The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-25
MOST VALUABLE CROP.
11.127,356 BALES, ACCORDING TO
FEDERAL STATISTICS.
Second Largest i'm Ealcs-Total
Worth Of Crop, Including Seed, Es-
timatcd at Over One Billion.

COTTON crop was the most valuable
ever grown and second largest in
point Of quantity. Statistics announce
ed by the census bureau today indi-
Gated it amounted to 7,3S3,577,500
pounds, or 14,127,356 bales of lint
and Inter cotton. The total value
Of the crop, including the value OF
cotton seed, is unofficially estimated
roundly at more than $1,000, 100000,
compared with last years $920,OOO,-
c00 and 1863, 100000 for the pre-
vious most valuable crop, that of
1910.
One OF the largest cotton crops
ever grown, amounting to 14,127,356
equivalent 500-pOund bales of lint
and 63S.795 equivalent 5OO-pound
bales OF linters, was produced by the
farmers OF the United States during
1913, the census bureau announced
today in it's preliminary report Of
cotton ginned as reported by ginners
and delinters to February %.
These figures compare with 49,
703,421 equivalent 5OO-pound bales
of lint and G09,594 bales of linters
last year, and 15,C92,7O1 bales of
lint and 557,575 bales of linters in
1911.
The department Of agriculture's es-
innate, announced December -.
placed the 1913 crop at 1857, 0Oe
equivalent 500-pound bales.
With this report the bureau of
census departed from its previous
method Of reporting the cotton crop
by not including the quantity Of lin
ters in the total production. Direc-
tor William j. Harris announced this
was done because with the installa-
ton Of modern machinery closer de-
limiting of seed had largely increased
the quantity Of linteIs and at the
same time lowered the average quail
ity OF the fibre, so that now only q
small part, if any, was used as n sub
stitute for lint cotton.
The number of running bales Of
lint cotton, counting round as half
bales, was 13,9G4,9S1, and Of Inter
cotton G29,019 running bales, COM
pared with 13,4SS,539 running bales
OF lint and 6o2,S24 running bales of
linters last year, and 15,553,O73 run
ming bales of lint and 556,276 run
ming bales Of linters in 1911.
Included in the production for 1918
are 26.267 bales, which ginners esti-
mated would be turned out after the
time Of the March canvass
Round bales included numbered
99,Si6. compared with S1,52S last
year and 101.554 in 1911.
Sea island bales included 77,49O,
compared with 1871 last year and
1928 in 1911.
The average gross weight of bale
for the crop, counting round as half
bales. and excluding linters, was
5O5.S pounds, compared with $3.50
last year and 5045 in 1911.
The number of ginneries operated
for the crop OF 1913 was 24,73O, COM
pared with 25,279 for the 1872 crop.
Production of States in equivalent
500-pound bales, exclusive Of lintcrs,
with comparisons and the depart
ment of agriculture's December es-
innate. which excludes linters, follow:
Alabama: Total production, 1,494,-
O57 bales, compared with 1,342,275
in 1912 and 1,716,534 in 1911. De-
partment of agriculture estimated L.
$4,000 bales for 1913.
Arkansas: Total production, l.
O71,359 bales, compared with 1922
04S in 1912 and 939,3O2 in 1911. De-
partment of agriculture estimated
100000 bales for 1918.
Florida Total production, 5S,451
and S3,3S8 in 1911. Department of
agriculture estimated $4,000 bales for
1913.
Georgia: Total production, 2,314,-
$50 bales. compared with 1,776,546
bales in 1912 and 2,T6S,627 in 1911.
Department of agriculture estimated
2,215, 500 bales for 1913.
Louisiana: Total production, 442,-
1872 bales. compared with S76,096 in
1912 and 3S4,597 in 1911. Depart
ment of agriculture estimated 40O,-
coo bales for 1913.
Mississippi: Total production. l.
3O7,443 bales, compared with 1916
AIS in 1912 and 1.2O3,545 in 1911.
Department of agriculture estimated
l,l95,000 bales for 1913
Missouri: Total production, g.
1913 bales, compared with 55.691 in
1912 and 96,SOS in 1911. Depart