The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20
COTTON REPORT
SHOWS BUMPER
CROP FOR 1878
IS SAID TO BE ONE OF THE
LARGEST CROPS EVER PRO.
DUCED IN U. S.
Amount Produced by the Principal
Southern States Is Announced
BY Census Bureau

washington, March ~. .-One OF
the largest cotton crops ever grown,
amounting to IA 1896 bales equi.
valent 5OO-pound bales of lint and
639, 795 equivalent 5OO-pound bales
of linters, was produced by the farm
ers of the United States during
1918. the census bureau announced
today in it's preliminary report Of
cotton ginned as reported by ginners
and delinters to Feb. 2S.
These figures Compare with 49,
7O3,42l equivalent 5OO-pound bales
of lint and 6O9,594 bales of linters
last year, and 15,692,7O1 bales of
lint and 557575 bales of linters in
1911.
The department of agriculture's
estimate, announced Dec. 12, placed
the 1913 crop at 1857, 900 equiva-
lent 5OO-pound bales
With this report the bureau Of
census departed from it's previous
method of reporting the cotton crop
by not including the quantity of
linters in the total production. Di-
rector William J. Harris announced
this was done because with the in
stallation of modern machinery
closer delinting of seed had largely
increased the quantity of linters and
at the same time lowered the aver
age quality of the fibre, so that now
only a small part. if any, was used
as substitute for lint cotton.
The number of running bales of
lint cotton, counting round as half
bales, was l3,964,9Sl and of Inter
cotton. 619.O19 running bales com
pared with 13,4SS,539 running bales
of lint and 602,324 running bales of
linters last year and 15,553,013
running bales of lint and 556,276
running bales of linters in 1911.
Included in the production for
1913 are 29,267 bales which ginners
estimated would be turned out after
the time of the March canvass.
Round bales included numbered
1896, compar with 81 ,52S last
year and ,554 in 1911.
Sea island bales included 77,49O.
compared with 73,777 last year and
1928 in 1911.
The average gross weight of a
bale for the crop, counting round as
half bales and excluding linters was
sos 8 pounds compared with sos
pounds last year and 504. 5 in 1911.
Production of States in equivalent
O0-pound bales, exclusive of lint
ers. with comparisons and the de-
partment of agriculture's December
estimate, which excludes linters fol-
low:
Alabama The total production,
l,494,057 bales, compared with
l,342,275 in 1912 and .716,534 in
l9ll Department of agriculture
estimated l,5lO,OOO bales for 1918.
Arkansas production L.
OF l,359 bales, compared with
1872 04S in 1912 and 939,302 in
1911 Department of agriculture
estimate, 100000 bales for 1913.
Florida Total production, S.
i5l bales. compared with $3.50 in
1912 and S3,3SS in 1911. Depart
ment of agriculture estimated $4,000
bales for 1913.
Georgia-Total production, 2,314.-
$40 bales, compared with 1,776.546
in 1912 and 2,76S,627 in 1911. De-
partment of agriculture estimated
2,275 900 bales for 1913.
Louisiana-The total production,
f42,132 bales compared with 376,-
O96 in 1912, and 384,497 in 1911.
Department of agriculture estimated
400, 900 bales for 1913.
Mississippi-Tota production l.
307,443 bales, compared with l.
O46,41S in 1912 and |. 1.203,545 in
1911. Department of agriculture
estimated 100000 bales for 1913.
Missouri-The total production
81 1913 bales, compared with 55,691
in 1912 and 96,SOS in 1911. Depart
ment of agriculture estimated &C.,
900 bales for 1918.
North Carolina-Total production
1924 bales, compared with $685.
653 in 1912 and 1,O75.S26 in 1911.
Department of agriculture estimated
765 600 bales for 1913.