CHAPTER XV 



THE SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF COTTON 



THE total supply of cotton in the United 

 States at the end of 191 1 was 17,896,226 

 bales. This represents cotton held over 

 from a previous crop, and 229,268 bales imported 

 from various other countries. This is the largest 

 supply this country has ever accumulated. 



The following table shows the production 

 and distribution of the cotton crop of the 

 United States from 1855 to 1911: 



TABLE VII. TOTAL CROP, EXPORT, AND DOMESTIC CON- 

 SUMPTION OF UNITED STATES COTTON CROP FOR SPECIAL 



YEARS 



191 



