Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-04
Cotton Production in 1912


Especial Cerresp~aseBse a. ths fiSrala1
Washington. Iniy s-statlsiics for
the cotton crop IN the United states
for the year isi2 are given IN detail
In "a bulletin soon 20 be issued BY Di-
rector Durand Of the bureau Of the
census. department OF commerce. II
was prepared unoer the supervision
Of William N. stcuart, chief statistic
clan Tor manufactures. assisted by n.
J Zimmerman.
The quantity % cotton reported for
the crop Of ist2. with llnters included
aud round bales counted az hair
hnlea. In 14.O90,S6a running bales.
With the exception OF that Of 1911,
this n the largest crop the United
States has ever produced. Expressed
IN gross bO0-pound bales the crop
amounted 20 it.atS.0i5 bales. being
1.ga7.20l bales, or us per cent. less
than that Of 1871. but exceeding that
of 1910 By 2.a07, 327 bales. or 1919
per cent. that Of 1903 BY 3.ss7.63a
bales. or ass per cent: and that %
1904, the third largest crop, by $751;
0si bales, or t6 per cent.
The average annual production OF
cotton for the years issS-is0a was
1855 .00s bales. and for the years
is0s-is12. i3.3s4 ,a93 bales; the in
crease In the average annual produc-
ton being a.289.330 bales. OF 32.2 per
cent. When Il h. considered that. OF
the total area Of the counties from
which returns OF cotton ginned were
made. only about one-eleventh was
devoted 20 the production OF cotton
In 1911 aud 1912. the figures afford
some idea Of the possibilities OF cot
ton production in the United states
Practically the entire production Of
cotton In the United States In upland
which includes number Of long
staple varieties Only about one-haii
Of one per cent Of the total cotton
production In 1912 was Of the sea.
island variety. and only "a per cent
was iinters.
The sea-islond crop Of 1871.
amounted To 1917 bales. or ss,lS0,
0O0 pounds gross weight. and wal
less than that 81 1871 by $3.50 bales
or 3s.2 per cent. with the exception
OF the crop OF 1906. the crop OF i9i:
was the smallest produced since th'
Inauguration OF the ginning reports
severe storm proved disastrous To tbs
crop In South Carolina In 1911. an'
the production Of that state decreased
from is,Oi6 bales In 1919 To b.ii9 Il
1911, but increased 20 5.7O5 bales u
1912.
While production 81 sea is.nnd COT
ton shows variations from b7.sb
running bales In 1905 to ile.2s3 Il
1871. there has been no genera
tendency toward an Increase or de
crease In the production of this va
Tiety. the amount In 1912 being IS,
az running bales. The production
81 linters shows marked increas
from ll4,544 running bales In i89
To 602.32f bales in i9l2. This gal
Is due in part To- the increase In IA
production OF cotton and hence q
cotton seed available for dehntinl
and In part "a the marked develop
ment since 1899 % the cotton see
products industry, resulting In an In
crease IN the proportion of the tota
seed supply reginned. and particu
larry In the closer delinting OF IA
seed for the better separation Of N
meat from the hulls.
The estimated quantity of CottO
seed produced from the crop of lsl'
was 6.iO4.OOO TONS which compare
with 6.ss7.00O tons from the crop Z
1911. OF the total Tor 1912. 4,559
SOS tons. or 20 per cent. were take
by the oil mills, thus leaving l.524
492 tons. or % per cent. for plantinl
export. feeding and other purpose
The proportion OF the seed taken b
the oil mills from the crop of i9l
was 20 per cent. a somewhat small'
proportion than Ia 1912.
The Crop Worth s0aO, $50, O00.
The estimated value of the crop (
1919 In t92O. $4,000. as compare
with 1853. S4O. 900 for 1911. t963. $50
600 for 1919. tSi2.OsO.O0 for 1870
fGSl $40. 900 for 1908. and $500, 800
GEO for 1907. Thus the value OF N
crop of l9i2. as estimated, was 500
10000, or per cent more than u
estimate for 1911. notwithstandin
the fact that che quantity Of lint co
Ton was iH7 per cent lees. While u
crop Of 1871 was the largest eve
produced, and that of i9l2 the SCI