When was it published?

September 13, 1854 in The Weekly Portage Sentinel

Foreign News September 13, 1854

The Weekly Portage Sentinel

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Cotton Statistics, Slave Population, Us South Census, Cotton Production, Improved Land Acres

Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio

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What is this article about?

Statistics from the South-western News on cotton-growing U.S. states (South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas): 662,185 sq mi total area, 22,675,582 acres improved land, 3,798,768 slaves (24.46% increase over 10 years), 2,205,521 bales of cotton (1,197 bales per 1,000 slaves, 10.12 acres per bale).

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Cotton and Slave Statistics.—The South-western News makes up from the census report some interesting statistics in relation to the cotton-growing States—South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas. Their whole area is 662,185 square miles, of which 22,675,582 acres are improved land. The whole number of slaves is 3,798,768, whose average rate of increase for the last ten years is 24.46 per cent. The number of bales of cotton made is 2,205,521, averaging 1,197 bales per thousand slaves. The average number of acres of improved land per bale is 10.12.

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Economic Trade Or Commerce

What keywords are associated?

Cotton Statistics Slave Population Us South Census Cotton Production Improved Land Acres

Where did it happen?

South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, And Arkansas

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South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, And Arkansas

Outcome

3,798,768 slaves with 24.46% increase over last ten years; 2,205,521 bales of cotton produced, averaging 1,197 bales per thousand slaves and 10.12 acres of improved land per bale

Event Details

The South-western News compiles statistics from the census report for the cotton-growing states, covering total area of 662,185 square miles with 22,675,582 acres of improved land, slave population, and cotton production figures.