Cotton Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted objective yield surveys in six cotton-producing States during 2015. Randomly selected plots in cotton fields were 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: 2011-2015 [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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : State and month : 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Arkansas : September ..........: 901 841 1,025 910 763 October ............: 845 852 (NA) 741 769 November ...........: 867 856 855 771 856 December ...........: 868 856 862 773 Final ..............: 868 856 862 773 : Georgia : September ..........: 531 656 481 660 645 October ............: 577 646 (NA) 660 630 November ...........: 659 756 663 717 748 December ...........: 665 768 669 718 Final ..............: 666 768 670 719 : Louisiana : September ..........: 938 855 806 745 676 October ............: 948 880 (NA) 876 776 November ...........: 949 900 857 877 794 December ...........: 949 900 857 877 Final ..............: 949 900 857 877 : Mississippi : September ..........: 898 883 925 843 887 October ............: 848 855 (NA) 808 839 November ...........: 874 896 906 861 898 December ...........: 875 896 907 861 Final ..............: 875 892 907 861 : North Carolina : September ..........: 553 727 532 604 551 October ............: 610 739 (NA) 629 620 November ...........: 646 865 636 765 624 December ...........: 646 872 668 764 Final ..............: 646 872 668 764 : Texas : September ..........: 540 535 547 485 566 October ............: 478 443 (NA) 373 442 November ...........: 515 522 517 453 481 December ...........: 520 549 526 461 Final ..............: 520 552 525 482 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available.
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