The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05
COTTON PRODUCTION.
Bureau of the Census Issues an In
teresting Report Concerning tho
Yield for Last Year.

Bulletin 95, which has just been is
sued by the bureau Of the census, con-
sists Of Il report on the production Of
cotton in 1907, prepared under the s,,-
pcrvision Of Mr.. William NJ. Stcuart,
chief statistician for manufacturers.
by Mr.. Daniel G. Roper, expert chief
Of division. The report is presented
in four divisions: (D Annual cotton
production in the United States, as re-
turned by ginncrs and dclntcrs, dis
trlbutcd by States from 1899 to 1907,
and by counties from 1908 to 1907,
with statistics as to annual proLuc-
ton compiled from trustworthy
sources for previous years, beginning
with 1890; CIV world s cotton produc.
ton in 1907, by counties; (3) the
growing. harvesting, and handling Of
cotton. with illustrations; and CD
statistics as TO the .manufncturc Of
cotton seed products.
During the ginning season of 1907
w. a% Tor Tie two previous seasons,
ten preliminary statements Of cotton
ginncd 10 >rrcifcd dates were issued.
The present report gives the nyyrc-
gate figures for the whole cotton
crop. and covers the ninth consecutive
year for which statistics Of cotton
%lnn"'t have been collected; and pub
liShr, b. :hc brrcrn Of rcn.;uS.
Production 1885, 5,46l Bales.
The finally revised figures for the
crop of 1907. expressed in equivalent
800 pound bales and including Iintrrs.
show II total production Of ll,375.-
lGl bales. This represents falling of
from 1906 Of 2,22O,037 b)cs or 1G.3
per rcnt., and is 2.30l lob bales less
than the crop Of 1904, the largest ON
record; while it falls short Of the
average production Of the last six
years by 3I5,0ll bales.
Of the total production in 1907, H.
16o.io9 bales, "r - per ccnt.. came
from the territory west Of the MiSsis-
Sippi river. while the States east of
the Mississippi contributed G,G05,8.52
cd contrast with 1905, when J}.2 per
cent. OF the crop came from west Of
the Mississippi and 4G.8 per cent.
from the States east Of it; in 1908,
however, the corresponding pcrccn-
tageS were ll.6 and 58.I, respectively.
These variations are caused very
largely by the fluctuations in the size
of the crop in the States west of the
Mississippi. us the difference between
the largest and the smallest crop in
the eastern States during the last
three years was but 208,010 bales.
Texas Shows a Falling Off Of 44.9
Per Cent.
The State reporting the largest cot
ton crop in 1907, as well as in every
other year since the inauguration Of
the ginning reports, was Texas, with
total Of 2.3G0..l78 bales. This repre-
SrntS an enormous decrease from 1906,
however, amounting to 1921, BIG
bales, or 449 per cent. AS Il result
ct this decreased Texas has produced
only 20.8 per cent. of the total for
the country. rs compared with 3l.5
per cent. in 1906 and with 24.0 per
cent. which represents the proportion
contributed by it to the aggregate
production of the last six years.
Other States showing large de-
crcaScs are Louisiana and Arkansas,
which xSportcd losses of about one
third and onc-fifth, respectively, as
compared with 1906. The new State
'of Oklahoma reported 8S2,984 bales,
loss of about i per cent, which
however. was so insignificant as COM
pared with the losses shown by other
States that Oklahoma actually ad-
vanccd from seventh place to sixth in
the quantity of cotton produced.
Georgia Reported But 504,689 Bales
Less Than Texas.
Georgia ranked second in the uuan-
tity Of cotton produced in 1907, with
toal Of l,835,780 bales, representing
l6.3 per cent of the total production
tor the country and M increase of
229,.l59 bales over 1906. AS Il result
Of this increase and the large de-
crease shown for Texas in 1907, Gcor-
gia reported but 50l,6So bales less
than the latter State. against a diff
ference Of 2,G55..l94 bales in 1906.
Mississippi ranked third in 1907,
with l,50l,303 bales. or 1872 per cent.
of the total for the country, followed