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

corresponding value for the five-yoar
period ending with 1899 was si,b29,-
600. 900. During the last ave years
the price of upland lint cotton has
averaged about ii.7 cents per pound.
or nearly SEQ per bale.
The crop OF 1912 graded "mlddllng
10 strict miGdling." The average |
price OF upland cotton. which has
been computed from the New Orleans
market reports. has ranged from sac
cents In 1909 20 if.Ge In 1910. For
the crop OF 1914 Il was l2.0b cents
which n 2a2 cents more than the
average for 1911 and 2.g4 cents leEs !,
than for 1910.
The average bale weight Tor the \
crop Of 1919. counting round 90 half /
bales and including linters. IL sO7.s
pounds gross. a. compared with bOt.f
pounds for 1911. 5Oi.7 pounds for
1870. and 4ss.6 pounds for 1903. The
variation In the average weight OF
square packages IL pronounced
throughout tht cotton belt, the av-
erages ranging from less than 43e
pounds for a number Of counties In
Georgia and North Carolina 10 geo
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Oklahoma and Texas
Texas Crop Phenomenal.
The cotton crop Of 1919, "a COM
pared with that OF 1911. shows a loss
IN ench OF the states with the excep-
ton Of Texas and Oklahoma. In which
states II was the largest ever produced.
Alabama, North Carolina. and south
Carolina. however. all show an in
crease over every other year except
isll.
The crop OF 1912 ina Texas was
phenomenal. being almost twice as
large az that OF 1909. Texas alone
produced almost one.fourth OF the
total commercial crop 81 the world In
1912.
A large part OF the Increased pro-
duction OF cotton In recent years has
been due Ia the large crops IN Geor-
gia and In the Carollnas. the net In
crease since 1906 for the three states
combined being stt.ft9 bales, or ~. I
per cent
The production Of cotton in Louis
lana decreased steadily from 1905 10
1910 though the crops OF 1917 and
1919 show an increase over that 81
1910. In 1908 the production OF tho
state amounted to l.0i2 bales. while
In 1910 the amount was only 2b5,733
bales This rapid decline was duo
largely TO the ravages OF the boil
weevil and 10 the consequent diversion
OF cotton lands to the cultivation Of
SUGAR cane. rice. and other crops.
The boil weevii was also largely re.
sponsible for the decrease IN the pro-
duction in Mississippi. in which state
the crop OF lsi2 was the smallest for
iive years.
According To the revised estimate
OF the department OF agriculture. the
area planted In cotton in 1912 was a.,
766, 900 acres. OF which $4,000 acres
or ~ per cent we're abandoned, leav-
ing 34,eS3, 0O0 acres Of the area from
which the crop was harvested. This
is reduction Of i,5s2.O00 acres az
compared with 1911, with this excep-
ton. the acreage both that planted
and that harVested--was the largest
for any year. Mississippi, Arkansas
and Oklahoma all show material re-
auctions. as compared with 1911. while
Texas shows an increase OF $4,000
acres The average production Of lint
per acre in 1919. az estimated by the
department OF agriculture. was iel
. pounds, as compared with eos pouhd'
in 1911 and ri pounds In 1910.
There were s.si5 bales reported al
ginned In California In 1912. as com
pared with 9,79O bales In 1911 anC
I 1856 bales in 1910. These amounts
! include some foreign cotton grown IL
> Mexico Clover California; an'
slnned in california.
Cotton Insect Pests.
} The cotton crop Of igl2 was seri
Dusty affected by insect pests. TIT
+ growers IN large section OF the cot
! | ton belt had 10 contend with the Dol
: wsevil, while In some sections IN
z crop suffered damage from cotton cat
: erpillars. grass worms and other pest
81 Ito a greater extent than IN fOrme
years. Drought IN 1909 and 1910. par
lucnlarly In Texas. Oklahoma an'
Louisiana. checked the development o
the boil weevils In their early stages
and killing frost followed by warn
! weather In the latter year greatly re-
duced their numbers. These condi
tions resulted Ia a great reduction u
/ the number Of weeyiis In 1911 Tn
I season OF 1919 however. was agaii
favora hle 10 the weevil. and there wa
a considerable extension OF the are
subject 10 this pest. owing 20 tn
general dissemination Of the informa
ton obtained by the federal and stat
departments 81 agriculture, the De
aructlveness Of the boil weevil Is be
ing greatly reduced.
The quantity Of cotton glnned fror
the crop of 1919 prior 90 September
was 73O. ss5 bales the largest amour
for any year since the inauguratio
81 these reports by the census bureau
with the single exception Of 1911
when the number Of bales was I'll
297. by October ~. isi2, 81 per Ger
2 OF the crop had been Einned, as CON
> pared with ta.9 pc recent In 1911, 40.
/. per cent In 1910. hA.s per cent In i9O'
4 Ar per cent in 1908 and 30 per Ger
= In 1907. ny November slightly NOR
a than thpee-fourths OF the crop ha
! been gianed. There was conslderah
= difference. however, among the sevsr'
!. states In the proportion 81 the tot
d amount glnned 10 specified date