Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-18
Many Planters Have Practi.
cally Finished Picking;
Are Now Flowing.
HAVE SHIPPED 10000
BALES OUT SO FAR
Cotton Goes to Japan and
New England States as
the Principal Rule.

Carefully compiled statistics, while
have been checked over by the best
posted men engaged directly or indi-
rectly in the cotton industry, form
the basis of statement given out
this morning to the effect that the
ctal yield of cotton in the Imperial
Valley this year will be very little
short Of 65,OO0,0OO bales. This state
ment and others in greater detail will
be incorporated in report made to
the government census bureau, and
are as nearly correct as can be OBJ
tanned at this time. The figures cover
the crop grown on both sides of the
boundary line.
The estimate places the amount Of
cotton picked and ginned to date at
Co per cent of the crop. Many grow
ers, especially on the American side,
have finished their last picking, and
are preparing their ground for the
next crop. Picking the remainder of
tie crop is being crowded as fast as
possible, and as pickers are relea sed
at one ranch they find employment
at others, so that the problem of help
is diminishing as the season advances.
The statement to be made to the
government bureau will show that up
to last night 100000 bales had been
ginned and baled on this side of the
line. At the Globe Mills in MeXicali,
a statement was given out earlier in
the week that 11,572 bales had been
handled there. This was estimated to
he about three -eighths of the crop
grown on Mexican lands.
About 10000 bales have been ship
red from the Valley, and shipments
will continue as fast as freight cars
can be obtained. At the compress it
was stated that 1,4OO bales of Impe-
rial Valley cotton had been delivered
to the Oakland mills and customers
in San Francisco. 1t is estimated that
of the remainder shipped, about half
went to New England manufacturers
of cotton goods and the other half
went direct to Liverpool.
Assuming that the figures on the
total crop are accurate, and judging
by past yields of seed, the cotton
seed in the present years crop will
amount to about 32,50O tons. Uusual-
ly a bale of cotton yields half ton
of seed. The price paid the growers
for seed at the CaleXico mills is $40
ton, which has prevailed since pick
ing began. At the Globe Mills in Mex
icali the price is $50. A few days ago
the announcement was made that the
Imperial mills were offering $45 a
ton, the increased price being due, it
was said, to the expected large demand
for planting on new ground next
spring.
The cottonseed alone, sold this year
by Imperial Valley growers, will bring
them in the neighborhood of 81 ,300,-
900.
Taking the average price paid for
cotton since the marketing season be-
gain is estimated in the figures COM
piled yesterday to be $95 bale. TAX
ing this as a basis, the cotton shipped
to date from CaleXico, MeXicali and
elsewhere in the Valley, has netted
the growers $4,S99,340. The entire
crop, sold at the same average price,
will bring them about $6,175,OOO for
the cotton, which, added to the pro-
ceeds derived from the seed, aggre'
gates $7,475,00O. .., ..
There are few, if any, growers this
year who will not be growers next
ard in majority of cases they will
increase their acreage. Most Of them
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