The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-20
l9|2 COTTON CROP
 I3,82o,00O BALES
Arkansas Raised 854, GOO Bales. Louisiana 435,000. 0kIa-
 homa 1,O39.000.

Washington-The American cotton crop for the season of 19l2-f3 will amount to 13,S20,000 bales of 800 pounds, (not including linters) ae- cording to the first estimate made by the government this year through the crop reporting board bureau of sta tisties, Department of Agriculture.
 This compares with 15.692, 701 bales of 800 pounds, exclusive of linters, pro duced in the record crop of last year, when the total crop inclusive of linters was 16,250,000 bales of 500 pounds 11,60S,616 bales in 1910, which, includ- ing linters, amounted to 12,005,688 bales; 10,0049 bales in 1910, which, including linters, amounted to l0,Sl5,- 3S2 bales; 13,241.709 bales in 1908, which, including linters, amounted to 13, ,306 bales, and 11,107,179 bales in 1907, which, including linters, amounted to 11,375,461 bales. The average total production, exclusive of linters, for the five years from 1906 to 1910 was 11,S47,27O.
 s The value of the crop. including seed. for the same period, averaged SITS, 900, while last years record crop is estimated to have been worth $S59, ,000 and the 1910 crop s963, 1S0,000, the most valuable ever pro- duced
 The country's cotton crop this year will amount to 6,612,336. .000 pounds of lint, exclusive of linters, the Depart ment of Agriculture estimated in it's annual report This is equivalent to 13,S20,000 bales of 800 pounds gross weight and makes the crop this year, in point of quality second only to the great record crop of 15.692,701 bales, exclusive of linters grown last year.
 The estimated production. exclusive of lnters and stated in 500-pound bales, by states. with comparisons. fol low:
 Arkansas--Total production 54.0O0 bales, compared with 939,3Q2 bales last year, and S5G, ,703 bales, the average 1906-10. The value of the crop last year was $51,06O,O00.
 Oklahoma-Total production ,039,- 900 bales, compared with 1,022,092 bales last year, and 7S3, 3,706 bales, the average l90610. The value of the crop last year was $55,070.000.
 louisiana Total production 435, ,000 bales. compared with 3S4,597 last year, and 526,4S1 bales, the average 1906-10. The value of the crop las: year was $21,01O,000
 North Carolina-Total production S7S.000 bales. compared with 1.075,S25 bales last year, and 627,66S bales, the average 1906-10, The value of the crop last year was S5S,S10,00O.
 California production 5000 bales. compared with 9.790 bales last year.
 Mississippi-Total production 1,109,- 900 bales, compared with 1908, 545 bales, the average 1906-10 The value of the crop. last year was s66.530, ,000.
 South Carolina-Total production l. 1S4000 bales, compared with l,648,712 bales last year. and 1.0S5.S93 bales,
 Virginia-Total production 24,000 bales, compared with 29,S91 bales last year. and 12,0G4 bales, the average l906-10. The value of the crop last year was $t,380,000
 Tennessee-Total production 2S0000 bales. compared with 449,737 bales last year, and 200,867 bales, the average l906lo, The value of the crop last year was $24 4,6S0,000.
 Missouri-Total production 5e,0O0 bales. compared with 96.S0S bales last wear. and 51, ,456 bales. the average 90610. The value og the crop last
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