Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-04-16
The cotton Crops of the world.

The Cotton Crops of the world.
There is no subject connected with com
mcrce or agriculture, which possesses a high.
Ter interest for the citizens ofthc United States,
THAN the production oil cotton. We have, on
more han one occasion devoted our columns
to the insertion of information upon the sub
|Ject; and our attention is particularly called
TO just now, consequence Of q recent puD-
LEGATION of letter, signed Cotton Plant, in a
spirited New York paper, called the ''The
Whip" The writer commences by stating
that the entire growth Of cotton in the world
| is SET down at 100000 lbs. OF this $50 mil
lions are supposed 10 be grown in the United
States, 80 in Brazil in the West Indies, 81
lin Egypt, 96 in the west. OF Africa, 1870 in
the west of Asia, SO in Mexico and South
America, except Brazil, and IA millions else
where.
Thus, at 10 cents per h., a price below which
it has rarely ever fallen, this crop is worth 100,
100000 dollars. Forlhe last fifty years, how
ever, The value Uhough often hnctuating sud
denly and widely has averaged 10 l-2 cts
At this price the present growth Of the world is
worth $l92 100000,
Or this, about $50 millions Of pounds are
consumed and manufactured TO England, about
$50 millions in the United States, 80 in France,
ESQ in China and India, 25 in South America
and Mexico, including Brazil, 35 in Germany,
45in Turkey and Africa, 10 in Sran, 20 in
Russia, and the remainder elsewhere.
! The value Of cotton manufactures in Eng.
land is believed to be annually about 10 mil
lions Of dollars; in France at 20 millions, in the
United States at 60 millions.
The capital employed in manufacturing
by machinery, is estimated in England at
goo millions Of dollars; in France 1870 mil
lions; and in the United States at no mil
lions
The consumption in manufactures OF raw
colien in all Europe, in 1903, was estimated al
only 60 millions Of pounds. Q)ic. OF Span
Com) The whole consumption in Europe,
| in 1880, was about 1857 millions Of pounds In
1888, it is believed to be nearly 500 millions Of
pounds.
South Carolina and Geogia, we're the first
States III this Union 10 grow cotton to any con-
siderable extent. In l79l, two millions oil
pounds wereigrown the Union, one and a hall
million OF which grew in South Carolina, and
u half million in Georgia.
/ In 1901, 40 millions was the crop of the
United Staes--oi which 90 millions grew in
: South Carolina, 10 in Georgia, in Vr
2 Sinia, 4 in North Carolina, and | in Ten
, nesSee.
) In 1911, the crop Of the United States hat
r reached 80,000,000-of which 40 grew in S
0 Carolina, 90 in Georgia s in Virginia. il
d N. Carolina, in Tennessee, and Q in Louisi
] ana.
Y In 1891, lone hundred and seventy millions o
pounds were growing in the Union, as follows
. so millions in $. Carolina, As in Georgia, 90 il
$ Tennessee, 20 in Alabama, l2 in Virginia, II
@ in N. Carolina, 10 in Louisiana, and 10 in Mis-
sisspp
h In 1898 the whole crop Of the Union wa
/ 3i8 millions and half. OF this, Georgi,
$ grew rs millions, South Carolina 20. Ten
nessee AS, Alabama As, Louisiana SO, mis-
o sssippi 90, Virginia Is, North Carolina
v 10, Florida 2, and Arkansas one half of u mil
+ lion.
IS In 1898, the crop the Union had increased
d TO 437A millions, Ofths, 88 millions grew il
Georgia, 70 in South Carolina, 10 in mississippi
). 65 in Alabama, SIS in Louisiana, 50in Tonnes
! see, 10 in Florida, Is in Virginia, 10 in NORTH
n Carolina, and three lourths OF a million in Ar
5 kansas.
n The next year, 1884, the crop had increased
a to ASIA millions, and was grown as follows
IS in mississippi, 80 in Alabama, rs in Geor
! gia, 65a in South Carolina, 62 in Louisiana Ak
IN Tennessee, go in Forida, 10 in Virginia, 8!
in North Carolina, and in. Arkansas one half {,
million. Subsequently, no certain data are
/, lin our possession but the estimate at thi.
time, is $50 millions as the whole crop Of The
II Union.
Thus il will be seen, from 1871 to 1895
South Carolina was the most abundant coitor
growing State in the Union. In 1926 Georgia
took The lead, and held IT'LL 1884, when Ala
bama and Mississippi took The front rank A
this time, mississippi is perhaps the most extern
sive cotton growing Stale in the Union. South
lCarol;na and Alabama are next. North Ala
bama is beginning TO deIeriorate as a cottor
country, while the worn lands in middle Ten
nessee are thought 10 improve for this culture
maturity, the vital desideratum, not being
so easily allowed in the rank luxurianco OF the
iresher soils.
When il is remembered that the first cottoT
plant in tho United States was raised in 1877
surely our readers will find reason for surprs'