Dec. 10 Crop Production: Cotton Objective Yield Data

The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield
surveys in six cotton-producing States during 2014. Randomly selected plots
in cotton fields are visited monthly from August through harvest to obtain
specific counts and measurements. Data in this table are actual field counts
from this survey.

Cotton Cumulative Boll Counts - Selected States: 2010-2014
[Includes small bolls (less than one inch in diameter), large unopened bolls
(at least one inch in diameter), open bolls, partially opened bolls, and burrs
per 40 feet of row. November, December, and Final exclude small bolls. Blank
data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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   State and month  :   2010    :   2011    :   2012    :   2013    :   2014   
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                    :                          number                          
                    :                                            ​;              
Arkansas            :                                               ​;           
September ..........:    911         901         841        1,025        910   
October ............:    893         845         852         (NA)        741   
November ...........:    897         867         856          855        771   
December ...........:    894         868         856          862        773   
Final ..............:    894         868         856          862              
                    :                                    &nb​sp;                     
Georgia             :                                      &nbs​p;                   
September ..........:    609         531         656          481        660   
October ............:    606         577         646         (NA)        660   
November ...........:    686         659         756          663        717   
December ...........:    683         665         768          669        718   
Final ..............:    683         666         768          670              
                    :                          &nbs​p;                        &nbs​p;      
Louisiana           :                              &nb​sp;                        &nb​sp;  
September ..........:    699         938         855          806        745   
October ............:    755         948         880         (NA)        876   
November ...........:    789         949         900          857        877   
December ...........:    781         949         900          857        877   
Final ..............:    781         949         900          857              
                    :                                           &nb​sp;              
Mississippi         :                                                 ​         
September ..........:    864         898         883          925        843   
October ............:    773         848         855         (NA)        808   
November ...........:    776         874         896          906        861   
December ...........:    776         875         896          907        861   
Final ..............:    776         875         892          907              
                    :                                     ​                     
North Carolina      :                                             ​             
September ..........:    681         553         727          532        604   
October ............:    675         610         739         (NA)        629   
November ...........:    689         646         865          636        765   
December ...........:    689         646         872          668        764   
Final ..............:    689         646         872          668              
                    :                                 ​                         ​
Texas               :                                 &nb​sp;                         September ..........:    658         540         535          547        485   
October ............:    534         478         443         (NA)        373   
November ...........:    589         515         522          517        453   
December ...........:    589         520         549          526        461   
Final ..............:    589         520         552          525              
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(NA) Not available.                                                 ​;