LENGTH OF COTTON LINT, CROPS 1916 AND 1917. 



COTTON VARIETIES COMMONLY GROWN. 



The following are the principal varieties reported as most generally- 

 grown in the different important staple-producing States : 



Producing length of over 1\ inches. — Sea Island in South Carolina, 

 Georgia, and Florida ; Egyptian of the Pima and Yuma varieties in 

 Arizona and California; Webber 49, Adair, Pemiscott, Mississippi 

 Silk, Hartsville, Florodora, Foster, Keenan, and Coulette. 



Producing length of 1\ to 1\ inches. — Columbia, Columbia Big 

 Boll, Black Rattler, Foster, Webber and Webber 49, Express, Floro- 

 dora, Allen Silk, Mississippi, White Seed, and Durango. 



Producing length under 1\ inches. — Triumph, Mebane, Kings, Lone 

 Star, Simpkins, Rowden, Cleveland, Big 'Boll, Trice, Moneymaker, 

 Mortgage Lifter, Peterkin, Half and Half. 



Estimated length of cotton lint, crops of 1911 and 1916, in the principal staple- 

 cotton producing States showing proportions, yield, and selling price of dif- 

 ferent lengths. 



[In percentages and in equivalent 500-pound, gross weight, bales. Bales in thousands, i. e., 000 omitted.] 





Proportion of total crop composed of long staple, 

 short staple, Sea Island, and Egyptian. 



State. 



Cotton ginned. 



Long staple, 1J inches or over. 





1917 



1916 



1917 



1916 



1917 



1916 





Bales. 



1,236 



903 



638 



3,124 



973 



958 



56 



21 



3,377 



Bales. 



930 



811 



443 



3,725 



1,134 



823 



44 



8 



3,519 



P.ct. 



11.5 



49.7 



4.0 



7.6 



24.0 



17.0 



23.2 



1.0 



2.7 



P.ct. 



9.0 

 38.0 



7.0 



5.0 

 17.0 

 11.0 

 30.0 

 43.0 



2.8 



Bales. 

 142 

 449 



26 

 237 

 234 

 163 



13 



90 



Bales. 

 84 





308 





31 





186 





193 





91 





13 





4 





99 







United States 



11, 286 



11,437 



12.0 



8.8 



1,354 



1,009 



Proportion of total crop composed of long staples, short staples, Sea Island, and 



Egyptian. 



State. 



Short 



.taples under 1J inches. 



Sea Island or Egyptian. 



1917 



1916 



1917 



1916 



1917 



1916 



1917 



1916 





P.ct. 

 88.1 

 51.3 

 96 



92.4 

 76 

 83 

 75.4 

 35 



P.ct. 

 90.1 

 62 

 93 

 95 

 83 

 89 

 70 

 57 



Bales. 



1,089 



454 



612 



2,887 



739 



795 



42 



7 



Bales. 



843 



503 



412 



3,539 



941 



732 



31 



4 



P.ct. 

 0.4 



P.ct. 

 0.3 



Bales. 

 5 



Bales. 

 3 







Louisiana 











Texas 











Arkansas 











Oklahoma 













1.4 

 63 

 2.0 



74 



3.5 



63 



1 

 13 



38 

 28 











64 













26 



All other States 



95.3 



97.2 



3,207 



3,331 















United States 1 



87.3 



90.4 



9,832 



10, 336 



.8 



.7 



85 



93 







