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COTTON PRODUCTION.
Bureau of the Census Issues an Interesting
Report Concerning tho
Yield for Last Year.
Bulletin 9.">, which has just been issued
by the bureau of the census, consists
of n report on tho production ot
cotton in 1007, prepared under the supervision
of Mr. William M. Steuart
chief statistician for manufacturers,
by Mr. Daniel ('. Koper, expert chief
of division. The report is presented
in four divisions: (1) Annual cotton
production in the United States, as returned
by pinners and delinters, distributed
by States from 1809 to 1007,
and by comities from 1003 to 1007,
with statistics as to annual production
compiled from trustworthy
sources for previous years, beginning
with 1/00; (2) world\s cotton production
in 1007. by counties; (3) the
growing. harvesting, and handling of
cotton, with illustrations; and (I)
statistics as lo the manufacture of
col ion se?d products.
During I lie ginning season of 10070V.
as lor il:e two previous seasons,
ten preliminary statements of cotton
ginned lo "-'M'cified dates were issued.
The present report gives (lie aggregate
figures for I lie whole cotton
crop, and covers I lie ninlli consecutive
year for which statistics of cotton
ginueo have been collect m! and published
bthe hurei'ti of een.'us.
Production 11,375,461 Bales.
The linally revised figures for the
crop of If 107, expressed in ('univalent
;>0(l pound hales and including linters,
show a total production of 11,37."),Ilil
bales. This represents a falling of!
from 100(1 of 2,21*0,037 hies or 10.3
per cent., and is 2,30 1,103 bales less
than I lie crop of 100 1, the largest on
record; while it falls short of tlx
average production of the last six
years hy 3 I.">.01 I bales.
Of the lofal production in 1 f)07, 4,7(?0.ti00
bales, or 12 per cent., caim
from the territory west of the Missis
sippi river, while the States east o|
flic Mississippi contributed (i,00.">,8.">[
bales, or .~iS per cent. This is in marked
contrast with 1000, when f>3.2 pel
cent. of the crop came from west o!
the Mississippi and 4(>.8 per cent
from the States east of it; in 100."),
however, the eorrespondig percentages
were 41.0 and f>8.4, respectively,
These variations are caused very
largely by the fluctuations in the si/.<
of the crop in the States west of tin
Mississippi, as the difference between
the largest ami the smallest crop in
the eastern Slates during the last
three years was but 208,070 bales.
Texas Shows a Falling Off ol 44.S
Per Cent.
The State reporting the largest cotton
crop in 1007, as well as in every
oilier year since, the inauguration ol
the ginning reports, was Texas, with
a total of 2.300.478 bales. This represents
an enormous decrease from 100(!,
however, amounting to 1,921,3-Ki
bales, or 44.0 per cent. As a result
ot this decreased Texas has produced
only 20.8 per cent, of the total for
the country, as compared with 3l.;1
per cent, in 100t> and with 24.0 per
cent., which represents the proportion
contributed by it to the aggregate
production of the last six years.
Other Stales showing large decreases
are Louisiana and Arkansas,
"which ^ported losses of about oneIhird
and one-fifth, respectively, as
compared with 1000. The new State
of Oklahoma reported 882,084 bales,
a loss ot about 4 per cent, which
however, was so insignificant as compared
with the losses shown by other
^States that Oklahoma actually advanced
from seventh place to sixth in
the quantity of cotton produced.
Georgia Reported But 504,689 Bales
Less Than Texas.
Georgia ranked second in tho quantity
of cotton produced in 1007, with
a foal of 1,8r?;">,78f) bales, representing
1(5.3 per cent, of the total production
for the country and an increase of
229,4.">9 bales over 1!)()(?. As a result
of this increase and the large decrease
shown for Texas in 1007, Georgia
reported but 501,080 bales less
than the latter State, against a difference
of 2,(>.V>,494 bales in 100(i.
Mississippi ranked third in 15)07,
with 1,.">04,303 bales, or 1,3.2 per cent,
of the total for the country, followed
l>y South Carolina, which advanced
from eighth place in 1900, with a total
of 1,142,244 bales, and Alabama
with 1,132,90(5 bales, or 10 per cent,
each of the total crop.
Grade of Crop Estimated as Middling
During the earlier part of the season,
the weather conditions were very
unfavorable for the cotton crop, a?
a cold backward spring was responsible
for poor stands, stunted plants,
and a late start, and later excessive
rainfall especially in the western
States, followed by drought, threatened
disaster. The weather during the
latter part of the season was, however,
very propitious and practically
the entire crop was harvested in good
/
condition, the average grade being
estimated as middling. The boll weevil
occasioned considerable damage m
Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma,
but growers are gradually becoming
more ellicient in holding this
pest in elieck.
