33,300 
 Fisher              1/ :              :: Walker              1/ :              
 Haskell                :        3,650 ::                        :              
 Jones                  :        4,150 :: District 52            :       63,600 
 Knox                1/ :              ::                        :              
 Mitchell               :        1,300 :: El Paso                :       43,600 
 Nolan               1/ :              :: Pecos               1/ :              
 Runnels                :       15,000 :: Reeves              1/ :              
 Scurry              1/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
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See footnotes on page 10.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
               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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                        :              ::                        :              
 Texas (Cont'd)         :              :: Texas (Cont'd)         :              
                        :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: Cameron                :       48,900 
 District 60         3/ :       43,600 :: Hidalgo                :       33,250 
                        :              :: Starr               1/ :              
 Concho              1/ :              :: Willacy                :       78,650 
 Mcculloch           1/ :              ::                        :              
 Tom Green              :       28,750 :: District 97         3/ :      160,800 
 Upton               1/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              :: TX  Total              :    2,690,750 
 District 70            :       51,350 ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Burleson            1/ :              ::                        :              
 Caldwell            1/ :              ::                        :              
 Medina              1/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 District 81            :       19,350 :: VA  Total              :      107,100 
                        :              ::                        :              
 Kleberg             1/ :              ::                        :              
 Nueces                 :       47,050 ::                        :              
 Refugio             1/ :              ::                        :              
 San Patricio           :       66,550 ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 District 82            :      142,550 ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Brazoria               :       12,200 ::                        :              
 Calhoun             1/ :              ::                        :              
 Fort Bend              :       49,050 ::                        :              
 Jackson             1/ :              ::                        :              
 Matagorda           1/ :              ::                        :              
 Wharton                :       95,100 ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 District 90            :      186,200 ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 Zavala              1/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
 District 96         2/ :              ::                        :              
                        :              ::                        :              
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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.                                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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          USDA Announces Agricultural Outlook Forum  97                         
                     February 24 and 25, 1997                                   
              Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.                             
                                                                                
An era of freer markets under the 1996 Farm Bill has begun.  For an expert      
assessment of the impact, attend the Outlook Forum.  Top speakers will discuss  
the 1997 farm outlook, prospects to 2005, risk management, concentration        
issues, market stability, world food security, marketing high-valued exports    
and more.  Plan now to attend.   For program and registration details, check    
Forum home page, call (202) 720-3050 or dial (202) 219-0296 from your fax       
machine and request document 66666.   Send e-mail to agforum@oce.usda.gov.      
                                                                                
Get news from the Forum.  Can't attend? After the Forum, download speeches from 
the Internet. Or, call 1-800-999-6779 to place an advance order for the printed 
proceedings (YCON-97) or new long term projections to 2005 (WAOB-97-1).         
                                                                                
  Ag Forum home page:  http://www.usda.gov/oce/waob/agforum.htm                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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                            Forum  97