The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-21
tBy associated Press.)


Washington,f March 20.-The 1913
cotton crop was the most valnahle
ever grown and second largest in
POINT OF quantity. Statistics an
nounced by the census bureau today
indicated 1t amounted to 1883, ,557, 500
pounds or 14,767,1sl bales of lint and
Inter cotton. The total value of the
crop, including the value OF cotton-
seed, is unofficially estimated rounoly
az more tiiun 9i,101,1UU,UuU, compared
with last years 1920, ,000, 900 and s963.-
UO0,O0O for the previous most valuable
crop, that OF 1910.
With this report the bureou 81 CEN
.sus departed from it's previous method
1ot reporting the cotton crop by mt in
Guiding the quantity of linters in the
total production. Director William .
Harris announced this was done he
cause with the installation of modern
mac hinery closer aeiIatine Of seeJl. al
largely increased the quantity 81 lint
-ers and at the Same time lowered the
average quality CT the fibre, sS that
no W only sfaali part, IL any, was.used
as assnbstitnte for lint cotton !.
The numher of runhing bales oe lint
cotton. counting round as half bales;
g.s "a ,964,9S1, and or Inter cotton,
552s ,glg running bales compared with
l3siS8, ,4SS ruhning Bales OF lint and
602,324 running bales OF linters last
yea and 1858 .cT3 running bales of
INT IN. anc 556,2T3 running bales of lin
ters 5n 1911. -. - q /. s. =,
Issisttaded In the fps f;s6 655az4etion for 1918
ste s,26E bales &hioh sinneTs aSti-
mated mated would be turned out after the,
time o fthe March scgn Yass.
II II ~ y
916gdompared with 81 ,52S last year and
101,55i in 1911, 81 -
Sea Island bales kinclnded g77,49oI
compared with T3,77S last year and
1928 ! In 4 91I. 3 s 4, q
I s The average gross tgeigbt of hale
for the crop counting round aai iaif
bales aud excluding linters was i505iS
pounds compared with sos. % ice. yS;:; e
and 504.5 In 1911
The number OF ginnegies operated
Tor the crop of 1918 was 90 III corr
na red with 20, ,2279Sf for the 1912 crop
d.ssion Of states in equivalent
5C0spcund ba les. xclnsiye OF iifiters.
Win comparisons ana the department
'af grfcNitdfeN Hecember estimates.
v iich includes linters follow: - 81 4
ham Total prodrctica i "a 95 057
bales, compared with ] ,S42, ,2I5 lin 1912
nnd f,71G,534 In 1911. Department
OF agTieAlsaas q ststnated |. $40 900 bales
Tor 1918. ~ Z : I
asrkansas Total production or
S69 bales, compared with 7S2,0ls ini
1912 and 93S,302 ih 1911. Department
of agriculture estimated 960,008 bales
for / 1918. - y. s. Z
a Florida Total production 5S45i5
bfiaas comp iared r,{tll. ssts2 2 :! 9!en 1912
and SS8,sg$ IN 1911. Department. 81 ar-
riauture eatimated $4,000 bales for
1919. a e -
6 Gez:: gis Total production % Ia 80
baleS compared With Sss 776. SAG in
1912 aad 2.T6s; ;62 iil ! 9iI Depa IS
of agriculture Estimated pf5 coo
bales for 1919
Louisiana Total production 442,l32l
bales. compared With 9 Il, ,0a8 In 1919. !.
md 2Sfa5a7s IN 1911. Department az
aErtcli ltuse Ga 400 600 bales gor
a9ls & sS, 7. q
as bales compared srssf oass 3. 44iiss tIi
assjl 4 ,gt2 5 45 III 1914 Depart5
1 ilssI:t Of cuitrf est tinated i cool
bales for 1918.
q Aiisollri Total production g., ,Iz5
paies. compared with 55.69l Is 1872
agriculture estiniated 66.og0 bales forI
1919.
1885, 81 bsIess c6ls isad vii s. $50 is
1872 and / .os ,g36s IL 1gtf. Depart
nlent OF agrfcultGge estfIna led 765. 900
bilIss sTgi 1915. 70 Z.
s5s;si
bales c9Ea pa With ;021 q 50 lh 1sI2l
aeS 2 nd. ( s,. ass g
1918.
3 3 7lp bales, coIaparsd Vim