Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-18
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AMERICAN COTTON.
Census Bureau Tells All About the
Crop of 1908

Bulletin 100, which has just been is'
sued by the bureau of the census, con.
sists Of a report on the production o.
cotton in 1908, prepared under the su'
pervision of Mr.. William M. Steuart
chief statistician for manufacturers, b!
Mr.. Daniel c. Roper, expert chief o.
division. The report Is presented II
five divisions: O Annual cotton pro-
duction in the United States by states
and counties, from 1904 to 1908, with
statistics Of the production for previous
years; (2) worlds cotton production
for mill consumption in 1907 and 1908
by counties; (3) stocks Of cotton held
in the United States at the close OF
February, 1909; (4) the relation Of the
government to the cotton industry; and
CD the commercial and industrial i'm
portance Of American cotton.
During the beginning Of the season
19OS-s as for the three previous sea-
sons, ten preliminary statements OF
cotton ginned to specified dates were
issued. The present report gives the
aggregate figures for the whole cotton
crop, and covers the tenth consecutive
year for which statistics Of cotton gin
ned have been collected and published
by the bureau of the census.
Production, 1881, ,so6 Bales.
The finally revised figures for the
crop Of 1908, expressed in equivalent
500-pound bales and including linters,
show a total production Of 1881, ,3O6
bales. This represents an increase over
1907 Of 2,211,S45 bales, or 1874 per cent.
It is the third largest crop ever pro-
duced, being exceeded only by the crops
Of 1904 and 1906, and is 9S7,751 bales
larger than the average crop Of the last
five years.
OF the total production In 1908, g.
232,12S bales or 459 per cent, came
from the territory west Of the Missis-
sippi river, while the states east Of the
Mississippi contributed 7,355,17S bales,
or SAL per cent. In 1907 the states
west of the river produced AZ per cent
of the crop and those east, IS per cent;
while in 1906 the former reported 53.2
per cent, and the latter 46.S per cent.
The production reported for Texas,
3,913,0S4 bales, is the second largest
recorded, being exceeded only by that
of 1906, which was 36s,74O bales larger.
This state showed a falling off in 1907
Of 449 per cent as compared with 1906,
but increased its crop in 1908 by 65.S
per cent over 1907. Texas produced
2S.S per cent Of the total for the coun-
try in 1908; 2OS per cent in 1907: and
31.5 per cent in 1906.
Other states showing large increases
over 1907 are Arkansas, with 1874 per
cent; Alabama, with 21.3 per cent; and
Mississippi, with 1873 per cent. Louis
lana has again sustained a great loss,
reporting this year but 70.1 per cent of
the quantity returned in 1907, and less
than one-half of that returned In 1906.
Oklahoma also shows a loss, since the
crop of 1908 Is but 80 per cent Of that
of 1907, and n per cent Of that Of 1906.
During the last two years especially
favorable conditions have existed In
Georgia, which state ranks next to
Texas in production. The production
in 1908 was 1,9S0,077 bales, the largest
quantity ever grown in the state, and
exceeding that for 1907 by 124,2Ss bales.
Mississippi ranks third, with 1,704,972
bales, or 1875 per cent Of the total pro-
duction for the country, and was fol-
lowed by Alabama, with 1,374,140 bales,
or 1O.1 per cent Of the total for the
country.
One of the most interesting and val
liable features Of the bulletin Is that
showing the proportion Of the crop gin
ned to specified dates. The percentage
Of the crop ginned to the respective re-
port dates are as follows: 81 to Sep
tember / 1913 to September %; 4S.1 to
October IS; 62.6 to November 1; 1873
to November IA; S4.1 to December l.;
81 to December 13; 95.3 to January l.;
and 96.S to January Is. The season of
190S-9 was the earliest since the sys-
tenn of collecting the amount ginned to
specified dates was inaugurated in 1902.
Estimated Grade and Value of Cotton
Crop.
The crop of 1908 is remarkable for
its excellent spinning qualities and
cleanliness. The grade Of this crop is
estimated to have averaged strict mid
ding, compared with middling for 1907
and strict low middling for 1906. Meas
ured by it's yarn producing qualities,
the crop of 1908 is believed to be the
most valuable ever grown. The value
of the crop to the growers is estimated
at $6S1, ,230,596, Of which $5SS,S2S rep
resents the value Of the lint and $92,-
416,12S the value of the seed. Notwith-
standing the fact that the crop was g.
211,S45 bales larger than the crop Of
1907 and that the spinning qualities of
this crop were superior, it has been
disposed of by the growers at approx
imately s20,0O0,000 less than that of
1907.
Cotton Seed Products.
The estimated quantity of cotton
seed produced in 1908 is 5,903,S3S tons,
of which 3,669,747 tons were treated by
the old mills, affording products valued
at $S6,092,5S3, and distributed as to kind
and quantity, as follows: Oil, 146,7S9,-
$50 gallons; cake and meal, 1,491,752
tons; hulls 1,33O,2S3 tons; and linters,
165. .13S,62S pounds.
United States Produced Two Thirds of
the Worlds Factory Supply of Cot
ton.
The second part of the bulletin gives
a brief summary Of the present status
Of cotton growing in all countries,
where 1t Is carried on to any extent.
The worlds production of cotton for
mill consumption in 1908 is estimated
at 19,574.0OO bales of 500 pounds net,
compared with 16,512,0OO in 1907. The
production in the United States, ex-
pressed in net-weight bales, was 49,
100000, and represents &c per cent of
the total commercial cotton produced
British India, which ranks second, pro-
duced 2,914,O00 bales, or Is per cent;
EgyDt I 275 mn ba1es Or ner cent .