High Plains Cotton Production 1928-Present

1928-30 - 1940's - 1950's - 1960's - 1970's - 1980's - 1990's - 2000's

Crop	No.	Acreage	Acreage	Production	Production	5-yr Average		10-yr Average
Year	Counties	Planted	Harvested	Yield/H.A.	Bales**	Yield/H.A.*	Bales	Yield/H.A.	Bales
1928	18	1,666,500	1,599,840	100.8	335,820
1929	18	1,719,500	1,650,720	108.0	371,390
1930	18	1,686,200	1,618,752	85.7	289,000
1931	20	1,616,600	1,551,936	185.5	599,730
1932	22	1,744,850	1,675,056	183.0	638,500	132.5	446,888
1933	10	1,830,700	1,757,472	142.5	521,920	140.8	484,108
1934	21	1,090,090	1,046,486	45.2	98,560	134.8	429,542
1935	22	1,295,500	1,243,680	144.7	374,910	147.4	446,724
1936	22	1,706,200	1,637,952	122.7	418,770	133.9	410,532
1937	22	2,141,800	2,056,128	266.5	1,141,570	158.5	511,146	145.2	479,017