The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-30
THE COTTON GINNED
FOURTH IN LIST OF
 COTTON RAISING STATES.
Cotton Ginned in 1902 shown by Counties and Montgomery Coun- ty Stands First With
 Henry Second.

The matter of ginning the cotton crop the Souths leading product. Is one of the greatest moment. and anything con- corning the staple is of the most marked interest to every reader.
 The latest bulletin from the United States census office is on Cotton Gin ming" and presents the figures of cotton ginned for four years from 1899 to 1902 inclusive. and they will be eagerly read by those who take any turn at all for figures. The subject is treated in a local way almost entirely, 1t only being the purpose to show how the vast cotton industry is divided up among the coun- ties of Alabama.
 There will be surprise to know that so many counties have so little cotton For the entire country. the total being lO,63oe45. Texas has the largest num- Der of bales ginned, 2,49s, ,0l3 there /being 2.699,0lS bales for 1899: Mississippi Is second with 1.443,740 bales in 1902 and in 1858 1.237.666 Georgia is third with 1,425 CA in 1902 and 1,231 060 in 1899. Ala bama is fourth with 956,215 in 1902 and l. 07S.519 in 1899. It is to be seen that both Alabama and Texas had more cotton in 1899 than they had in 1902. while Missis- sippi and Georgia had less. Kansas had the smallest number of bales 50 in 1902 and 121 in 1899. Kentucky had 1,213 bales in 1902 and 79 in 1SS9 In Alabama the total number of pounds ginned was 47s.107 ,679. The average weight of the bales was 502 pounds for square bales and of the round 225 bales.
 In the Counties.
 Of the number of bales ginned in the counties of Alabama in 1902 Montgom- cry heads the list with 45,306; 32,S03 square bales and 12.5o3 round bales. which is equal to 3s.257 full 500 pound bales.
 Henry County is second with a total of S5,457 bales; 25.1o5 square and 1O.352 round bales; equal to total of 29.S41 full 800 pound bales.
 Lowndes County is ttird with a total of 4,5S3 bales; 27,1sJ square and 7.413 round bales equal to a total of 30,57S full 800 pound bales.
 Dallas County is fourth with total of 32,646 bales, or a total of 322S full 800 pound bales.
 Wilcox is fifth with a total of 31.635 bales; 30,2s5 square and 1850 round bales; equal to a total of 30,67S full 500 pound bales.
 Bullock County is sixth with a total of 32,296 bales; 28.236 square and 4.060 round bales. equal to total of 29,955 full 800 pound bales.
 Pike is seventh with a total of 32, ,s43 bales; 26,240 square and 6,603 round bales equal to a toal of 29 112 full 800 pound bales.
 Marengo County is eighth with total of 31 ,24 bales; 26,90S square and 43S6 round bales; equal to 2s,SS2 full 800 pound bales.
 Butler County is eleventh with a total of 27,510 bales; 26,294 square and 1216 round bales; equal to 26,64S full 800 pound bales.
 Russell County is tenth with a total of 24,743 bales; equal to total of 24,471 full 500 pound bales.
 of 25,051 bales 16,273 square and SITS round bales; equal to a total of %, ,4S6 full 500 pound bales.
 Then comes Perry with 24,692; Coffee, with 20.261; Macon with 22.341; Dale with 20,631; Madison with 1S,611; Monroe with 1928; Tallapoosa with 16,626; Talladega. with 16,595; Pickens with 15717 Randolph 14,242; Clarke, 17,SS7; Crenshaw. 1s,636; Hale, 17.3S9; Greene. 14,351; Lauderdale, 12. 760; Lawrence, 12 275; Marshall. 13,91S; Tuscaloosa, 1S.742; Morgan, 10,937; Lime stone H,92i; Fillmore E.41S; Geneva. 12,679; Colbert, 11.970; Conecuh, 11.091; Autauga. 11,326. Others from 10000 down to Mobile with only 6. Baldwin next with 794.
 The rapid development of the cotton seed oil is annually increasing the quantity or snort cotton saved 10 the commercial world by the reginning of cotton seed for oil extraction can vass by mail of this industry has de- veloped the fact that 530 oil mills have been operated during the season of 1902-03 and that hey have obtained from the reginning of seed of the growth of 1902 linters amounting to 1882 bales of 800 pounds each.
 The quantity Of cotton ginned from the growth of 1902, exclusive of linters, amounted to 11,07S,Ss2 running bales (bales as pressed at the ginneries). equal to 1O.630.945 bales of 800 pounds standard; or counting round bales as half bales 10, ,5SS, ,25O. During the four years covered by the ginning reports of the census of flee the average crop, exclusive of lint CTS, has been 9.9O2.277 bales of 800 pounds. The crop of 1902 shows an increase of 72S,66 bales over this average, while the crops of 1899 and 1901 show a de- crease of 556.sS6 and S92 532 bales, res- pectively.
 For the crop of 1902 there has been a general increase in all the States both East and West of the Mississippi River with the exception of Alabama and Texas Drought in Alabama and drought and the boil weevil In Texas are responsible for the losses in those States.