Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-01
COTTON FIGURES
SHOWN BY CENSUS
LATE BULLETIN GINES PHODt &.
TION ~ TENAS ~ RING
YEAR Of 1912.

Commerce ~ Vas prepared under
the supervision Of Vim 81 sleuart
chief siatiaiiciau for Manufacturer.
assisted by u y Zimmerman
The quantity of cotton reported
for the crop ~ 1919. altb liuicrs In
cludod and round b,lcf counted as
half bales. Is lioao.tG3 running
bales win thc exception Of that
lOf l3Il. this Be- Tho LARGEST crop tho
United states has ctcr produced ER-
pressed Zoo gross 500 pound bales tho
crop amounted 10 li.al3.pI5 bales.
! houI lHIl.2Gl bales. or ll.5 per
lcont lc.a than that of 1911. but 90.
ccodIng that Of 1910 by Z.3UI.a2l
bales. or l92 per cent. that Of 1908
lbs a.9'iG33 baloH. or 3ss per cent
that of 1908. tho third largest crop.
mby G3a.UGl bales. or 50 per cent
The average annual production Of
cotton for tho years lsH'-l1OI RaH
| tp.u.s.nO3 b1lr and for The years
] lHDt-I1l2. I3.13i."3a bales the Boo.
Icrolgo boz the average annual prod o.
/ ton bciue l...H.aaU bales. ~ 80 +.
per cent Whom DO o. considered that.
/ Of me total aroa of the counties
/ from which returns uf cotton giuHod
ncrr made. oul} about our.clcvcuth
WA Devoted go no production of cpt.
ton boz l9II and lpl.. The Figures
lalord some idea OF the possibilities
OF cotton production IN the United
states
Practically the entire production
Of cotton 200 mo United state. is up
hand which includes number OF
long stapl. varieties Onl6 about
ono-half of one per cent of the total
cotton production Boo lei1 aas OF the
sea island variety. aud only o. per /
cent was Inter.
The sea island crop 81 te1.|
amounted 90 1871 bales. or $3.50 .
900 pounds gross weight. aud was
less than that of l9ll hy ia.5IG
bales or 3N2 per cent WIN IN"
exception of the crop of 1905. the
crop of lg12 WIS tho smallest pro
ducod since the Inauguration OF the /
Ginning reports of the Census Ru-
roau In 1899. \ very severe storm /
proved disastrous 40 the crop iu /
South Carolina In 1871. and the pro [
ductiou of that state decreased from I
la.otG bales In lPl0 to ali9 in
tsll but increased 10 1.7o7 balci ln |
1874
While production of sca-island
cotton shows variations from 80.
800 running bales In 1905 10 ia.
393 IN lRli. there has been NO gen
oral tendency toward an increase or
q decrease in the production Of this
variety the amount in 1879 being
1871 running bnlce The pr1duc-
ton of liutcrs shows marked In
crease from lllaii running bales
DO 1899 10 Go2.a2i bales iu l9l2 |
This gain tx due iu part to the Boz.
crease boo the production of cotton
and hence of cotton seed available
Tor doIutIur. and In part to the
marked development since 1899 ~
The rutt0nsrod products industry
resulting loo an increase be- the pro
portion of tho total seed supply re-
eiuuod and particularly Boz the closer
duliuuug of the seed Tor the better
separation of the meat from the
hulIs
Tho estimated quantity of cotton
seed produced from the crop of 1912.
was G.IuiUnO toms. which compares
with G.'95 600 tons from the crop
of 1911 or the total tor 1872. g.
ala.,uN tons. of a. per cent, we're
taken 10, M, oil mills. thus leaving
l...tl'2 toms. or 90 per cent. for
planting. export feeding. and other
purposes The proportion of the
seed taken Dos the oil mills from the
crop OF l'll was go per cent q
omrRhat smaller proportion than iu
IHI1
The Crop Worth SD3O ,G,o, 600.
The estimated value of the crop
OF 1912 H sP2U.Gao. 900. e. com
pared with ts5e.sio.oou for lalI.I
SHs4. tSU.0up for 1910. SNl2.opo.- /
uuU for 1908. SOS $40. 600 for 1905.
ana {1OUHCU.0UU for 1905 Thus
tho value of tho crop Of 1912. as cs-
Z mated. was 500 200. 600. or per
cent more than tho estimate for laII. I.
n0twirh.iHndiur tho fact that tho
Tuautity of lint cotton was III per
cent Jess While the crop OF l9lI +,
vas tho LARGEST ever produced, aud
that OF 1879 the second Boo size. the
rop OF 1910 was the most valuable
The estimated value of tho cotton
crops of tho fvc-yoar period ending
Rlth 1919 is st.23s $500 600 white
me corresponding value for the five
'nar period ending with 1899 was
3 1893. SOC, 600 During the last
1--WE years me price Of upland lint
cotton has averaged about ll.7 cents
per pound. or nearly $50 per bale
The crop - 1879 graded mid
ding 90 strict middlIng The av-
araFo price ~ upland cotton which
has been computed from the New
Orleans market reports has ranged
from $50 cents in lse2 10 1859 in
1870 Ror the crop OF lHt2 It was
~ % cents. which h 232 cents
more than the average for 1911 and
60 cents Jess than for 1910
The average bale weight f1r the
.r0p OF 1912, counting round a. half