The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03
COTTON CROP SETS ! NEW EARLY RECORD | Census Bureau Issues An nual Ginning Report DECLINES ARE NOTED Report Shows That 300,000 More Bales Ginned At Present Than
 for Same Period Last
 Year
DECLINES ARE NOTED

Year
 Washington, October 2.-Indications that the cotton crop of the present sea son would be one of the earliest or record were born out today by the cen sus bureaus ginning report. whicf showed a total of 3,66S,O66 running bales ginned prior to September 20. This was 100000 bales more than was ginneo to that date a year ago and 1,ooo'ooU more than was ginned to that date dur ing any previous year for which rec ords have been kept by the census Du- reau For the 21 working days since the last ginning report on September l, an average of 1S7,703 bales were ginned' This was 440OO bales more, day than 1910: 1000 more than in 1909 and 1908; S1,O00 more than in 1907, and 5o,ooo more than in 1906.
 While there was declines of the con- ditions in most states there was an lm- provement of per cent in Texas and per cent in North Carolina.
 With an indicated yield of 195 pounds to the acre as unofficially estimated from today's condition figures. and the greatest planted area on record 35'o4o'- 900 acres, the 1911 crop undouptedly will be the biggest on record.
 Cotton this year early gave indica- tions that it would be bumper crop, but during August the. decline amounted to 15.S per cent, a record falling OH. The decline during September. now ever. was one of the smallest on rec ords Unofficial reports indicate that prospects for a good top crop are poor.
 The second of the census bureau So periodical cotton ginning reports issued today at 10 a. m. shows the number CT bales of cotton ginned from the growth of 1911 prior to September 25.
 The report, giving. amounts in running bales. counting round as half bales, with comparative statistics to the correspond ing dates for the past three years and the percentage of the total crops of these years ginned to September 25 is as fol- lows:
 United States. 3,66S O66 bales compared with 2.312,074 bales in 1910, when 20 per cent of the crop was ginned to September 25. 256S. .150 bales in 1909. when 25.5 per cent was ginned and 2.59O, ,630 bales in 1908 when 19S per cent was ginned. Round bales included this year were 27,94S, compared with 3S,026 bales in 1910; 4S,070 bales in 1909 and 57,107 bales in 1908. Sea Island cotton ginned was 11,512 bales compared with 7,004 bales in 1910; 13,S32 bales Tn l9oS and 11,457 bales in 1908.
 By states the ginning was as follows:
 Alabama 360,922 bales compared with POP, ,4S8 bales in 1910 when 16.9 per cent of the states crop was ginned to Sep tember 9, 1S7,S32 bales in 1909, when 1S.l per cent was ginned and Sl6349 bales III 1908 when 23.7 per cent was ginned
 Arkansas 4S, ,551 compared with 22,3l9 m 1910 when 2.S per cent. was ginned: e5,- 926 in 1909 when F per celt was ginned and 80, 465 in 1908 when S.1 per cent was ginned.
 Florida, 21,272 compared with 11.252 in 1910. when 16S per cent was ginned; 19,Sl1 in 1900 when 316 per cent was ginned and 16. 657 in 1908 when 236 per cent was gin ned.
 Georgia. 76s, ,666 compared with 365. 407 in 1910, when POP per cent was ginned; 536, PIP in 1909 when 29 per cent was ginned and 5l4,S9S in 1908. when 26 per cent was ginned.
 Tennessee, 15. 4SS bales compared ,.vlth 1892 bales in 191O when 05 per cent was ginned: 17152 bales in 1909 when Il per cent was ginned and 2S,105 in 1909 when S.4 per cent was ginned.
 Texas, 1,659S16, compared with 1,263,212 bales in 1910, when 42.S per cent was ginned and 996,607 bales in 1908, when 26.6 per cent was ginned
 All other states, 51S00 bales. compared with 125 bales in 1910, when l per cent was ginned PIP bales in 1909. when 3.S per cent was ginned. and 4774 bales in 1908, when 6.5 per cent was ginned.
 Louisiana SS,322 bales, compared with 45.799 bales in 1910, when 1S.6 per cent was ginnea 62,6l6 in 1909 when PAP per oent was ginned, and 79,042 in 1908, when 169 per cent was ginned.
 Mississippi, 96,340 bales, compared with S3,76S bales in 1910, when 6.9 per cent was ginned; 961A,S25 bales in 1909. when 9 per cent was ginned, and 199001 bales in 19ps. when 12.3 per cent was ginned.
 North Carolina. 153,642, compared with 4e.051 bales in 1910, when 6.1 per cent was ginned; S0,49S in 1909, when 12.7 per cent was ginned, and S9,063 bales in 1908, when 13 per cent was gnned.
 Oklahoma, 115,756 bales, compared with l1G,5 ,530 bales In 1910 when F per cent was glllned; 134,377 bales in 1S09 when 24.3 per cent was ginned, and 5705 bales in 1908, when s per cent was gnned.
 South Carolina. Ill, compared with 160,52l in 1910, when 19.3 per cent was einned; 2S5, 401 bale sin 19O9 when 25.1 per cent was ginned and 2S9. 969 bales in 1908, when 23.S per cent was ginned.
 The. corrected statistics of the quantity of cotton ginned this season prior to Sep tember l are 771,297 bales.