8 BULLETIN 133, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Proportion of crop over 1\ inches in length and that ij to li inches, seasons of 



1911 and 1916. 



[Not including Sea Island and Egyptian. Bales in thousands, i. e., 000 omitted.] 



State. 



Over 1J inches. 



1J to 1J inches, inclusive. 



1917 



1916 



1917 



1916 



1917 



1916 



1917 



1916 





P.ct. 



2.9 



5 



0.5 



0.5 



2.5 



0.8 



P.ct. 

 1.5 

 3 

 1.0 



1.3 



Bales. 

 36 

 45 

 3 

 15 

 25 

 8 



Bales. 

 14 

 24 



4 



15 



P.ct. 

 8.6 



44.7 

 3.6 

 7.1 

 21.5 

 16.2 

 23.2 

 2.4 



P.ct. 



7.8 

 35 



6 



5 



15.7 

 11 

 30 

 10 



Bales. 



106 



404 



23 



222 



209 



155 



13 



81 



Bales. 

 73 





284 





27 





186 





178 





90 





13 





0.3 





9 





95 









1.2 



1.3 



141 





10.8 



8.3 



1,213 



946 







Yield of lint per acre, long staple above li inches, li to 1\ inches, inclusive; 

 under 1\ inches, Sea Island and Egyptian. 



State. 



Long 

 staple 

 above 



l\ 

 inches. 



Long staple 

 1$ to 1J inches. 



Short staple 

 under 1J 

 inches. 



Sea Island and 

 Egyptian. 





1917 



1917 



1916 



1917 



1916 



1917 



1916 





Pounds. 

 240 

 160 

 170 

 191 

 163 

 169 



Pounds. 

 259 

 190 

 236 

 168 

 168 

 174 

 182 

 200 



Pounds. 

 156 

 133 

 166 

 160 

 200 

 163 

 275 

 232 

 160 

 80 



Pounds. 

 197 

 132 

 232 

 133 

 185 

 175 

 246 

 225 



Pounds. 

 155 

 117 

 176 

 159 

 209 

 153 

 275 

 450 



Pounds. 

 136 



Pounds. 

 125 

































163 

 224 

 122 



115 















130 













123 





162 



170 



156 















1S4.9 



174.8 



160 



161.3 



163 



136.6 



128 







Average price per pound received bg growers about Dec. 1. 



State. 



Long 

 staple, 



inches 

 or over. 



Long staple, 

 1J to 1J inches. 



Short staple, 

 under If 

 inches. 



Sea Island and 

 Egyptian. 





1917 



1917 



1916 



1917 



1916 



1917 



1916 





Cents. 

 41.2 

 44 



43.1 

 49 



43.5 

 38.1 



Cents. 

 36.8 

 35.5 

 33.2 

 29.8 

 34.9 

 28.9 

 36 

 34 



Cents. 

 25.3 

 25 

 24 



20.5 

 23 

 19.6 

 26 



Cents. 

 28.2 

 28.4 

 26.7 

 26.9 

 28.1 

 26.6 

 28.8 

 29 



Cents. 

 19.3 

 19.4 

 19 

 19 



19.1 

 19 

 20 

 19 



Cents. 

 72.8 



Cents. 

 49 













Texas 





















71 

 72 

 72.1 

 71.9 







49 





46 















46 





44.5 



33.5 





28.1 



19.3 













43.4 



33.5 





27.6 



19.1 



72 



46.1 







WASHINGTON : GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE \ 1918 



