The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-28
COTTON GINNING
FAR ADVANCED
LARGE PROPORTION OF CROP
ALREADY IN
Figures Accompanied by Paragraph
Giving Suggestion From Depart
ment OF Agriculture

Washington, Oct. 25.-Cotton OF
this years growth ginned prior to Dc.
tober Is amounted to 5,477,397 bales
exclusive OF inters, compared with
5,754,5S2 bales last year and 1929.
10a bales in 1919 to that date, the
census bureau announced today.
Round bales included numbered
99,371. compared with 140,o99 last
year; American-Egyptian included
numbered 7,49S bales, compared with
1882 last year, and sea island in,
cluded numbered 1904 bales conapar-
ed with So last year.
The ginning report included par.
agraph stating:
'The department of agriculture on
October 3, 1921, estimated that the
condition of the cotton crop on Sep
tember 25 was 42.2 per E, II of a nor
NAL, the lowest condition ever re.
ported, which forecasts a total pro-
duction of about 6,537,00o bales OF
500 pounds gross. Reports indicate
that large proportion Of the crop
has been ginned.'
The heaviest ginning on record, pri-
or to this year, was that Of 1916 when
7,303,1S3 bales, or 64.3 per cent Of
the crop were ginned prior to October
1S. The next largest ginning to that
date was in 1918 when 6,e11,351
bales, or 57.2 per cent of the crop
were ginned.
Ginnings by states follow: Alabama
426,152; Arizona, s,567; Arkansas,
449,4S4; California, 4,012; Florida,
s,127; Georgia, 637,129; Louisiana,
195,115; Mississippi, 512,oo7; Mis-
souri,, 4O,S33; North Carolina, 444,-
964; Oklahoma, 347,146; Oklahoma,
347,146.; South Carolina, 494,261;
Tennessee, 15S,660; Texas, l,740,-
766; Virginia, 1905; all other states,
3,079.
Concerning the cotton situation,
Secretary Wallace of the department
of agriculture, said today:
''The cotton ginned to October. 1S,
as shown by the census report, name
ly, SAT-, ,397 bales, running weight, is
s3.S per cent of the October 3 fore
cast of total production by the de-
partment of agriculture, which was
$685., 900 bales of 500 pounds weight.
$50 far as our records go, the high
est percentage of cotton ginned to
October Is was 46.S per cent in the
year 1915, when the crop'was a small
one. The smallest percentage ginned
up to October Is was 37.7 per cent
in 1908.
"Our people in the department, who
are qualified to judge of such mat
ters, say that there can be no reason
able doubt that this years cotton cror
is more largely ginned to date than
ever before. In the first place, the
crop is very small one and under
such conditions the percentage ginnec
to date would naturally be large. II
the second place, the season has been
unusually forward and reports from
practically al sections of the cotton
belt indicate that picking has been
practically completed. In Texas both
picking and ginning is much further
advanced than usual and about com
pleted except in the northwest cor,
ner of the state. In North Carolina
rapid progress in picking has beer
made. In Alabama picking is finished
in most southern and central sections
and is elsewhere we'll advanced, with
ginning progressing rapidly. In Mis-
sissippi picking and ginning have
made rapid progress. In Arkansas
the cotton IS all picked in some local,
tiles and three-fourths picked in other
localities. In Oklahoma picking is re-
ported as having progressed rapidly.
Washington, Oct. Ex-senator
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