The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-10-09
Cotton Ginning Statistics.

Hon. &. W. Garris has been appointed
special agent for this county to collect
cotton ginning statistics for the govern
ment, it being the purpose to in this way
obtain as near as possible correct report
of the cotton crop, report which Will be
Trustworthy and reliable. In few days
he will send out circulars asking for these
reports from every ginnery IN the county,
and it is hoped each one will respond
| promptly. Below we quote from the
circular sent out by the census office,
which gives some idea of the Importance
and scope of the work:
THE purpose of this inquiry is to
obtain, promptly and accurately, COM
| plete record of the annual cotton crop,
through an actual canvass of the cotton
ginned. Since the introduction Of cotton
| into the commercial world as a product
of importance the crop as marketed has
been accepted as identical with that
grown, except for census years when an
enumeration of the growth was made by
personal canvass Of the farms.
"Cotton statistics collected through the
commercial system, however accurately
complied, fall short of the demands of
both the producer aid manufacturer, first,
| in that they cover the quantity of cotton
marketed between September l of one
| wear and August 81 following, and are
not statistics of crop grown in any one
wear: and second, in the liability. to error
involved in statistics SO compiled. Moth
ing short of an annual census OF the crop
grown, taken sufficiently early to form
basis of prices, will entirely satisfy the
cotton grower or manufacturer. The
manner of attaining this end received
careful consideration in taking the
twelfth census.
| believing that reports OF cotton GIN
| ncrs, showing the number and average
weight of the bales passing through their
| hands during given year, would afford
trustworthy statistics of the crops OF that
wear, the census office instructed its special
agents and enumcratorS, to visit every
cotton ginning establishment IN the
country and obtain 4 report from each, or
the cotton ginned from the crop OF 1879.
The report of 1899 satisfactorily deter
mined the trustworthineSs of ginners
returns as to the volume OF the cotton
crop. But rs the data for the first report
were gathered by the enumerators, 1t re-
mained to be demonstrated whether 1t
would be possible to obtain similar facts
bv CORRESPONDENCE The census office in
it's reports of the crops of 1900 and 1901
has twice demonstrated that this is Il
practicable method of canvass. In recOg-
nition of this fact, and the general demand
among ginnerS and others interested IN
cotton for continuation of this work and
for more frequent reports, congress, IN
the law creating permanent census OF
fee, provided for the collection and pub
lication of these statistics at intervals
during the ginning season. For the crop
of 1902 this Office will issue three reports.
The first two will cover the quantities OF
cotton ginned to and including October
Is, and December Is and the final report
will cover the total quantity ginned from
, the growth of 1902.
Upon the joint cooperation of the
cotton producers, ginners, and local
, agents must depend the success of the
: census office in this inquiry and its ability
to render this great service to the South
ern people and to all interested in the
cotton staple"