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USDA - Objective Yield Data for Cotton

Cotton Objective Yield Data
The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted objective yield
surveys in six cotton-producing States during 2016. 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: 2012-2016
[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  :   2012    :   2013    :   2014    :   2015    :   2016
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                    :                          number
                    :
Arkansas            :
September ..........:    841        1,025        910         763         800
October ............:    852         (NA)        741         769         769
November ...........:    856          855        771         856         779
December ...........:    856          862        773         856
Final ..............:    856          862        773         856
                    :
Georgia             :
September ..........:    656          481        660         645         562
October ............:    646         (NA)        660         630         668
November ...........:    756          663        717         748         719
December ...........:    768          669        718         759
Final ..............:    768          670        719         759
                    :
Louisiana           :
September ..........:    855          806        745         676         654
October ............:    880         (NA)        876         776         760
November ...........:    900          857        877         794         784
December ...........:    900          857        877         793
Final ..............:    900          857        877         793
                    :
Mississippi         :
September ..........:    883          925        843         887         953
October ............:    855         (NA)        808         839         942
November ...........:    896          906        861         898         974
December ...........:    896          907        861         898
Final ..............:    892          907        861         898
                    :
North Carolina      :
September ..........:    727          532        604         551         558
October ............:    739         (NA)        629         620         599
November ...........:    865          636        765         624         660
December ...........:    872          668        764         632
Final ..............:    872          668        764         632
                    :
Texas               :
September ..........:    535          547        485         566         467
October ............:    443         (NA)        373         442         474
November ...........:    522          517        453         481         528
December ...........:    549          526        461         492
Final ..............:    552          525        482         495
                    :
6-State             :
September ..........:    619          580        564         601         532
October ............:    562         (NA)        487         518         554
November ...........:    640          608        561         571         604
December ...........:    659          614        566         581
Final ..............:    679          617        587         583
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