Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-21
SECOND LARGEST
COTTON CROP
NINETEEN TWELVE COTTON CROP
SECOND LARGEST EVER GROWN
IN UNITED STATES, 14,295,J0
BALES.
TEXAS LEADS WITH 5.120.252 BALES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ESTIMATE WAS 4,S50,000.
(By Associated Prcss.)

y lo-Ns - ~ "A ~
ond largest cotton crop ever grown
amounting to II, 295,5O0 equivalent 800
pound bales, including %linters, was pro.
duced by the farmers of the United
States during 1872, the census bureau an.
nounccd today in its preliminary report
Of the total production Of cotton as re
turned by ginners and delinters.
The number Of running bales count
ing round as half bales and including
~linterS, was II, 076,4 30.
The crop compares with 16.250,27t
equivalent 900 pound bales in 1911. l.
Goa, GSS in 1910, 13,5S7,3GG in 1908, 1885.
49S in 1906 and 13,G79954 in 1901. Com
Parsons Of running bales are lG,1O9.349
in 1911. 1866 800 in 1910, 13.l32131 in
1908. 13,3O5,2 90 in 1906 and IL. G79,310 il
1904.
The Department Of Agriculturc'S bu-
rcau of statistics on December l. est
mated the total production Of the 1917
crop, not including %linterS, at 13,S20,O00
bales Of 800 pounds each.
Round bales included i'll the produc-
ton figures are S15.2S5 for 1912. 10l.5 90
for 1911. 12,SS7 for 1910 2l2.3O5 for 1908.
2GS,219 for 1905 and 29G151 for 1901.
Sea Island cotton produced during 1917
amounted to 1861 bales. compared with
1928 bales in 1911. 90,3GS in 1919. 112,
500 in 1908, 104.317 in 1901 104, g53 in 1902.
Inter bales included in the total
amounted to Cos, 70l cimparcd with 55G.
90 fir 1911. 397.G29 for 1910.
313,47S for 1909 and 3lG.12G for 1908.
The average gross weight Of the bale
for the crop counting round rs half bales
and including %linters, was 507S pounds
fir 1912. compared with 50l.4 pounds fod
1911, 501.7 pounds for 1910, 1866 pounds
for 1909 and 505.S pounds for 1908.
Ginnerics operated for the 1912 crop
numbered 25,2G7 compared with 2G,3Ig
for 1911.
Production of states in equivalent SOC
pound bales, including l~interS. with com
PARSONS for other years and the depart
mcnt Of agriculturc'S December estimate
which does not include iintcrS follow:
ALABAMA: Total production, 1880
100 bales. department Of agriculture cS.
timated 1.330.00G bales. department of no
i%culture estimated $4,000 bales cxclu.
Siye of %lintcrs.
FLORIDA: Total production. 53.S7i
bales, department Of agriculture estima
ted GS,GG0 bales exclusive Of ~lintcrs.
GEORGIA: Total production l.SI9.30l
bales. department Of agriculture cstimat
ed 1.7O1, 900 bales exclusive Of ~linters.
LOUISIANA: Total production 393
IA bales, department Of agriculture 81
timated 435.GG0 bales exclusive of lin
terS.
MISSISSIPPI: Total production LOO.
o32 bales. department Of agriculture cs
timatcd 100000 bales, exclusive of lin
tcrS.
MISSOURI. Total podUction 5S31C
bales, department Of agriculture oStimat
cd $4,000 bales, exclusive of ~lintcrs.
NORTH CAROLINA: Total produc
lion, S91.S>0 bales. department IF agri
culture estimated $4,000 bales. cxcIn
sivc of ~lintcrS.
OKLAHOMA Total production 1.07i
ia bales. department Of agriculture ~
timated 1,039,000 bales exclusive Of lin
terS.
SOUTH CAEOLTNA:Total production
I,2l3,913 bales, department Of agricul
turc estimated 1,1Si,0 00 exclusive Of lin
tiers.
TENNESSEE: Total production 200
o3S bales, department Of agriculture cS
tlmated $4,000 bales exclusive If Inter.
TEAAS: Total production 5.I20.25.
bales department Of agriculture estimat
ed l.S50.O00 bales. exclusive Of lintcrS
VIRGINIA: Total production 2l.3>.
bales, department Of agriculture cstimat
ed, 2l.O0O bales, exclusive of Iintcrs
ALL OTHER STATES: Total produc
ton, 1906.
The census bureau announced thar III,
statistics of this report are subject tC
slight corrections in the full rpDort /,
be published about MAY I.