The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-05
elNNERS REPORT
MORE COTTON GINNED THAN
EVER BEFORE KNOWN.

EyEfC OEHOISC xAENoSAss
Over One Million Bales More Ginned
Now Than Was Ginned to This
Time Last Year.
Indications that the cotton crop OF
the present season would be one of
the earliest on record were bourne
out Monday, by the census bureaus
ginning report, which showed a to-
tai of 3,663,O66 running bales gin
ned prior to September 25.
This was 100000 bales more
than was ginned to that date year
ago, and 100000 bales more than
was ginned to- that date during any
previous year for which records
have been kept by the census bu-
Teau.
The largest increase in ginnings
during the period were reported
from Texas, Georgia, South Carolina,
Alabama and North Carolina.
For the twenty-one working days
since the last ginning report, on Sept
4. 81, average Of 137,703 bales was
ginnsd. This was $4,000 bales more
day than in 1910; $4,000 more
than in 1909 and 1908, $1,000 more
than in 1907 and $1,000 more than
In 1905.
The report giving amounts in run
ming bales, counting round as half
bales, with comparative statistics to
corresponding. dates for the past
three years, and the percentage OF
the total crops of these years ginned
TO September 25, is as follows:
United States, 3,663,066 bales.
compared with 2,312,O74 bales in
1910, when 20 per cent of the crop
was ginned to September rs; 1885,
$50 bales in 1909, when 25.5 per
cent was ginned, and 2,590,630 bales
In 1908, when 1913 per cent was
ginned.
Round bales including this year
were 1884, compared with 3S,o26
bales in 1910; 4S,O7O bales in 1909
and 57,1O7 bales in 1908.
Sea islam cotton ginned was H.
512 bales, compared with 1904 bales
in 1910, 1882 in 1909 and 11,457
in 1908.
BY states the ginning was as fol-.
lows:
Alabama, 36O,s22 bales, compared
with 2O1,4SS in 1910 when 1873
per cent of the States crop was gin
ned to September rs; 1882 bales
in 1909, when 1s.1 per cent was gin
ned. and 316,249 bales in 1908, when
23.7 per cent was ginned.
Arkansas, 43,551 bales, compared
with 1902 in 1910, when 0.5 per cent
cent was ginned; S3,926 in 1903,
when 12 per cent was ginned, and
S0,465 in 1908, when 81 per cent
was ginned.
Florida, 21,277 bales, compared
with 1882 in 1910, when 1913 Der
cent was ginned; 1851 in 1909,
when 31.6 per cent was ginned and
1851 in 1908, when 23.6 per cene
was ginned.
Georgia, 1866 bales, compared
with 65,4O7 in 1910, when 2O.2 per
cent was ginned; 536.212 in 1909,
when 29 per cent was ginned, and
514,s9S in 1908. when &c per cent
was ginned.
Louisiana, Ss,S22 bales, compared
with 45,799 in 1910, when 1876 per
cent was ginned; 62,616 in 1903,
when 24.2 per cent was ginned, and
79.O42 in 1908, when 16.9 per cent
was ginned.
Mississippi, s6,34O bales, compar-
ed with S3,76S in 1910, when So
per cent was ginned; 96,S25 in 1903,
when 9 per cent was ginned, and
199,0O1 in 1908, when 1913 per cent
was ginned.
North Carolina, 153,642 bales, as
compared with 46,O51 in 1910, when
81 per cent was ginned; SO,49S IN
1909, when 1877 per cent was ginned,
and s9,O63 in 1908, when 1S per
cent was ginned.
Oklahoma, 1875 bales. compar-
ed with 11O,53O in 1910, when II
per cent was ginned; 134,@77 in l9O9
when 24.3 per cent was ginned, and
5.7O5 in 1908, when 0.S per cent was
ginned.
South Carolina, 329,111 bales, as
compared with 160,521 in 1910,
when 1873 per cent was ginned;
zS5,4O1 in 1909, when PSI per cent
was ginned, and 2S9,969 in 1908,
when 23.S per cent was ginned.'
Tennessee, 15,4SS bales, compared
with 1902 1910, when 0.5 per cent
was ginned; 1852 in 1909, when
IL per cent was ginned, and 2S,lOo
in 1908, when S.4 per cent was GIN
ned.
Texas, 1,659,S16 bales, compared
with 1,263,212 bales in 1910, when
42.S per cent was ginned, and $685.
6G7 in 1908, when 26.6 per cent was
ginned.
All other States, $50 bales, COM
Dared with 125 in 1910, when O.1
per cent was ginned; 2,172 in 1903,
when S.S per cent was ginned, and
Alta in 1908, when 6.5 per cent