| 14,671,600 |
| Texas |2,001,181,289 |200,318,247 | .. | .. |200,318,247 |
| Virginia | 6,609,963 | 661,657 | .. | .. | 661,657 |
+------------------+--------------+------------+-----------+----------+------------+
| Total--United |6,332,401,472 |633,873,387 |21,706,389 | 6,438,151|640,311,538 |
| States | (=12,644,803 | .. | (=43,413 | .. | .. |
| | bales) | .. | bales) | .. | .. |
+------------------+--------------+------------+-----------+----------+------------+

Cotton is now the second crop of the United States, being surpassed in
value only by Indian corn (maize). The area devoted to this crop in 1879
was 14,480,019 acres, and the total commercial crop was 5,755,359
bales. In 1899 the acreage had increased to 24,275,101 and the crop to
9,507,786 bales. In 1906 the total area was 28,686,000 acres and the
crop 13,305,265 bales.

The preceding table gives the quantity, value and character of the crop
for each of the cotton-growing states in 1906, as reported by the Bureau
of the Census.

_Mexico._--Cotton is extensively grown in Mexico, and large quantities
are used for home consumption. The cultivation is of very old standing.
Cortes in 1519 is said to have received cotton garments as presents from
the natives of Yucatan, and to have found the Mexicans using cotton
extensively for clothing. From 1900 to 1905 the crop was about 100,000
bales per annum; the whole is consumed in local mills, and cotton is
imported also from the United States.

_Brazil._--The cotton-growing region in Brazil comprises a belt some 200
m. in width, in the north-eastern portion of the country, and a strip
along the valley of the San Francisco, where a large amount of the
present crop is produced. The cotton is known in commerce under the name
of the place of export, e.g. Maceio, Pernambuco or Pernam, Ceara, Rio
Grande, &c. The export fluctuates greatly.

Bales of 500 lb. Approx. Value.
1901 53,002 L500,000
1902 143,963 1,200,000
1903 126,896 1,300,000
1904 59,413 800,000
1905 107,887 1,000,000
1906 142,972 1,500,000

The total production in 1906 was estimated at about 275,000 bales, but
only a portion was available for expo