Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-17
13,077,OOO BALES FOR THIS YEAR
This Compares With 1903, ,421 Pro-
duccd in 1912.

| ~ io-lt VIII dHlouHI 10 l0,D ,UUU
bales Of 500 pounds (not including
linters), according to the first esti-
mate made by the government this
year through the crop reporting
board, bureau Of statistics, depart
ment Of agriculture, and announced
| this afternoon. This compares with
| l3,703, ,42l. bales OF 800 pounds. eX-
| elusive Of linters, produced last year,
| when the total crop, inclusive OF lint
ers, was 14,313,00O bales Of 800
pounds; Is, 5,692,7O1 bales in 1911.
which, including linters. amounted to
6,25O,276 bales; ll,G0S,6l6 bales
| in 1910, which, including Iinters,
amounted to 12,OO5,6SS bales;
lO,004,949 bales in 1909. which.
including linters, amounted to
lO,3 5,3S2 bales; 13,241,7O9
bales in 1903, which, nclud-
ing linters, amounted to 1851
3O6 bales, and 1l,1O7,l79 bales in
1907, which, including linters,
amounted to ,46l bales. The
average Of the crops l9O7-11 was
1888 ,047 bales, exclusive OF lnters.
The average total production, ex-
elusive of linters, for the five years
from 1907 to 1911 was 12,331,O47
bales. The value Of the crop, includ-
ing seed for the same period, aver
aged $500, 100000, while the 1912
crop, lint and seed, was valued at
$92O,630, 900, the value Of the lint
being $792,24O,0O the 1911 rec
rod crop, $S59.S40,000 the lint be-
ing valued at $732, ,42O,OOO; and the
1910 crop, S963,1SO,OOO, the most
valuable ever produced, the value Of
the lint being SS2O,32O,OOO
The estimated production. exclu-
sive Of linters and stated in 500
pound bales, by States, with compari-
sons, and the aggregate value Of the
crop, with linters and seed, follow:
South Carolina-Total production,
1,33O,OO bales, compared with T.
1872, 12S bales last year, and 1,24O,-
300 bales the average 10O7-11. The
value of the crop, with seed, last year
was $50, $3.50, 900. ct is estimated
that the value of the crop this year
will be over S1OO,OOO,OOO.)
Virginia--Total production. 5000
bales, compared with 24,39S bales
last year, and 1920 bales, the aver
age 1907-11. The value of the crop,
with seed, last year was $1,67O, 900.
North Carolina-Total production,
765, 900 bales, compared with $685.
653 bales last year and 726,96S bales,
the average 1907-11. The value of
the crop, with seed, last year was
| $5S,9 1000.
Georgia-Total production, 2,275,-
900 bales, compared with 1,776,546
bales last year, and 2,017,371 bales,
| the average 1907-11. The value of
the crop, with seed, last year was
$12l,SOO,O
Florda-Total production, IS, 900
bales, compared with 81, ,760 bales
last year, and 1,646 bales, the aver
age 19O7-11. The value Of the crop,
with seed, last year was $4,19O, 900.
OklahOma--Total production, S2O,-
! 900 bales, compared with 1,021,250
bales last year, and SOS.649 bales,
the average 19O7-11. The value Of
the crop, with seed, last year was
$G7.20O.OOO.
Alabama--TOtal production. / - o.
! 900 bales, compared with 1.342,275
! bales last year. and | 1.27S.709 bales.
the average 1907-1l. The value OF
! the crop, with seed, last year was
! $9O.2SO.O00.
issippi-Total production, l.
l95 900 bales, compared with ,O46.-
AIS bales last year, and 1,334,712
bales, the average 1907-l1. The
value of the crop, with seed, last
year was $7l,72O,OOO.
LOuisiana-Total production, 4OO,-
! 600 bales, compared with 376,096
bales last year, and 405, ,S44 bales
the average 19O7-1l. The value Of
the crop, with seed, last year was
$25,370,OOO.
TeXas~-Total production, $780,
600 bales, compared with 4,SS0,21O
| bales last yea. and 3.lSS,66 bales.
the average l507-11. The value Of
| the crop, with seed, last year was
$32l ,430, 900.
ArkanSas-Totll production, 90O,-
600 bales, compared with 792,09S
bales last year, and S56,328 bales,
the average 19O7-11 The value Of