UNITED STATES CENSUS. 



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2,017,188 acres and a production of 814,441 bales 



, D-1880. This shows an increase of 728,888 



or 27. 83 per cent., iu the area cultivate! 



ami of 377,478 bales, or 46.35 per cent., iu the 



number of bales produced, the yield in 1879-1880 



being at the rate of 0.81 of a bale to the acre, or 



3.21 acres to the bale, and in 1889-1800 at the 



rate of 0.86 of a bale to the acre, or 2.81 acres to 



tin- bale. 



In Mississippi the total area devoted to the 

 Cultivation of cotton in 1889-1890 was 2,882,499 

 acres, and the production of cotton 1,154,406 

 bales, as compared with a cultivated area of 

 2,106,215 acres and a production of 968,111 bales 

 in 1879-1880. This shows an increase of 776,- 

 284 acres, or 86.86 per cent., in the area culti- 

 vated, and of 191.295 bales, or 19.86 per cent., 

 in the number of bales produced, the yield in 

 1879-1 880 being at the rate of 0.46 of a bale to 

 the acre, or 2.19 acres to the bale, and in 1889- 

 1890 at the rate of 0.40 of a bale to the acre, or 

 2.50 acres to the bale. The total value of the 

 cotton crop of the State to the producers was 

 $51,484,053, an average of $44.60 per bale, or 

 $17.86 per acre. 



In Alabama the total area devoted to the cul- 

 tivation of cotton in 1889-1890 was 2,761.771 

 acres, and the production of cotton 915,414 

 bales, as compared with a cultivated area of 

 2,830,086 acres and a production of 699,654 bales 

 in 1879-1880. There was, therefore, an in- 

 crease of 431,685 acres, or 18.53 per cent., in the 

 area cultivated, and of 215,760 bales, or 30.84 

 percent., in the number of bales produced, the 

 yield in 1879-1880 being at the rate of 0.80 of a 

 bale to the acre, or 3.33 acres to the bale, and in 

 1889-1890 at the rate of 0.33 of a bale to the 

 acre, or 3.02 acres to the bale. The total value 

 of the cotton crop of the State to the producers 

 was $42,119,171, an average of $46.01 per bale, 

 or $15.25 per acre. 



In South Carolina the total area devoted to the 

 cultivation of cotton in 1889-1890 was 1,987,651 

 acres, and the production of cotton 746,798 bales, 

 as compared with a cultivated area of 1,364,249 

 acres and a production of 522,548 bales in 1879- 

 1880. There was, therefore, an increase of 623,- 

 402 acres, or 45.69 per cent., in the area culti- 

 vated and of 224,250 bales, or 42.91 per cent , in 

 the number of bales produced, the yield in 1879- 

 1880 being at the rate of 0.88 of a bale to the 

 acre, or 2.61 acres to the bale, and in 1889-1890 

 at the rate of 0.38 of a bale to the acre, or 2.66 

 acres to the bale. 



In Arkansas the total area devoted to the 

 cultivation of cotton in 1889-1890 was 1,700,612 

 acres, and the production of cotton 691,423 

 bales, as compared with a cultivated area of 

 1,04-2,976 acres and a production of 608,256 

 bales in 1879-1880. This shows an increase of 

 657,636 acres, or 68.05 percent, in the area culti- 

 vated and of 83,167 bales, or 18.67 per cent., in 

 the number of bales produced, the yield in 1879- 

 1880 being at the rate of 0.58 of a bale to the 

 acre, or 1.71 acres to the bale, and in 1889-1890 

 at; the rate of 0.41 of a bale to the acre, or 2.46 

 acres to the bale. Every county in the State 

 produced more or less cotton in 1889-1890, only 

 8 counties having less than 500 acres in that 

 product. 



In Louisiana the total area devoted to the 



cultivation of cotton in 1889-1890 was 1,270,885 

 acres, and the production of cotton 659,588 

 bales, as compared with a cultivated area of 864,- 

 787 acres and a production of 508,569 bales in 

 1879-1880. There was, therefore, an increase of 

 406,098 acres, or 46.96 percent., in the area culti- 

 vated and of 151 ,014 bales, or 29.69 per cent, in 

 the number of bales produced, the yield in 1879- 

 1880 being at the rate of 0.59 of a bale to the 

 acre, or 1.70 acres to the bale, and in 1889-1690 

 at the rate of 0.52 of a bale to the acre, or 1.93 

 acres to the bale. 



In North Carolina the total area devoted to 

 the cultivation of cotton in the year 1889-1890 

 was 1,147,206 acres and the production of cot- 

 ton 336,245 bales, as compared with a cultivated 

 area of 893,153 acres and a production of 889,- 

 598 bales in 1879-1880. While, therefore, there 

 was an increase of 254.053 acres, or 28.44 per 

 cent., in the area cultivated, there was a decrease 

 of 53,353 bales, or 13.69 percent., in the num- 

 ber of bales produced, the yield in 1879-1880 

 being at the rate of 0.44 of a bale to the acre, 

 or 2.29 acres to the bale, and in 1889-1890 at the 

 rate of 0.29 cf a bale to the acre, or 8.41 acres 

 to the bale. 



In Tennessee the total area devoted to the 

 cultivation of cotton in the year 1889-1890 was 

 745,176 acres, and the production of cotton 189,- 

 072 bales, as compared with a cultivated area of 

 722,562 acres and a production of 330,621 bales 

 in 1879-1880. While, therefore, there was an 

 increase of 22,614 acres, or 3.18 per cent, in the 

 area cultivated, there was a decrease of 141,549 

 bales, or 42.81 per cent, in the number of bales 

 produced, the yield in 1879 r 1880 being at the 

 rate of 0.46 of "a bale to the acre, or 2.19 acres 

 to the bale, and in 1889-1890 at the rate of 0.25 

 of a bale to the acre, or 3.94 acres to the bale. 



In Florida the total area devoted to the culti- 

 vation of cotton in 1889-1890 was 227,870 acres 

 and the production of cotton 57,928 bales, as 

 compared with a cultivated area of 245,595 acres 

 and a production of 54,997 bales in 1879-1880. 

 With a diminished area in cotton to the extent 

 of 18,225 acres, or 7.42 per cent., Florida has 

 increased its production by 2,981 bales, or 5 83 

 per cent., the yield in 1889-1890 being at the 

 rate of 0.25 of a bale to the acre, or 3.93 acres 

 to the bale, as compared with 0.22 of a bale to 

 the acre, or 4.47 acres to the bale, in 1879-1880. 



In Missouri the total area devoted to the cul- 

 tivation of cotton in 1889-1890 was 54,886 acres 

 and the production of cotton 14,461 bales, as 

 compared with a cultivated area of 32,116 acres 

 and a production of 20.318 bales in 1879-1880. 

 While, therefore, there was an increase of 22,- 

 770 acres, or 70.90 per cent., in the area culti- 

 vated, there was a decrease of 5,857 bales, or 

 28.83 per cent., in the number of bales produced, 

 the yield in 1879-1880 being at the rate of 0.63 

 of a bale to the acre, or 1.58 acres to the bale, 

 ami in 1889-1890 at the rate of 0.26 of a bale to 

 the acre, or 3.80 acres to the bale. 



In Virginia the total area devoted to the culti- 

 vation of cotton in 1889-1890 was 89,213 acres. 

 and the production of cotton 5,375 bales, as com- 

 pared with a cultivated area of 45,040 acres and 

 a production of 19,595 bales in 1879-1880. There 

 was, therefore, a decrease of 5,827 acres, or 12.94 

 per cent., in the area cultivated, and of 14,220 



