Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-28
OUTPUT OF GINS.
Department Of Agriculture Reiterates
Former Forecasts.

Former Forecasts.
Washington, october 25.-Cotton Of
this years growth ginned prior to oc-
tober 18 amounted to 5,477,397 bales,
exclusive Of linters, compared with s.
754,5S2 bales last year and 3,s29,1o4
bales of 1919 of that date, the census
bureau announced today.
Round bales included numbered ss,-
371, compared with 14o,O99 last year; !;
American Egyptian included numbered
7,49S bales, compared with 1892 last
year, and sea island included number
ed 1904 bales compared with 334 last
year.
The ginning report included a para
graph stating:
'"The department Of agriculture on
October 3, 1921, estimated that the con-
dition Of the cotton crop on September
25 was 1922 per cent of normal, the
lowest condition ever reported, which
forecasts a total production Of about
6,5S7,OOO bales of 500 pounds gross. Re-
ports indicate that a large proportion
of the crop has been ginned."
The heaviest ginning on record prior
to this year, was that Of 1916, when
1908, 1873 bales, or 64.3 per; cent Of the
crop, was. ginned prior to October IS.
The next largest ginning to that date
was in 1918 when 6.S11,531 bales or 57.2
per cent of the crop, were ginned.
Ginnings by states follow: Alabama,
426,152; Arizona, .s,5sf; Arkansas, 44s,-
4S4;, California, 3,O12; Florida, s,127;
Georgia, 637,129; Louisiana, 1915;
Mississippi 512,oO7; Missouri, 4O,ssS;
North Carolina. 444.9s4; Oklahoma,
S47,1S6; South Carolina, 4s4,261; Ten
nessee, 1860; Texas, 1,74O,766; Vir-
ginia, 1906, all other states, s,o7s. {
Concerning the cotton situation, Sec
retafy Wallace OF the department OF
agriculture, said today.
"The cotton glnned to October IS, as
shown by the census report, namely,
5,447,397 bales, running weight, Is 1913
per cent of the October forecast Of
total production by the department Of
agriculture, which was 6,5S7,OOO bales
Of 500 pound weight.
$50 far as our records go, the high
est percentage Of cotton ginned to Oc-
tober IS was 46.3 per cent in the year
1916, when the crop was a small one.
The smallest percentage ginned up to
October IS was 37.7 per cent in 1903.
"Our people in the department who
are qualified to judge Of such matters,
say that there can be no reasonable
doubt that this years cotton crop is
| more largely ginned to date than ever
before. In the first place the crop Is a
very small one and under such condi-
tions the percentage ginned to date
would naturally be large. In the Sec
ond place, the season has been unusu-
ally forward and reports from practi-
cally all sections Of the cotton belt in
dicate that picking has been practical
| ly completed. In Texas both picking
and ginning is much further advanced
than usual and about completed except
in the northwest corner of the state.
In North Carolina rapid progress in
picking has been made. In Alabama
picking is finished in most southern
and central sections and is well ad-
vanced elsewhere, with ginning pro-
crossing rapidly. In Mississippi pick
ing and ginning has made rapid pro-
gress. In Arkansas the cotton is all
picked in some localities and three
fourths picked in other localities. In
Oklahoma picking is reported as hav-
ing progressed rapidly"