The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-14
CENSUS BUREAUS
GINNING REPORT
This Being the Fourth for
the Season and Up to
November First
(By the Associated Press

Ioi: A\oF- O.-NItn d total
of 9,968.172 bales of cotton Of the
growth Of 1911 ginned prior to No
yember l, as announced today by the
Census Bureau, the promised record
breaking cotton crop OF this season is
fast being made ready for the manu-
facturer. At no time in the history
Of the American cotton industry has
so great a crop been g1nned to this
time Of the year
The amount ginned to November 1,
exceeds by 1,777,000 bales that ginned
IN 1908, the previous record. It also
is greater tina the ginning to No
vember IA, Of any year. being about
zoe, 900 bales more than ginned to
tina date in 1904, the record year.
This Y d indicate that the crop was
at least TWO weeks earlier in matur-
ing and reaching the gins than In
previous years.
Calculations of the years total crop,
based on the ginning reports will.
therefore, probably be more accurate
If figured on the November IA reports
Of other years. In previous record
years about 20 per cent of the total
crop has been ginned to that date n
a rough estimate Of this years crop
might be placed at a minimum of
100000 bales. Commercial experts
estimates, however, range up to moro
than 15,o0O,0 900 bales.
The Census Bureaus fourth cotton
ginning report Of the season, issued
at 10 a. m. today. and showing the
number Of running bales, counting
round as half bales. Of cotton of the
growth Of 1911, ginned to November
/ with comparative statistics to the
corresponding date for the past three
years. is as follows:
United States: 9, 968,172 bales, COM
pared with 7,s45,953 bales last year,
when 63.5 per cen Of the entire crop
was ginned to November 1; 7,O17,849
bales in 1909, when 69.7 per cent wa
ginned, and 8,191,557 bales in 1908,
when 62.5 per cent of the crop was
ginned.
The urnbe Of round bales includ-
ed were, 6S,343, compared with ST.
1873 bales in 1910.
The number Of bales Of Sea Island
cotton included We're: 56,133, com-
pared with 4O,504 bales last year; 55,-
237 bales in 1909, and 45,479 bales in
1908. The distribution Of Sea Island
cotton by States was: Florida, 20,974
bales, compared with 1871 bales last
yea; 1910 bales in 1909, and 19,064
bales in 1908. Georgia, 1876 bales,
compared with 22,490 bales last ear
31.277 bales in 1909 and 21. 500 bales
in 1908. South Carolina, 1858 bales,
compared with 2,S23 bales last year:
1920 bales in 1909, and 4,615 bales in
1908.
statistics and h percentage Of the
total crop ginned to November / in
previous years. follow:
Alabama, 1,0S9,376 bales, compared
with 74s,S78, Or 62.S per cent. In 1910;
676,331, or $50 per cent, in 1903; $751;
667, or $50 per cent, in 1908.
Arkansas, 443,5O5 bales. compared
with 324,769. or 40.7 per cent, in 1910;
472,252, or 67.7 per cent, in 1903;
536,7s5, or 5s.S per cent. in 1908.
Florida. 55,973 bales. compared
with 1894, or $40 per cent, in 1910:
1864, or 1873 per cent, IN 1909; and
1924, or 61.o per cent, in 1908.
Georgia, i.soe.25e bales. compared
with 1,241,S25, or 6s.5 per cent, In
1910; 1.3s4,913, or 74.9 per cent, In
1903; and 1.3S7,641, or 7o.2 ner cent
in 1908.
Louisiana. 232,o47 bales, compared
with 1864. or e2.7 per cent. in 1910:
18S.112, or 1913 per cent, in 1909; and
2S7,SS5, or GIT per cent, in 1908.
Mississippi. 5S5,021 bales compared
with 576,6A1, or 47.6 per cent, in
1910; 572,131, or 53.3 per cent. In
1909, and s33,14S, or 55.1 per cent
in 1908
North Carolina, 597,95e bales, com
pared with 3SS,696, or 51.3 per cent
In 1910: 370,391, or SIS per cent, in
1909, and 373,713, or SAT per cent. in
1908.
Oklahoma, 555,755 bales, compared
With 5S5.237, or $50 per cent, IN 19lo,
412,e31, or TAT per cent. In 1909, ano
217.s29. or 31.6 per cent, in 1908.
South Carolina, 1,021,912 bales
compared with 72e.117. or 500 pei
cent, in 1910; 791.629, or se.6 pei
cent, in 1909, and S21,60S, or e7.6 pei
cent in 1908.
with 12e,e4O, or 4O.4 per cent, In
1910; 1850, or 61-S per cent, IN
1909, and 1es,7S3. or 5a.5 per cent
in 1908.
Texas, 3,210,2ls bales, compared
with 2,4O5,157, or SIS per cent. IN
1910. ~1.920,1SS, or 17.S per cent, IN