Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-04
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GOVERNMENT STATISTICS.
Cotton Ginned From Crops Of 1908 and
Other Inform alton.

Cotton Ginned From Crops OF 1903 and
Other information.
The census bureau on last Wednes-
day issued report on the quantity Of
cotton ginned from the growth Of 1908
up to and including November 14th,
showing total commercial bales Of T.
070,437.
OF these 6,519,332 were square bales
and 51O.555 sea island crop bales. There
were 29,506 ginneries operated this sea-
son up to and including November 18th.
The cotton ginned in 1902, as report
ed by the census bureau was 6,925,S72
commercial bales up to October 1S, and
9,311,s35 commercial bales up to De-
cember 13. Counting round bales, the
number this year is 6,815,162. In this
report no account has been taken of the
quantity Of linters obtained by the
cotton seed oil mills from reginning
cotton seed Of this years growth, but
statistics Of such cotton will be includ-
ed In the final report for the season.
This report will be followed by two
others, showing the quantity Of cotton
ginned from the growth of this year to
December 13, 1903, and to Janaury 18,
1904.
No estimates are given Of the amount
remaining unginned. The census
agents were asked to submit these
estimates, but the census bureau has
not even computed them as returned,
turning them over to the bureau Of
statistics of the department Of agricul-
ture to aid that Office in the annual
estimate Of the cotton crop to be is
sued tomorrow. The reason for this, as
announced by the census bureau, Is
that when the final reports were re-
ceived a year ago 1T appeared that
the estimates Of the agents made in
October were six and four-tenths per
cent short of the actual crop grown.
A margin of error so large as that
Is equal to the difference between q
short and a normal crop; and under
the peculiar conditions existing In the
cotton market today, the census bureau
does not feel warranted In publishing
any figures in which so large an ele-
ment Of error may exist again. The
policy Of cooperation between the CEN
sus and the agricultural departments
is adopted on the recommendation OF
Secretary Cortelyou Of the department
Of commerce and labor, to avoid con-
flicting reports as far as possible"
The census bureau announces that
it ought to be possible in the January
16 report ito cover practically the en-
tire cotton crop Of 10000, and this will
be two months earlier than we were
able to do year ago. It Is to be re-
gretted, In view Of the cotton situation,
that no canvass corresponding to the
one now reported, was made by the
census Office year ago."
AS to the call for estimates of cot
ton unginned in the several counties,
although it was not intended to use
them in this report, the bureau says:
I'VE desire to ascertain by practical
test, whether 1t Is possible for the
special agents to make such estimates,
at different periods during the progress
Of the harvest, which can be relied
upon as sufficiently accurate to be Of
value to the public. It Is impossible
that with their increasing experience
these agents can come nearer to the
fact than in 1902. We can definitely
ascertain the fact when the full re-
turns Of this season are received, and
the result compared with their esti-
mates"
The statistics Of the cotton ginned
to November IA follow, by states:
Alabama 743,53s total commercial
bales, embracing 691,153 square bales
and 52,3S5 round bales, active ginneries
3,7s7; Arkansas 406,393 total CONNER
cial bales, embracing 37S,663 square
bales and 27,73O round bales, active gin
neries 2,46S; Florida 1914 commercial
bales, embracing 22,37s square bales
and 1878 sea island crop bales, active
ginneries 1854; Georgia 992,653 total
commercial bales, embracing 9SS,535
square bales, 36,633 round bales and 49,
4S5 sea island crop bales, active gin
neries 4,913; Indian Territory 172,793
total commercial bales, embracing 132,-
594 square bales and 40,199 round bales,
active ginneries 4S5; Kansas, no re-
turns; Kentucky total commercial bales
30S, all square bales, active ginneries 2;
Louisiana total commercial bales 510.-
494, including 462,477 square bales and
4S,017 round, active ginnertes 2,(9S;
Mississippi total commercial bales 92a,-
$50, including SSS,545 square bales and
41,345 round, active ginneries 4.iO7;
Missouri, total commercial bales 22.-
29i, embracing 1S,309 square and 1885
round bales, active ginneries TO-; North
Carolina, total commercial bales 407,-
1879, embracing 407,122 square and II
round bales, active ginneries 2,652;
Oklahoma. total commercial bales 49,
S3s, embracing 1OO,3Y square and 49,
240 round bales, active ginneries 227;
South Carolina, total commercial bales
625,G11, embracing 621,3O6 square and
4,3O5 sea island bales, active ginneries
3,147; Tennessee, total 163,188, en-