Abbeville progress., 1913-03-29
COTTON CROP NEXT TO
LARGEST EVER GROWN
PRODUCTION IN UNITED STATES
DURING THE YEAR 1912 WAS
1926 500 BALES.
REPORT OF THE CENSUS BUREAU
Texas Produces 5,f2o,252 Bales, Com
pared With 4,447.647 in 1911-Fig-
ures by States, With
Comparisons.

liutors, WAS produced by the farmers
OF the United States during 1912, the
census bureau announced this week in
its preliminary report OF the total pro
duction Of cotton as returned by gin
ncrs and dclintcrs.
The number of running bales. count
Ing round as half bales and including
lintcrs. was 1i,07G.i30.
The crop compares with 1G.25o.276
equivalent uO-pound bales in 1911,
1905. .GSS in 1910. 13.5S7.306 in 1908,
1885, .49S in 1904 Comparisons of
running bales are: 16.1C9.3i9 in 1911,
11.9C5. .962 in 1910. 13.432. .13l in 1908.
1895, ,265 in 1906, and 13,679,31O in
1904.
Round Bales.
Round bales included in the produc-
ton figures are 91,52S for 1912. 10l.-
554 for 1911, 112,SS7 for 1910. 242,3O5
for 1908, 2GS,2l9 for 1906. and 29G.15l
for 1904.
Sea island cotton produced during
1912 amounted to 1854 bales, com.
pared with 1929 bales in 1911. 90
36S in 1910. 1l2.539 in 1898, 104,311 in
1904, 10i,953 in 1902.
Linter bales included in the total
amounted to GO5,7O4, compared with
55G,27G for 1911. 397,62S for 1910, 313.-
AIS for 1909. land 34G,l26 for 1908.
The average gross weight OF the
bales for the crop. counting round as
half bales and including linters, was
5O7.S pounds for 1912, compared with
5Ol4 for 1911. 5O1.7 for 1910. 1866 for
1909, and 5O5.S for 1908.
Ginneries operated for the 1912 crop
numbered 25,267. compared With 26,-
3i9 for 1911.
Production of states in equivalent
500-pound bales, including linters,
with comparisons of other years and
the department of agriculture's De
cember estimates, which does not in
clude linters, follow:
Figures by States.
Alabama-Total production 1.3S0,756
bales, compared with 1,757, ,207 in 1911
,223,2 in 1910, 1,OI9,776 in 1909 and
1.374,140 in 1908. Department of az
riculture estimated 1880, 900 bales, ex-
elusive of linters.
Arkansas-Total production S25. .169
bales, compared with 972,296 in 1911,
1874 in 1910, 734,OS4 in 1909 and
1,05S.980 in 1908. Department of agri-
culture estimated S54,000 bales, excl-u
sive of linters.
Florida - Total production 53,S74
bales, compared with S5,0S1 in 1911,
60.049 in 1910, 54,947 in 1909 and 63.-
221 in 1908. Department of agricul-
ture estimated $4,000 bales, exclusive
of linters.
Georgia-Total production 1,S49.3O3
bales, compared with 2.S45,799 in
1911, 1.S20.610 in 1910. 1.S53,276 in
1909 and 1,9S0,977 in 1908. Depart
ment of agriculture estimated 1,701,-
900 bales, exclusive OF linters.
Louisiana-Total production 393,314
bales. compared with 403,4s2 in 1911,
2J5,733 in 1910, 264,676 in 1909. 1885,
$50 in 1908 and 69l,O66 in 1907. De
partment of agriculture estimated
435,000 bales, exclusive of linters.
Mississippi-Total production 1892
552 bales, compared with 1.252.322 in
1911, 1.306,66S in 1910, 1,120,676 in
1909 and 1.704,972 in 1908. Depart.
ment of agriculture estimated 1,109,.
900 bales, exclusive of linters.
Missouri-Total production 58,319
bales. compared with 1O1,1S in 1911,
62.159 in 1910, 1000 in 1909 and 64.-
532 in 1903. Department of agricul-
ture estimated $4,000 bales, exclusive
of linters.
North Carolina-Total production
891 $50 bales. compared with 1,104,7S1
in 1911, 1868 in 1910, 615,562 in 1909
and 663.167 in 1908 Department of
agriculture estimated $4,000 bales,
exclusive of linters.
Oklahoma-Total production 1914
149 bales, compared with 1852, ,096 in
1911, 95S,955 in 1910. 566,O69 in 1909
and 706,S15 in 1908. Department of
agriculture estimated 1.039.000 bales,
exclusive OF linters.
South Carolina-Total production
1.2l5,973 bales. compared with 1854
0S6 in 1911, 1.191,929 in 1910. 1,125.-
0i9 in 1909 and 1,195,235 in 1908. De-
partment of agriculture estimated l.
$4,000 bales. exclusive of lnters.
Tennessee-Total production 299,-
53S bales, compared with 479.145 in
b811, 349.476 in 1910, 259.719 in 1909
and 359.s59 in 1908. Department of
agriculture estimated 2S0,00O bales,
exclusive of linters.
Crop Of Texas.
TeXas-Total production 5,120.262
bales, compared with 4.447.647 in 1911.
S,l72,4SS in 1910. 2.6O7 .4O2 in 1909 and
3,913.0S4 in 1908. Department of ag-
riculture estimated 1850, 900 bales, ex.
elusive OF linters.
Vireinia-Total production 24.3S5
bales, compared with 29.S91 in 1911.
14,Sl5 in 1910, 10,095 in 1909 and H.
S26 in 1908. Department of agricul-
ture estimated $4,000 bales, exclusive
of linters.
All Other States-Total production