The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-02
COTTON PRODUCTION
CENSUS BULLETIN ISSUED BIZ THE
GOVERNMENT
Finally Revised Figures show q Total Crop
OF rs, Bs5, 500, Baies--Products OF
Cotton seed for Year.

Ein0tIF HENiHHu EtXUfE8 BN0W y A~tnt ivy
OF 1887 500, Bales-Products OF
Cotton Seed for Year.
Bulletin 100. which has just been issued
by the Bureau OF the Census. consists OF
report on the production of cotton In 1908,
prepared under the supervision OF william
NJ steuart. chief statistician for msnufac-
furers. by Daniel c. Roper. expert chief OF
division.
The report Is presented in five divisions:
d) Annual cotton production in the United
states, by states and counties. from lsO+
TO 1905 with statistics Of the production Tor
previous years; t2) worlds cotton prodnction
for mill consumption In 1907 and isve' Sy
countries; (3) stocks Of cotton held In the
United States at the close OF February, lsos;
90 the relation of the Government TO the
cotton industry; and CD the .commerciai anu
Industrial importance OF American cotton.
During the ginning season Of 1862. as
for the three previous seasons. ten prelmin-
airy statements of cotton ginned to speciiied
dates were issued The present report sNes
the aggregate figures for the whole COTTON
crop. and covers the tenth consecutive year
for which statistics Of cotton ginned have
been collected and published by the Bureau
Of the Census.
The finally revised figures for the crop
Of 1908, expressed in equivalent boe-pound
bales and including iinters. show total
production OF 1857. sos bales. This repre-
sents an increase over 1907 of 2,2li's4e
bales. or 1914 per cent 1t 10 the third iarg-
est crop ever produced, being exceeded oniy
s7s.751 bales larger than the average crop
of the last five years
OF the total production in 1908. s.2s2,l2s
bales. or 45,s per cent. came from the ter.
ritory west of the Mississippi contributed
1856, ITS bales. SAL per cent. In 1907
the states west Of the river produced ~ per
cent Of the crop. and those east IS per cent;
while In 1905 the former reported 6s2 per
cent, and the latter 1873 per cent
Texas shows an TncrnesG.
The production reported for Texas. s.sls,-
0s4 bales, Is the second largest recorded. De-
ing exceeded only by that Of 1905, which
was 3ss,74O bales larger This state showed
a falling off IN 1907 OF 44.s percent as COM
pared with 1905, but increased It's crop In
1908 by 6b.S per cent over 1901 Texas pro-
duced ass per cent Of the total tor the
country In 1905; 2o.s per cent In 1901; ana
ais per cent In 1906.
Other states showing large increases over
1907 are Arkansas, with 23.4 per cent Ala
bama, with ala per cent: and MISSISSIPPI,
with 1873 per cent. Louisiana has again
sustained a great loss. reporting this year
but 70.1 per cent of the quantity returned
In 1907. and less than one-haif OF that re-
turned In 1906. Oklahoma also shows q
loss, since the crop of 1908 Is but so per
cent of that OF 1907. and II per cent OF that
OF 1906.
During the last two years especially fav-
orabie conditions have existed In Georgia,
which state ranks next to Texas In pro-
duction. The production in 1908 was 1885,
OFT bales, the largest quantity ever grown
in the state, and exceeding that Tor 1901
by 124,2Ss bales. Mississippi ranks third,
with 1,7o4,s72 bales, or 12.6 per cent Of the
total production for the country. and was
followed by Alabama, with 1.S74,i4O bales.
or 10.1 per cen Of the total for the country.
One Of the most interesting and valuable
features Of the bulletin lie that showing the
proportion Of the crop ginned to specified
dates. The percentages of the crop sinned
to the respective report dates are. as FOL
lows: 81 to September /; 1913 to September
Is; 4s.1 to October Is; s2.s to November /;
1913 to November Il; SAL to December 1;
81 to December 10; $50 to January Il; and
96.s to January 49, The season OF 1s0S-s
was the earliest since the system Of COLI
iecting the amount ginned to specified dates
was inaugurated in 1909.
The crop Of 1908 10 remarkable for its
excellent spinning qualities and cleanliness.
The grade OF this crop is estimated to have
averaged strict middling. compared with
middling for 1907 and strict low middling
for 1906. Measured by its 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
1881. aso.sSs. of which s5ss,s1t,sas repre-
sents the value OF the lint and ss2,41s.I2s
the value Of the seed. Notwithstanding the
fact that the crop was 2,21i.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 a20,000,000 less than that Of 1907.
Cotonseed Products.
The estimated quantity OF cottonseed pro
duced in 1903 Is 5.sos,sss tons. OF which
| 3.ss9.74T tons were treated by the oil mills
affording products valued at $ss.092.5ss
and distributed as to kind and quantity, as
follows: oil, 146.7ss.ss0 gallons; cake and
meal. 1.4s1,752 tons; huila. 1.sso.2ss TONS
and linters 1e5,13s.62s pounds
The second part Of the bulletin gives g
brief summary Of the present status of cot
ton growing in all countries. where It is car
ried on to any extent. The worlds produc-
tion of cotton for mill consumption in 1908 ia
estimated at 1e.574.000 bales Of 500 pounds
net. compared with 16.5I2.oo0 In 1907. The
production in the United States, expressed in
net-weight bales. was 100000. and rep
resents 66 per cent OF the total commercial
cotton produced. British India. which ranks
second. produced 2.S14.oo0 bales. or Is per
cent; Egypt, 1.275,000 bales or per cent;
and Russia, $4,000 bales. or per cent.
Most OF the remainder Is produced In China
and Brazil, while smaller quantities are con-
tributed by Mexico, Peru. Turkey, Persia,
and several other countries.
The success OF the Census method Of col
lecting statistics OF the cotton production
Bureau for Information relative to the dis
tribution Of the crop. the purpose being to
measure the available supply Of cotton on
given dates and to forecast the possible flu
ture needs. In line with this. Congress pass
ed a resolution in February. 1905. directing
the Bureau to prepare an annual report deal
ing with statistics of exports and consump-
ton of cotton during the year ending Au-
gust 81. and with stocks at the close Of the
year. The scope Of this inquiry with regard
to stocks was enlarged by a joint resolu-
ton of Congress. passed in February, 1903
authorizing the preparation of three addit-
ional stock reports, relating to November J.
January /. and March 1.
In the third part of this bulletin is pre-
scented the statistics of the first OF these
new stock reports, showing the condition al
the close Of February. The total quantity
amounted to 5.263.3ts bales. distributed by
holders. as follows Manufacturers 1.e20.03a
bales; producers, 2e7.sBS bales; independent
warehouses. 2.23s,224 bales; transportation
companies 542.54s bales; and other hold
avs 294.5s0 bales. The quantity of linters
included Is $4,000 running bales and the
quantity Of foreign cotton, reduced to equiv
alent 500 pound bales. 1851 bales.
Supply and Distribution.
The total supply of cotton In the United
States for the month period ending with
February, 1909 is given as 1885. $50 bales
made up OF 1.23s.O5s bales on hand Sep
TENDER /. 1905; 1909 o2 bales ginned since
and $4,000 bales imported. The exports
during this period amounted to e.Bss. ST.
bales; and the stocks on hand on February