The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-06-23
THE CROP IN 1913 AMOUNTED TO
1885, s6 FIVE HUNDRED
POUND BALES.
WAS SECOND LARGEST CROP

Production Last Year Showed Gain in
Each of Cotton Belt States Except
North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas
and Virginia
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The guam
4itv Of cotton ginned from the crop of
1913. counting round as half bales
and excluding linters, was 1882
Q11 running bales. With the excep-
.ion of that of 1911, this is the larg-
ost cotton crop the United States has
lover produced. Expressed in gross
EMO pound bales, the crop amounted
N 14156,486 bales, being 1886, 215
balas or 9.S per cent. less than that
If 1911. but exceeding that of 1912
nv 453.O65 bales, or 3.3 per cent;
that Of 1909, the smallest crop in re-
cont wears by 4,151,537 bales, or Al. 5
nor cent. and that of 1904, the fourth
largest crop, by 718,474 bales, or 5.3
nor cent. These figures are given in
a bulletin on cotton production for
1918. which has been issued by Di-
roctor William J. Harris, of the bu-
~aan of the census department of
commerce. 1t was prepared under
the supervision of William M. Steu-
art chief statistician for manufac-
lures.
The quantity of cotton ginned from
the crop of 1913, prior to September
I. was 1890 bales, exceeding that
Of 19l1-the next largest-by 27,S02
bales. Almost one-half of the total
crop was ginned prior to October IS;
nv November l 4 almost three-fourths
of the crop had been ginned, This is
practically the same as the average
for the years 19O2-1912, the highest
percentage 5000 being shown for
1909 and the lowest 5000 for 1906.
The amount of cotton seed pro-
duced in tons, in 1913, was $685.
600, with an estimated value Of
$156,O0O. OF this quantity 4,767, 1902
tons we're crushed. The correspond
ing amounts for 1912 were 6,104,0 900
tons produced and 4,579,508 tons
crushed; and for 1911, 6,997O00
tons produced and 4,921,O73 tons
crushed.
Cotton Crop of the States.
The cotton crop of 1913 as COM
pared with that of 1912 showed a
gain in each of the cotton belt states
with the exception of North Carolina,
oklahoma, Texas and Virginia. The
production in Alabama, Georgia,
South Carolina and Tennessee was
the largest ever reported for these
states except for 1911. Arkansas
made its record crop in 1913 and
Louisiana showed the largest amount
ginned from a single crop since 1908.
While the crop in Texas was nearly
100000 short of the record crop OF
1912, it was exceeded by only two
0thers-those of 1906 and 1911. A
large part of the increase in the pro-
duction of cotton in recent years has
been due to that in Georgia and
South Carolina. The production of
cotton in Georgia in 1913, while
showing an increase of more than
laIf million bales, as compared
with the previous year, was still 1872
V26 shOtr of the record crop of 1911.
The crop of 1918, however, was, in
mat state, greater than that of 1906
by 124,O29 bales, or 45.5 per cent,
and in South Carolina by 501,633
oales, or 57.3 per cent. The produc-
uon of cotton in Louisiana decreased
steadily from 1906 to 1910, though
since then there has been some in
crease. In 1906 the production OF
the state amounted to 9S7,779 bales,
while in 1910 the amount was only
z49,64S bales. This rapid decline
was due largely to the ravages of the
DOLL weeyil and to the consequent
INVERSION of cotton lands to the Guilt
Vation of sugar cane, rice, and other
crops.
The Imperial valley in southern
OaItornia seems to be we'll suited to
Tue cultivation of cotton. This sec
uon has rich soil, a warm climate,
long season, and situated as it is
VI a lower level than the Colorado
'"er' the further advantage of being
easily susceptible to irrigation. The
ulsn cost of labor for picking cotton,
4o"eVer, is a drawback, while the
suitability of the land for other crops
undoubtedly restricts, to some extent,
.'S culture. Cotton has been grown
~ 'nlS locality on a commercial basis
-Or only a few years. There were
1885 bales ginned in 1910, $3.50 in