The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-05

second Largest Yield Known I'm Uni
ted States, Being Exceeded Only by
that &C 1911 - Value OF 1912
Crop Nearly one Billion Dollars.

Washington. June 29.-Statistics
for the cotton crop in the United
States for the year 1912 are given In
detail In a bulletin soon to be issued
by Director Durand. OF the bureau OF
the census, department of commerce.
ID was prepared under the supervis-
ION OF VIM. M. Stuart. chief statlsti-
clan for manufacturers, assisted by III.
J. Zimmerman.
The quantity OF cotton reported for
the crop Of 1912. with llnters includ-
ed and round bales counted as half
bales. is 14.os0.s63 running bales.
With the exception OF that of 1911
this is the largest crop the United
states has ever produced. Expressed
I'm gross 500-pound bales, the crop
amounted to 14.3l3,015 bales, being
1.ss7.2si bales. or Us per cent less
than that OF 1911. but exceeding that
OF 1910 by 2.307.327 bales, or 1872 per
cent; that of 1909 by 3.9s7.633 bales,
or 3s.s per cent; and that of 1904,
the third largest crop, by 633,O61
bales. or &c per cent.
The average annual production of
cotton for the years 1sss-19O3 was
io.o5s.oo3 bales, and for the years
9sos-1s12. 13,294.3s bales; the in
crease I'm the average annual produc-
ton being 3.22s.SSO bales, or 1922 per
cent. When II Is considered that OF
the 'Stal area or the counties from
which returns OF cotton ginned were
made. only about Ill was devoted to
the production of cotton in 1911 and
1912. the figures afford some idea OF
the possibilities OF cotton production
i'm tho United States.
Practically the entire production Of
cotton In the United States is upland.
which includes a number of long
staple varieties. Only about 1-2 OF
one per cent OF the total cotton pro-
duction OF 1912 was OF the sea island
variety and only "a per cent was
linters
The sea island crop of 1912 amount
ed 70 1917 bales, or 2s,1sO.OO0
pounds gross weight. and was less
than that OF 1911 by 45,516 bales. or
asa per cent. With the exception OF
the crop OF 1905. the cron of 1912 was
the smallest produced since the in
snguration of the ginning reports OF
the census bureau I'm 1899. A very
severe storm proved disastrous to the
crop I'm South Carolina I'm 1911, and
the production OF that state decreas-
ed from 13.016 bales In 1910, to g.
iis I'm 1911. but increased to 40 I,
bales In 1912.
While production OF sea island cot |
ton shows variations from $3.50 run
Ming bales In 1906 To 1929 In 1911,
there has been no general tendency
toward an Increase OF this variety.
lhe amount In 1912 being 1917 run
ming bales The produt ion OF lint
-rs show a marked Increase from 114.-
80 running bales In 1899 To- 6O2,32i
bales In 1912. This gain Is due I'm
part To the increase In the production
'f cotton and hence OF cotton seed
aVailaole for delIntlng .anG in part
'f the marked developme mt since 1899
't the cotton seed products Industry.
resulting In an increase I'm the proper.
ION OF the total seed supply -eglnned,
ma particularly In the close delint-
ns or the seed for the better scpara-
Ion OF the meat from the hulls.
The estimated quantity OF cotton
'eed produced from the crop of 1SIgI
vas 100000 tons. which comnorcs
sith $4,000 tons for the crop OF /,
sli. OF the total for 1912. 4.a7S 5oS
ons. or 75 per cent. were t.,,.e, lao
he eil mills. thus leaving 1b2t4eS
ons or 25 per cent. for plating .x-
'ort and feeding and other purnoso.
he proportion OF the seed takn nv
ne oil mills from the crop of 1eit
'aS 20 per cent a sumwhat smaller
rope rtiOn that In 1910.
The estimated value Of tho cron NJ
BIZ Is s92O.GaO.Oos. Ss compared
ith 's6s.sio.OOo foe 1871. s9Gs.tSO.-
90 for 1910. tsis .osO. 900 for 1909.
Isl $4,000 for !. sOs and s7OO. &c.,
~ '~f is01' Thus the value Of tho
op OF VIZ IA estimated. was sGG.-
'VIV'o' or Z per cent more than the
'tfnate fe r 1911. Notwithstanding the
act thar the quantity Of the cotton
las Va per cent less. While the