The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-05-20
TERRELL IS EIGHTH In LIST OF COUNTIES
Although the Smallest in Area 1t STANDS at the Top as
Queer Cotton The News Receives Interesting Report
from the Government Census Bureau

The News has received from the
census bureau it's report showing the
actual number of bales of cotton ginn'
ed in the United States during the
year 1902.
The information was obtained by the
census bureau from the ginners them
selves, and is therefore as correct as II
was possible to get it.
According to the bureau there are
in the United States 81, 1853 gins. OF
this number 3O,948 are active and
1906 are idle During the year 1902
the active esta blishments Pinned on
an average of 1853 bales each.
The bureau found that there are IN
Georgia 5,517 gins, of which number
344 are idle. During the year 1902
there were ginned at the active estab-
lishments in this state an average OF
292 bales each
From reports made to it by enumer-
ators appointed TO visit all the ginner'
les in the country the bureau has been
able to ascertain the exact number OF
bales of cotton ginned during 1902.
It mas been found by the bureau that,
expressed in commercial bales bales
as pressed at the ginneries), the num-
Der OF bales in 1902 was ll,07S,8S2, or
5.3I5, 472, 700 pounds, equivalent to TO-
$50. 945 bales of 500-pound standard.
To the above must be added 1862
bales of cotton obtained at the oil mills
bv rerinning the cotton seed pressed
for extraction, and which is called
ainters. 1t Will be seen that the crop
of 1902 amounts to II ,275, l05 bales of a
500 pound standard.
The reports made to the bureau by
the cinners shows that the crop of 1902
was greater than the crop of 1901 by
a.12l, 200, and greater than the crop OF
1900 Dv 507, 9l8 bales.
The number of bales OF cotton glnn'
ed in the United States for the years
1859 1900, 1901 and 1902 was as fol-
lows: 90,
264: sea lSlanu, IOts 800, CIV oAChO w
500 pound bales, l0.630,945.
lqOl-Square, 9.134,2l5: round. 744,-
85I: sea island, 77.S79; equivalent TO
500 pound bales, $500, 745
1g00-Sduare. .629. 1852; round, 1885,
Oq2: sea island, 1924; equivalent TO
500 pound bales 10, 123.O2I.
1899 Square, 9,043, 23l; round, $685.
AGA: sea Island, 1929; equivalent TO
.Eo0 non nd h9 lea q 245.3Yl,
For the four years above mentioned
the crop in Georgia was as follows:
19O2-Souare, 1,482, 399; round, &c.
729: sea island, 60,02l; equivalent to
500 pound bales, 1,425,044.
19Ol-Square. 1900. l25; round, o.
47O: see island AZ, 497; equivalent TO
500 pound bales, 1,3l4,88
l9O0-Square, 1871, l25 round, 27,-
t393: sea island, 52,079; equivalent to
SEQ pound bales, !, 203, 308.
I8g9-Sauare, 1,22e, III; round, 49,,
,Ql5: sea island, 57,8l2; equivalent tc
800 pound bales, l,231, O6O
From the igures given in the bulletin
The News learns that Terrell county
maintains it's position as the greatest
'cotton producing county in the state
Although it stands eighth IN the
3ist as 10 the actual numb Der of bales
produced. when its small area is taker
mo consideration il will readily bt
seen that it produces more cotton pei
acre than any other coSntyin Georgia
The seven counties that stand ahead o
it in number of bales are very muct
larger IN area, some doubling IL. Thes'
counties in the order in which the!
come are as follows, the number o
pales raised by each being given, tn
number being computed on a basis
500 pounds of cotton TO the bale:
Burke Observation-Disclosures. 4o'o-