Ct Gn 1 (9-04) Cotton Ginnings National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 24, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cotton Ginnings" call Troy Joshua at (202) 720-5944, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Cotton Ginnings: Running Bales Ginned (Excluding Linters) Prior to September 15, by Crop, State, and United States, Crop Years 2001-2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crop : Running Bales Ginned and :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All Cotton : AL 1/ : 3,150 AZ : 16,850 12,300 14,650 25,250 AR 1/ : 26,250 3,150 CA 1/ : 1,700 0 0 FL 1/ : GA 1/ : 1,650 21,150 12,800 LA : 4,550 18,650 30,700 4,350 MS : 16,900 45,650 54,250 13,200 MO 1/ : 6,800 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 NC 1/ : 0 100 0 OK : 0 0 0 0 SC 1/ : 200 0 0 TN 1/ : 6,400 0 0 TX : 720,000 790,900 855,450 1,099,950 VA : 0 0 0 0 : US : 801,700 898,000 958,400 1,156,550 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins. CtGn 1(9-04) Estimates are for All Cotton ginned prior to September 1, 2004. Preliminary estimates were released September 10, 2004. Cotton Ginnings: Running Bales Ginned by County, District, State and United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State/ : Running :: State/ : Running County/ : Bales :: County/ : Bales District : Ginned :: District : Ginned ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : :: : Texas : :: Texas (Cont'd) : : :: : Falls 1/ : :: Willacy : 106,950 Williamson 1/ : :: : : :: District 97 : 226,600 District 40 : 200 :: : : :: TX Total : 563,300 Brazos 1/ : :: : : :: : District 52 2/ : :: : : :: : Burleson 1/ : :: : Caldwell 1/ : :: : : :: : District 81 2/ : :: : : :: : Kleberg 1/ : :: : Nueces : 89,100 :: : Refugio 1/ : :: : San Patricio : 144,800 :: : : :: : District 82 : 291,700 :: : : :: : Brazoria 1/ : :: : Calhoun 1/ : :: : Fort Bend : 4,200 :: : Jackson 1/ : :: : Matagorda 1/ : :: : Wharton : 16,650 :: : : :: : District 90 : 41,950 :: : : :: : Zavala 1/ : :: : : :: : District 96 2/ : :: : : :: : Cameron : 69,400 :: : Hidalgo : 50,250 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Withheld to avoid disclosing individual gins. 2/ Withheld to avoid disclosing individual gins, but included in State total. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet and go to the NASS Home Page at: www.usda.gov/nass/. Select "Today's Reports" or Publications and then Reports Calendar or Publications and then Search, by Title or Subject. E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION All NASS reports are available by subscription free of charge direct to your e-mail address. Starting with the NASS Home Page at www.usda.gov/nass/, click on Publications, then click on the Subscribe by E-mail button which takes you to the page describing e-mail delivery of reports. Finally, click on Go to the Subscription Page and follow the instructions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRINTED REPORTS OR DATA PRODUCTS CALL OUR TOLL-FREE ORDER DESK: 800-999-6779 (U.S. and Canada) Other areas, please call 703-605-6220 FAX: 703-605-6900 (Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order acceptable for payment.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASSISTANCE For assistance with general agricultural statistics or further information about NASS or its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 800-727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (braille, large print, audiotape,etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C., 20250-9410, or call 202-720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.