The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-16
COTTON GINNED.
Nearly Ten Million Bales, All Rec
ords Surpassed.

ords Surpassed.
Washington, Nov. S.-With total
OF 9,968,172 bales of cotton OF the
growth of 1911 ginned prior to No
vember /, as announced to-day by
the census bureau, the promised rec
ord-breaking cotton crop Of this sea-
son is fast being made ready for the
manufacturer. At no time in the his
tory Of the American cotton industry
has so great a crop been ginned to
this time of the year.
The amount ginned to November
4 exceeds by 1,777,000 bales that
ginned in 1908, the previous record.
It also is greater than the ginning to
November II of any year, being
about 100000 more bales than was
ginned to that date in 1904, the rec
ord year. This would indicate that
the crop was at least two weeks
earlier in maturing and reaching the
gins than in previous years.
Possibly Fourteen Million.
Calculations of the years total
crop, based on the ginning re-
ports would, therefore, probably be
more accurate if figured on the No
vember IA reports of other years. In
previous record years, about so per
cent. of the total crop has been
ginned to that date and rough esti-
mate of this years crop might be
placed at minimum of IA 100000
bales. Commercial experts estimates,
however, range up to more than 15,-
O00,0 bales.
The census burea's fourth cotton
ginning repont of the season, show
ing the number of running bales,
counting round as half bales, ginned
to November /, with comparative
statistics to the corresponding date
for the past three years, is as fol-
lows:
United States, 9,96s,172 bales,
compared with 7,345,953 bales last
year, when 63.5 per cent. of the en-
tire crop was ginned to November l;
7.0l7,849 bales in 1903, when 69.7
per cent. was ginned, and S,191, ,557
bales in 1908, when 62.6 per cent. of
{ the crop was ginned.
The number of round bales includ-
ed were 6S,343, compared with Sl,-
s1S3 bales in 1910.
The number of bales of sea island
cotton included were 56,133, compar-
ed with 40,504 bales last year; 3d.
237 bales in 1909, and 45,479 bales
in 190S The distribution of sea is
land cotton by States was: Florida,
2o,974 bales, compared with 1871
bales last year; 1910 bales in 1909,
and 19,064 bales in 1908. Georgia,
1896 bales, compared with 22,49O
baies last year; 31,277 bales in 1909
and 81 ,802 bales in 1908. South
Carolina, 1858 bales, compared with
1888 bales last year; 1920 bales IN
1909, and 4,613 bales in 1908.
Reports by States. -,
- Ginning by States, with compare
tive statistics and the percentage of
{ the total crop ginned to November
Z in previous years follows:
Alabama, 1,089,376 bales, compar-
ed with 748,S7S or 62.8 per cent. in
1910, 676,331 or $50 per cent. in
1909; -S91, ,667, or 66.9 per cent. in
1908.
Arkansas, 443,505 bales compared
with 324,769, OF, 40.7 per cent. IN
1910: 472,252, or 67.7 per cent. in
3 1909; 536,7S5, or 53.9 per cent. in
1908.
Florida, 55,s73 bales, compared
with 3S,924, or 57.9 per cent. in
1910; 1864, or 1873 per cent. in
1909. and 43,234, or 61.2 per cent.
ins1909.
Georgia, 1,9O6,256 bales, compar-
ed with 1,241,825, or 6S.5 per cent.
+ in 1910; 1,3S4,913, or 74.9 per cent.
! $inS1909, and 1,387,641, or 70.2 per
cent. in 1908.
Louisiana, 232,O47 bales, compar-
ed with 154, ,634, or ,62.7 per cent. in
1910; 1912, or 1878 per cent. in
1909, and 2s7,SS5, or 61.7 per cent.
ins1908.
mississippi, 5s5,021 bales, COM
pared with $685. or AIS per cent.
in191O; 572,131, or 1913 per cent.
in 1909, and 893,14S, or 55.1 Per,
cent. in 1908.
North Carolina, 5s7,595 bales,
compared with 3S6,096 or .51.3 per
cent. in 1910; 370,891, or $50 per
cent in 1909, and 37Sa13, or 54.7
per cent in 1908.
Oklahoma, 555,755 bales, compar-
ed with 5S5,237, or 63.6 per cent. in
1910; 412,631, or 74.7 per cent. in
slSOS, duO I4t, VI oA'o POA SS1~' 49,
1908.
South Carolina, 1,O21,972 bales,
compared with 72s,117, or 60.2 per
cent. in 1910; 91,629, or 69.6 per
cent. in 1909, and S21,60S, or SIS
per cent. il 1908.
Tennessee, 212,579 bales, compar-
ed with 129,340, Or 4O.4 per cent. in
1910; 1860, or 61.S per cent. in
1909, and 1ss,7S3, or 5s.5 per cent.
in 1908.
Texas, s,21O,21s bales, compared
with 2,4O5,157, or SIS per cent. in
1910; 1,s20,1sS, or IT'S per cent.
in 1909, and 2,502,S62, or $50 per
cent. in 1908.s
All other States, 57,511 bales COM
pared with 24,s35, or 29.S per cent.
in 1910; 34,437, or 59.9 per cent. in
1909, and 36,602, or 500 per cent in
1908.
Great Change in Kentucky.
Louisville, KY, Nov. 8.-After