Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-03-25
LAST REPORT ON COTTON CROP.
Most Valuable Crop Ever Grown
13,OG4, ,081 Running Bales.


equivalent 500-pound bales Of lint
ers, was produced by the farmers of
the United States during 1913, the
census bureau announced to-day in
its preliminary report of cotton gin
! ned as reported by ginners and de-
! linters to February %.
! These figures compare with 49,
| 703,421 equivalent 5OO-pound bales
of lint and 6O9,594 bales OF linters
! last year and l5,692,7O1 bales Of lint
! and 157,575 bales OF linters in 1911.
The department Of agriculture's
/ estimate, announced December 10Th,
! placed the 1913 crop at 13,677.OOO
| equivalent 500-pound bales.
The total value Of the crop, includ-
| ing the value Of cotton seed, is unof-
fcially estimated roundly at more
than 5 ,OO0,O00,000, compared with
last years $920,00O,000, and $96?.~
900. 600 for the previous most valua.
bic crop-that Of 1910.
With this report the bureau Of the
census departed from its previous
method Of reporting the cotton crop
by not including the quantity Of lint
ers in the total production. Director
Harris announced this was done be-
cause with the installation of mod
ern machinery closer delnting Of
seed had largely increased the uuan-
tity Of linterS, and at the same time
lowered the average quality Of the
fibre, so that now only q small part,
II any. was used as a substitute for
lint cotton.
Tho number OF running bales Of
lint cotton, counting round as half
bales, was l3.9G4,9 a and Of Inter
cotton, 629.0l9 running bales, COM
pared with l3,lSS,539 runni:g
bales Of lint and 602,32l running
bales o. linters last year. and To-
. 1-3.h.3 running bales Of lint and
3I6.216 running bales Of linters in
l9l1.
Included in the production for
1913 are 29,26T bales which Einners
estimated would be turned out after
the time of the March canvass.
Round bales included numbered
99,9lG, compared with Sl,52S last
year. and lOl, Dol in 1911.
Sea island bales included 77,l9O.
compared with 73,777 last year and
1928 in 1911.
The average gross weight Of bales
Tor the crop, counting round as half
bales, and excluding linterS. was
5O5.S pounds, compared with $3.50
last year, and 50l.5 in 1911.
The number Of ginnerics operated
for the crop of 1913 was 2i.73O.
compared with 25,279 for the 1912
crop.
Production of States in equivalent
0OO-pound bales, exclusive of Entcrs.
with comparisons and the depart
ment Of agriculture's December's es-
innate, which excludes linters. fol-
lows:
Alabama: Total production. L.
lH4 ,O57 bales, compared with 1,342,-
20 in 1912, and | 1,716,534 in 1911.
department Of agriculture estimated
! |, 900 bales for 1913.
! Arkansas: Total production, L.
! OIL ,359 bales, compared with 1922
! 04S in 1912, and 939.302 in 1911.
Estimated for 1913, 100000 bales.
Florida: Total production, 5S,451
bales, compared with 52,760 in 1912,
and S3,3SS in 1911. Estimate for
| 1913, 900 bales.
Georgia: Total production. 2,314,-
$40 bales, compared with 1,776,546
in 1912, and 2,76S,627 in 1911. Es-
timated for 1913, 2.275, 900 bales.
Louisiana: Total production, 442.-
1872 bales, compared with 376,O96 in
1912, and 3Sl,597 in 1911. Esti-
mated for 1913, 100000 bales.
Mississippi: Total production, L.
3O7,413 bales, compared with L.
O46.41S in 1912, and 1,2O3,545 in
i9l ]. Estimated for 1913, 1,195,-
900 bales.
Missouri: Total production. g.
20 bales, compared with So 5,691 in
1912, and 96.S0S in 1911. Estimated
for 1913. &C, 900 bales.
North Carolina: Total prOduc-
tiOn, 7S9.9lI bales. compared with
%65,653 in 1872. and 1,O75,826 in
1911 Estimated fCr 1913, 765 900
bales.
oklahoma: Total production, 500
O2G bales, compared with 1.O21,25O
in 1912, and l,o22,O92 in 1911. Es-
timated for 1913, 100000 bales.
South Carolina: Total production,
l,313,1nO bales, compared with l.
lS2,l2S in 1912. and 1.G4S,712 in
- !; Estimated for 1913, 1890
600 bales.
Tennessee: Total production. 379,-
POI bales, compared with 276,546 in
1912. and i49,737 in 1911. Esti-
mated for 1913, $4,000 bales.
Texas: Total production, 3,943.-
l@@ bales. compared with 4,SSO,21O
in 1912. and 4,250,427 in 1911. Es-
tmatcd for 1913, 100000 bales.
Virginia: Total. production, 23.-
400 bales, compared with 24,39S in
l9l2, and Z".&9l in 1911. Estimat-
ed for 1913, $4,000 bales.
All Other States: Total produc-
uon, 32,30S bales, compared with
| ,iO2 in 1912 and 1925 in 1911.
No estimate by department.
The census bureau announced that
the statistics Of this report for 1913
are subject to slight corrections in
the full report to be published about
May lst.
Chronic Stomach Trouble Cured.
There is nothing more discourage