The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-19
COTTON CROP l3,677,ODO BALES
COTTON CROP COMPILED BY De
PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
These Figures Do Not include Lint
ers--Probably Most Valuable Ever
Grown In United States.

Washington.-A crop of 6,542, $780,
600 pounds of cotton, not including
linters, was produced in the United
States during 1914, the department
of agriculture announced Saturday.
This is the third in size, that Of 1911,
which amounted to 7,459,S4O,000
pounds, being the record, and that of
last year, when ,851,71O,0OO pounds
were grown, being second.
This years crop probably will be
the most valuable ever grown in the
United States. At the average farm
value of cotton on Nov. l, which was
13c a pound. it is worth $S5O,57O,OOO
for the lint alone. To this about $685.
100000 probably will be added by the
value of the seed and linters. The
previous most valuable crop was that
of 1910. which was valued at $S2O,320,-
900, and with seed and lint at $685.
10000.
All the states with the exception of
Mississippi, Louisiana, Missouri and
Oklahoma produced crops better than
the average of the past five years,
while Georgia, Alabama and South
Carolina produced their second largest
crops and Texas its third largest.
The crop will amount to 13,677,0OO
bales of 500 pounds (not including
| linters). This compares with 13,7O3,-
421 bales of 500 pounds, exclusive of
linters, produced last year, when the
total crop, inclusive of linters, was
14,313,0OO bales of 500 pounds; 49,
| 692,701 bales in 1911, which, including
| linters, amounted to 16,250,276 bales;
11,60S,616 bales in 1910; which, In
Guiding linters, amounted to 12,OO5,-
6SS bales, 1O,OO4,949 bales in 1909,
which, including linters, amounted to
1O,315,3S2 bales; 1S,241,7O9 bales in
| 1908 which, including linters, amount
ed to 13,5S7,306 bales, and 11,1O3179
bales in 1907 which, including lint
ers, amounted to 11,375,461 bales.
Georgia Is Second.
Georgia-Total production 2,275,OO0
bales, compared with 1,776,546 bales
last year and 2,017,371 bales the aver
age 1907-11, The value of the crop,
with seed, last year was si21 100000.
Florida-Total production, $4,000
bales, compared with 52,760 bales last
year and 61,646 bales the average
! 1907-11. TIE value of the crop, with
seed, last year was s4,190,OO0.
Alabama-Tot production. 1,510,-
900 bales, compared with 1,342,275
bales last year, and 1,27S,709 bales,
the average of 1sO7-11. The value of
the crop, with seed, last year was $780,
2S0,000.
Mississippi Total production, 1885,
600 bales, compared with 1,046,41S
bales last year, and 1,334,712 bales,
the average 19O7-11 The value of the
crop, with seed, last year was ST.
/ 10000.
j Louisiana--Total production, 100000
bales, compared with 376,O96 bales
last year. and 405.S44 bales, the aver
i age 1907-11. The value of the crop,
with seed, last year was s25,370,000.
i Texas Leads All States.
! Texas-Total production, 100000
bales, compared with 4,SS0,21O bales
last year, and 3,1SS,662 bales, the aver.
| age 19o7-11. The value of the crop,
with seed. last year was 1921, 100000
/ Arkansas Total production, 100000
/ bales, compared with 792,09S bales
last year, and 856,32S bales, the aver
age 1907-11. The value of the crop
Il with seed, last year was $53,630,000
\ Tennessee-Total production, S75,
bales, compared with 276.546 bales
y. and 329,607 bales, the aver
Il. The value of the crop
last year was $1S,930,000. s
Total production, $4,000
\1ed with 55,691bales las
Iis bales, the average
ue Of the crop, witt
3 $3,8oo,0oo.
production, 500,
4,649 bales, the
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