DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR BUREAU OF THE CENSUS E. DANA DURAND, DIRECTOR BULLETIN 111 COTTON PRODUCTION AND STATISTICS OF COTTONSEED PRODUCTS: 1910 WAS+IIMGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1911 Page, .'.PQ'lTON ·PRODUCTroN 'IN 'THE -~N1TED 'STATES, ..................................................... •.•••••.• ••.; •• ; •• ··~•••.•.•.. •.•.•.•.•••.. • 5;;38 ·Ta'b1e :1.-'<'lomparative·eummary:·'Crops .. of".l899'to·IJ,910 .. , .••• , .••••.•••••••••••••..••••..•...•••..•••....•.••..••:. , .••• "'"".... 5 Pro<luction 'i,n"l9'1:0 ••••..•.•........••.......•.....••..••..•..•.....•••..••.••.•..••..•.....••....•.•..••.•...••••, •.•••...•• .,. 5 T~J:He 2• ....:.P:roduetfon, 'by,atates, of upland, eea•,iSiim4, •an,d 'li:nber cotton, 'l'libh ~per<P~n:t 'Of •llhe "Wijllll ,·orop··-repert~·"irol'.11 :~JlP, state; and·rank'of:each atate1in 1he'Production of cotton: '190'6 t-0 'llnO ••••••••••••••••..•••••••• ~· •••••••••••••••• 6 Con:ditiqns:a'ffecting '1ihe crop of ;l.91Q •••••.••••••••••.••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••.•.•••, ••••••.• '7 7 .i:~~w:fe:~g~ed ~~t~;::: :.".".".~ :: :: : : : : : ::: :: : : : : : : :·:::::::::::::::::::: :: :: ~::::::::::::::::::::: :: :: : :: ::: :: :: :·: 8 "Ta'l5le·S.-'E.stimtited quantity of ctttton remaining·to be·ginned:afterlaet can~,•by:s~tes: 'l906:to'.1910 ..•..•••••••.••.• 8 Linter cotton. ...•.•.••••...••..............•..••.........•.•...•..•....•..••....•.•..••.•· ..•.••.•....•....•..•...•••••••....•. ·~ 8 Ferio1i'ical cotton ·report5 .•.••...•.•..•.............•.............•...••......•••.•.••.•...•.•.•••.....•..••..••.•••.••..•...• 8 ·Cotton reports to'be 'issued during 'the season of 191'1"'12 ........•...••....•..•••.•••••..•••..••..•••.••.•..•.••.••••••.•••.•••..• 8 Cotton ginned .to specified ti.ates ...••...•....•........•.•.••.•..•.........•...................••..............••.••••.•.....••.. 8 Table 4.-0otton ginned ·to specified dates and throughout the sea.son, by states: "1904 to '1910 ........•.....••....•.....•.. !J T~ble 5 .....:.Per ce11t of the toto.l crop ,ginned to specified dates, ·by states: ·190•1 to"1910 ..••••.....•.......••..•...•........ 10 Table 6.-:Avera.ge quantity of cotton ginned per working day during each of the ginniJ:!g ;periods and ·the porcentago df ilie toW:l crop ginned in each period: ·Crops.pf'l906 tol9J.(I....................................... •• . • . • . 11 Average weight of bale ..•.••.•................•......· .....•.............•. .,. .. • . • . • . • • . • • • • . • . .. 11 Table 7 .-Average gross weight df the several ·kinds of bales and number an'cl grnss w;eight df sgua.re :bO:lQs fqr :whicl;l weights were returned, ·by states: 1906 to 1910 •••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••• 12 Method of computing average ba:le weight: ....•....••........••..............•......••...............••.•.••.•..•••.•...••. 13 Dispa.rity·oetween census and export bo.lCl weights ..••.•............ L ..........................................., ........ 13 Production iu poun.da ..........•.................•..•.......................•....••......•.....•.•.••.......••, .••.•.•..•.• 13 'rable 8.-Gross weight of cotton produced, facluding lintors, ·by states: '1906 to '1910 .••..•••....•...•....••.••.••.•., .... 14 Sea-island cotton ...•••...•••............•....•.••.••.•..•.•••••............••........................•..•..••.....••••..•....... 15 Table 9.-Sea-islan.d cotton-Prnduction, average grosa weight of bale, and quantity ginned to specified do.too, 1by a(.atos: 1906 to 1910 ...........•.........................•.....•.. _.....•..••.•...•••...... , ••....•.•..•.• ·•. ., •.••• 15 Exporiment3 in growing Egyp Lian cotton ...............••.••....••......••..•..••....•..•..•.•.......••.••••••••.•••.•••.• 16 Long-staple uplana cotton •.•...........•.....•.....•...••.••...........•..•••.••.•.•..•.•..•......•.•••••••.••.•••.•.•..• lG Average grade antl average value per pound of cotton .••....•••..•••......•......•....•..••••••..•.....•.••..•..•.••.•.••..• 17 Table 10.-Eetimatetl avemge grade of upland cotton, average prices of uplar.d, sea-island, and Egyp1;fan coUon, and average price of cotton seed: 1902 to ·1910 ..•••.........•.....•......•••.•..•........•.•.•••..•••••.•...• 17 Nation.al cotton standards ....•.........................•......•.......••.•...••...••..••..•••••.•...•.....•••••••.••...• 17 Value of-tho cotton crop .•......•.....................•..................•......•.......•..•.•...•....•........•.••......• 18 Table 11.-Net weight and estimated value of upland and of sea-island cotton and the estimated quantity and value of ,cotton seed, by states: 1903.to1910 ..•••...••.•••..•....••..•..••......•...•.••.....•......••....••••..•........•..