THE COST OF PRODUCING COTTON. 3 
growing the crop; the quantity of seed used; the amount of fertilizer 
applied per acre; and the quantities used of such other materials 
as are necessary in growing cotton. 
Information as to the hours of labor and the quantities of seed and 
fertilizer used constitutes the basis upon which good farm organiza- 
~ ® tion is built. If we do not know how many hours it takes to grow a 
given crop, and if no facts have been recorded concerning the distri- 
bution of this labor from a seasonal viewpoint, it will not be possible 
to proceed with the initial steps in bringing about a more efficient 
management. Furthermore, such information is essential in drawing 
up new plans which may include the introduction of new enterprises 
-_ to be carried in connection with the major enterprise of the area. 
| Cost figures should serve primarily to make for better farm organi- 
| zation and greater profits. These studies have been planned with this 
end in mind. Cost figures are used in commercial work for the pur- 
pose of making adjustments that will greatly enhance the business; 
“ they can be applied equally well in the field of agriculture. 
TasLe I.—Distribution of cotton enterprise records (1918 crop). 
| . 
| Number ‘ 5 
State and county. | Area. we: Total by 
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| records. | State. 
EL Tk eh Er pe RE Re SDRC eg US a eres Se he ha ae [Seger ere 243 
PAHrOns County. see aes Se HAD F121 eee Perea gl 2 eer agi ae nae oie ee eee 
Greene County:a. ss=5 26 Bee eee (EC CNSDOLO Sn Sere Be A eee ae aE (hoy eee e 
pigsatber: COUNGY? 3a 8 Sree SASEN CLIGUS Se eg ee ese | 80} bk ease 
HALEY PODS a oe ie es Se he a RI ei | eg ee Bs Sea ety ee a eee [een ee 269 
att POOSAC OUTG Ysera eee Alexander @tive ce eo a oe Si | ee 
Marshall Connty se =.= 3 fede ovey ca DS 5 i ee ee 00a See 
Dale Gountyes—-0 5 eee eae ee lab aleville=© zark: so ees ee O0b Sees 
SOMO ALOMM A seer er ee ee Se SSE a ee ta a = Oe ee eee ee I eae 180 
Amerson County 5 == <a ee He DelL On ser 255 a ee 89: 
Barnwell C ounty-25 8 Aca ee |pBarwell-Bikose~ Soe a.2 ssn Soa Oia) ee 
BRE AG Sy pee eee ene Ne eo ecaareseee ee eee ee ee ee ie [et fe RS 150 
PANS Ceantye ee ae INWiaxahachi@us ce! s <2 55 Ss ase Sse S (ES) eee 
RISK QUITE eases eee) ese tee PpETondersOlace sao eae yee os See eo (5: | 2 eee 
3 | pee 
TasLe I1.—Production of lint (excluding linters) in 500-pound gross weight bales, by 
States, 1909 to 1918.4 
[Thousands of bales, as finally reported by U. S. Bureau of the Census.] 
State. 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 
Bg aa fe eee ae ee eae eee Coe 
Virginia............. 10 15 30 24 23 25 16 27 19 | 26 
NorthCarolina.....| 601 |  706| 1,076] 866| 792) 931] 699] 655| 618| — 870 
South Carolina... -_- 1,100 | 1,164] 1,649| 1,182] 1,378| 1,534] 1,134] 932] 1,237] 1,500 
Geutiias S25 = 1,804 | 1,767| 2,769| 1,777] 2,317| 2,718] 1,909| 1,821 | 1,884] 2,100 
(On ee ee 54 59 83 5 59 81 48 41 38 | 25 
Alabama.........._- 1,024} 1,194] 1,716 | 1,342] 1,495] 1,751| 1,021| 5383} 518 820 
Mississippi... --..-- 1,083 | 1,263] 1,204| 1,046] 1,311] 1,246] °954| 812| 905] 1,210 
ouisiana......- =. 253 | 246| °385| 376| (444| 449] 341| 443) 639 525 
Tenis sone ee eee 2,523 | 3,049 4,256| 4,880] 3,945] 4,592| 3,227] 3,726| 3,125] 2,580 
Arkansas...-.......- 714| 821} °939| °792| 1,073] 1,016] 816] 1,134| “974 935 
s Wennessees- == === == 247 332 450 277 379 384 303 382 | 240 330 
Missouri. .----....- 45 60 97 56 67 82 48 63} 61 70 
Oklahoma...-.--.-. 545 | 923 | 1,022| 1,021| 840] 1,262] 640] 923) 959 550 
Galipenia so des fos 2 6 10 8 23 50 29 44} 58 100 
SPREAZ OUI eee a |g | el eee Ute (eae el Pre ae eee) Pree oe hee co 22 51 
MiFothers=— = =<! 2 | 4 7 3 10 14 7 14 | 5 8 
United States .| 10,005 | 11,609 | 15, 693 
13,703 | 14,156 | 16,135 | 11,192 | 11,450 | 11,302 | 11,700 
1 Yearbook, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1918. 
