The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-07

simple Ia EourtSen states and
Two Observation-Disclosures Leads
The Census Bureau has issued a special
report on the subject of cotton ginning in
this country, which viii prove of general
interest and Importance The statistics
We're prepared by Daniel c Roper. Of
South Carolina. under the direction Of S
n D North, Chief Statistician for Manu-
features Of the Census Bureau, and are
more complete than given in any other
report ever prepared on this subject The
statistics are taken from the crop OF 1893,
and show the crop of that year TO have
been 9.C45a9i4 commercial bales bales as
marketed), amounting to 4,6I2. $500
pounds, equivalent to 9545. 81 bales OF the
average weight OF go pounds.
The statistics have been taken upon
special schedule. collected both by CORES
pondence and through enumerators from
$50 establishments, public and private.
engaged in ginning cotton in fourteen
States ana two Territories
Nh North in urging an annual canvass
for the collection Of data regarding the
cotton crop. says:
In view Of the Importance both to
growers and manufacturers, of annual
and exact statistics regarding the cotton
the success which has attended this first
attempt to collect these statistics from the
growers, 1 respectfully recommend that
steps be taken for the annual collection
of these data through the agencies and
with The facilities of the Census Office.
Once It is understood that this work will
be annually performed by the Census Of
| fce in the manner indicated, and with the
ceIerity that woUlu be possible, all other
methods Of obtaining the statistics Of tie
cotton crop"
Mr. koper's report is most exhaustive.
giving as nearly as possible the exact
figures from every county in every State
in the United States where cotton IS rails
ed Texas heads the list for 1893. with a
record of 2.65S.555 commercial bales. Mis-
sIssippi comes next with PSI. 04S CONNER
cial bales. The statistics show that no
cotton has been raised in illinois, Cali
| fornia, Nebraska, Utah. and West Viz
ginia since 1863
M Roper says:
Since The introduction Of cotton into
the commercial world d product of i'm
poftdnce. The ascerIainmenJ OF the yearly
crop Of me United States has not been
considered, until recently a difficult IN
oertakiLg- This is due TO the fact that
The manufacture Of cotton has been con
Quoted 50 largely 1t points foreign 10 the
separation between the raw cotton and
| the manufactured products. such as
"euid AFFORD d trustworthy basis for es-
Inmates Practically the entire cotton
| crop reached its market through he
transportation lines. and when the re-
| turns OF these carriers were secured d
close approximation 10 the actual COM
merclal crop Nss obtained.
The recent RAPID development of cotton
manufacture by mills located near the
cotton iields, becomes an important fac
I =. and for
method heretofore employed in ostirnat-
ing the american annual production OF
cotton thousands Of bales which never
tOucn transportation line are consumed
by these mills, and the annual consunlp-
tlon through this source IS rapidly in
creaSInS-
IN lsS9 the consumption Of cotton by
Southern mills was $4,000 bales. or y per
cent OF the American consumption and
nearly 4 per cent of the American pro-
ducJiOn- IA lS9s the consumption by these
mills was I,4i5.OO0 bales, or - per cent of
the total American consumption, and one
eighth Of The total American crop.
further, the increasing use of the
round bale, which weighs on an average
only 80 pounds, tends TO impair the val
ue OF all statistics taking as their unit
the commercial bale. which may be either
square or round according TO the prac-
tice Of the region
These. with other conditions, call for
a statistical method that VIII enable the
country to know, and know quickly the
year Nothing short Of an annual census
taken sufficiently early 10 form the ba-
SIS tor prices, viii entirely satisfy the cot
ton grower or the manufacturer. In the
absence OF any provision for securing this
Information annually, L becomes more
important that the statistics gathered
each tenth year TO be made 4 factor in
estimates of subsequent crops should be
collected by the most perfect methods
The manner Of attaining this end has re-
ceiTed careful consideration in the tax
ing of the Twelfth Census
Believing that reports of cotton gin
ners, showing the number and average
weight Of the bales passing through their
hands during d given year, would afford
trustworthy statistics OF the cop OF that
year and constitute a desirable basis for
future estimates, the Census Office had
its special agents and enUmeratOrs visit
every cotton ginning establishment in the
country and obtain a report from each
Of the cotton ginned from the~crop Of
1883 To insure accuracy, returns Were
also secured by mail from the establish
mentS direct. These reports form the ba-
sis Of the information contained in this
bulletin
Statistics of the cotton crop gathered
through other sources than the census
have 10 do with the crop marketed during
each year. ending August 81. thus touch
ing portions Of two actual crops But
the proportion of cotton carried over by
the grower from one year TO the next as
contained therein, will not necessarily be
the same, owing to the different prices in
the respective years. as well as to other
disturbing conditions Herein is again IL
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