Extension of Gotton Growing Area
" The cotton aercago harvested in
1907 was III,."{11,000, an area larger
than in any previous year except
; 190(5. In recent years the cultivation
I of cotton ill the western part of
( Texas has been greatly extended; in
the section commonly known as the
"Panhandle" the production in 1899
was about 5,000 bales, while hi 1907 it
' amounted to 113,(523 bales. In the six-'
teen countics immediately east of
this, inclosed by a line including TTar.
dcnian, Wichita, Kastland and Taylor
ciiiiiilies, the production increased
durinir this period from 47,(522
; bales lo 20(5,979 bales. Large additions
have recently been made t?> the cotIon
acreage in Oklahoma through the
reclamation of new land and from
the disposition of former tvheal growers
to change to col I on because of insect
pesls.
Attempts are also being made to
raise cotton ?ii irrigated land, and
I he apparent success of ||,R undertakings
of this kind in Texas and
New Mexico .justifies the belief that
n"' 'I111 ily of cotton raised by this
means may materially increase in the
I lit lire. It is thought that by careful
attention to seed selection and nietli!
odx of cultivation a cotton liber of superior
characteristics can be raised in
' ''''s portion of I he I'uited Stales. I|
; has been demonstrated thai Kgvptian
cotton can be grown in the hot, dry
portions of southern Arizona and iii
; soul hern California.
Cotton Ginned to Specific Dates,
j The percentages of (he crop of
f 191*7 ginned to the respeciive report
dates are as follows: 1.8 to Seplemj
her I; Ll.O |, > September 2(5; -It) to
' j October 18; 55.4 |? November 1; (i(5
|to Xovember II; 7.")..") to December I;
iHI to December l.i; 91) to Jauuarv 1;
'and !>:!.."? to January l(i. The season
" was relatively late; in 1905, 17.(5 per
, '"eut. o| the crop was gnincd bv October
IS. and in 1904, 47.7 per' cent.,
while in 1902 the corresponding pcr'
cent age was 53.7.
I lie statistics ol cotton ginned are
, commuted from ginncrs' returns. The
ciop ol 1907 was reported from 87J
t counties in 1(5 States. Of these eoun|
ties / J) 1 were canvassed by 725 specl
agents of the bureau of the census.
The 82 remaining counties were
canvassed by mail. The agents are
( uiveil six days in which to visit the
ginneries and secure returns of cotton
ginned. Summaries of these are
wired to the bureau on the last day
; of the canvass, and on the following
day these summaries are added and
1 the results telegraphed over the country.
The individual card reports of
; ,ll(' giuners, upon which the agents
base their summaries, are also forwarded
to the bureau and used as a
check against the wired summaries.
During the past season the reports I
! VVon> published at 10 a. m. instead of
at 2 p. ni., as in the previous year,
with the resultant advantages that
there has been no unnecessary waiting
for the reports on the part of
the trade interests, and that there is
no room tor accusations of improper
use of the information, as no business
is transacted on the cotton Exchanges
between the close of the canvass
and the publication of the returns.
5,687,730,718 Pounds of Lint Cotton
Produced.
The total gross weight of the cotton
ieported troin the crop of 1907 in the
United States was ">,(587,7:50,718
pounds. I lie total tare computed
amounted to 210,5.18,261 pounds,
leaving the quantity of line produced
as ;>,441,192,4">7 pounds. The quantity
ot cottonseed produced was estimated
at 4,952,402 tons.
Average Weight of Bale 502.2 Pounds
( arelul records of hale weights
were returned by the agents, from
which it has been ascertained that the
average gross weight of the bale for
the total crop, counting round as half
bales and including lintel's, was 502.2
pounds, compared with ">10.9 pounds
in 190(5.
34,030,736 Pounds of Sea Island Cotton.
The production of sea island cotton
during 1907 amounted to 8(5,89.")
bales, with a gross weight of 34,030,7."5(5
pounds as compared with 57,550
bales, weighing 22,281,889 pounds in
190(5. The average gross weight of the
bale was 391.(5 pounds. The only
' States producing sea island cotton are
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida;
i ol these Georgia ranked first, with a
' production of 44713 bales, or more
i than one-half of the total.
Average Prices.