• 118 Estimated seed production .......................................................................................................... .!20 Number .of,ginneries .............................................................................................................. 20 Table 12.~Nurnber.of active.and idle ginnories,,and.ll.vora.ge number of .tlllUling .ba.les,.excluding lintora, .ginned .p&r.aoti:v.e establishment, .by.eta.tea: 1906 .to J.910 ...•••...•......•..........••..•...•...•..•...•.......•..•. _. ..•..••...•.•.•.•.• 20 Ginn.ing machin.ery ....••.......••............................•.....•••....••.•...........•.•...•...•••....••.••••.....• 21 Table 13.-:N.umber of .aotive.ginneriea, ,number of.gins and saws, .a.vomge nmµber of sa.ws par.esta.blishment,.and .. olaaaifi.ca· ·tion of.ginn.eries.aocording to,kind.of power used and number oha:ws, biY .states: l\l09,an.d.190G ••••••.•...••.• 21 Clnssificatfon.of ginneries according to power.used ...••..•.••..•....•....••.•.•..•...•...•..•..••..•••.•••......•.••.•••..•..••• 22 Acreage and production, .by.eta.tea .••..•••......•...•.•.•••••••.•.••••••.•..••.•••••••••..•.•.•.••••.••••••••.••.••••.••••.•.•• 22 To.ble 14.~Cotton-aoreage h11,rveated.and prnduction, by .atate.'l, for selected y.eare: .1839-1910 ............................ 23 Cotton industry,and ·tro.de of the.United.Statoa ........................................................................... 24 !J?nble 15.-.A:nnual ·produotion.,·conaumption,-export:ii, and net import:ii of.raw.cotton, for the United States: J.7.!lO .to 190.0.. 25 Cotton-producing area and center of production .................•... .,........................................................ 26 Table 16.-Quantity ofsea-island cotton ginned from the crops of'l!JOG to 1910, by counties................................... 27 Table 17.-Quantity of cotton, exclusive of !inters, ginned from the crops of ;1.906to1910, b.¥.counties ••..•. »•···· ....,. ...•.... 27-38 WORLD'S l'RODUCTION Oli' C.OT!'ON •••••••••.••.• ., •.•. .'•.•• •.. • ••.•,••. •.• •.•••• •.•• ••••••• , •••••• •·••••·• •••.•• •.• •.• .......................... •.··· •• ·.39-:42 Table 18.-Production of cotton for mill consumption, by countries: 1907 to 1910 ..•.•.••.•.•. ., ••.•...•.•.•.•.•.•.••• ·~.-. ..•.••.• ;89 United States........................................................................................................... 40 Cotton. nrea of the United States.................................................................................... 40 Insular territories of the 'Cnited States............................................................................... 40 British India.......................................................................................................... 40 Table 19.-Cotton acreage, production, and yield per acre in British India: 1897 to 1910......... ••••• ••• • •• . • •• • • •• • • • • 40 Cotton acreage and prorluction in India, by provinces: 1908 to 1910. •• • •• . • . • . • • • • • • . • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 41 Egypt ....••..•..•....•....................................•...............•... _........................................ 41 Table 20.-Cotton acrea.go, production, and yield per acre in Egypt: 1898 to 1910.... •.• •• • . •••.•••.•..••••.• •• • • • • • • • • • • 41 (1) 2 WORLD'S PRODUCTION OJI' COTTON-Continued. Pan. Russia ................................................................................................................. 41 China................................................................................................................. 42 Brazil ....................................................... : •.•.....•.•...•......•..•.• "............................. 42 Peru ............................................ :.: ... .'•..•..• : ..•. :·.................................................. 42 Mexico~ ............................................ ;: • ,_ •.••... _........................................................ 42 Turkey ...•.•...•.......•.....•.••..••.••.•..••....•..•••••.........•••.......................•••••...•.••.•.•....• ". • • 42 Other countries ........................._ ... _ ............... _ ....... _...................................................... 42 SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF COTTON FOR SPECIFIED PERIODS IN 1909, 1910, AND 1911 • . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • . .. .. • . .. .. 43-45 Supply and distribution of cotton in the United States for periods indicated~''.""""........................................ 43 Cotton stocks held on specified dates, by class of holder .......................... '. .. • . • . • . • • . .. • 44 Table 21.-Cotton stocks held on specified dates, by states and bydass of holder.......................................... 45 COTTONSEED PRODUCTS