The average price per pound of up
(land cotton of the crop of 1907 was
111.4(5 cents; of Georgia and Florida
1 sea island, 24.27 cents; of South
J
Carolina sea island, 35.59 cents. The <
average price of cottonseed per ton >
was $17.63. The average prices of up- $
land cotton marketed prior to April t
1 have ranged from 8.20 cents to 12.16 ]
cents per pound during the six years j
beginning with 1902, the average c
prico for 1907 being exceeded onlv <J
by t hat for 1903. * j)
Estimated Value of Crop $700,956,011 1
The estimated total value of the '
crop of 1907 was $700,956,011. Of f
this, $00."),030,592 represents the value!
of I he upland cot ton produced, $8,'>66,844
that of the sea island and
$87,325,575 that of the seed. There 1
was a falling off iu aggregate value as (
compared with 1900 of $20,691,220,
but (his was due solely to a decrease ,
ol $28,809,/9.) in the value of upland
cotton, as the value of sea island cot- ,
ton and of cotton seed increased $2.128,693
and $5,989,876, respuctivelv.
The average value of a bale of 1
upland cotton for the live-year (
period ending with 1907 was $57.30,
us compared with an average of $31.75
tor the corresponding period ending !
with 1899, an increase of $25.55 per '
bale.
27,592 Active Ginneries.
The crop of 1907 was ginned hv |
27,o92 ginneries, as compared with ,
28,109 in 1906. In addition 3,230 idle j
ginneries were reported in 1907.
(S corgi a reported the largest number
ol active ginneries, 4,507 or 16.6 per
cent, ot the total, hut ginned only
16.3 per cent, of the crop; while
I cxas, with 14..) per cent, of the active
ginneries, ginned 20.8 per cent.
"I the crop. The average number of
bales ginned per active establish
men! in 1907 was -104, against an average
of 457 in 1900. This difference
is occasioned by the fact that the
production in 1907 was largest in
those States having comparativelv
small est a hi i slim en ts.
Exports Amounted to 8,825,237 Bales.
Oik? o| the most interesting tables
in (lie report is that showing the production,
consumption, exports, and
imports of cotton for the United
Stages for each year from 1790 to
1907, inclusive. A realization of great
development of cotton growing in
the country is given by the fact that
in .1790 the total production of the
country amounted to but 3,138 bales
of 500 pounds each, and that the exports
for the year beginning October
1, 1/90, were but 3/9 bales, compared
with 8,825,237 hales for the year
commencing September 1, 1906. .
United Production.
The second part of the bulletin 1
gives a brief summary of the present
status of cotton growing in all of the
countries where it is carried on to
any extent. The total world's production
<>t cotton tor mill consumption
in 1907 was estimated at 16,512,185
bales of 500 pounds net, of which the ]
United States furnished 10,882,385
bales, or 65.9 per cent. British India,
which ranked second, produced but
2,444,800 bales, or 14.8 per cent. Nutn- 1
eiO'ix efforts have been made in recent ^
|years to develop new fields of cotton
production, but it will be years before
the I nited States will no longer be
required to furnish the greater part \
of the supply, if indeed, that time
will ever come.
Growing and Handling GUton.
1 he third part of tin: /eoert contaiij'-i
a short discussion o/. I he meth- \
ods of growing and handling cotton
in t ie I nited States, and includes
several illustrations. An interesting
tabic is presented comparing weather
conditions during (lie arrowing season
of 3907 at selected stations of the
weather bureau with :he average for
a number of yean; If appears that
these conditions were in some of the
Stales \cry unf.ivoiable for the crop,
a tact which probably explains the
'argo falling off as compared with
.1: '06.
A brief discussion of transportation
charges is included in this part
of the bulletin. It is estimated that m
the average total freight charge from
the hand>- of the producer to the cot
ton merchant at Liverpool for 1907
was 88 cents per hundred pounds, not
including terminal charges,this rate
being obtained by adding the average
rate from the farm to the shipping
point (10 cents), the average rail
way rate from the local shipping "
point to the port (40 cents), and the
average ocean rale from the United
States to Liverpool (32 cents).
Value of Cotton Seed.
The last part of the bulletin deals
with the cotton seed products industry
both in the United States and in
the world at large. The total number
of Cotton seed oil mills in the world
in 1907 was 873, of which 786 were in
the United States. The industry in
this country has developed greatly
since 1890, when there were but 118
establishments, reporting a value of
products amounting to $19,335,94?
In 1907 the quantity of seed crushed
was estimated al 2,564,837 tons or
51.8 per cent, of the total quantity
produced, and the total value of pro
lucts at $00,1:14,859. The products
vei'o estimated to include 103,049,820
gallons of oil. 1,043,080 tons of meal
tiul cake, 920,705 tons of hulls, and
128,243,039 pounds of linters. In the
rear ending June 30, 1907, 8,814 tons
>f cotton seed, valued at $209,493;
11,880,304 gallons of oil, valued at .
M7,074,403; and 070,484 tons of cake |
ind meal, valued at $17,002,594, were
cported as exported from the United
Hates to foreign countries.
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