The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-08
Population and Agricultural Statistics og
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" hites ......... ......... ................l,4 ,47S
BLACKS .-................. $40
Mnlattoe .::........... 40-2,d59
NC. of farmers enumerated, ..,.ss9
No. of families enumerated 80. ....... .4eS
No. of deaths during census year.. : Al
No. Of manufacturing Industries. g +.
AenIcULrun4s BfATIsT1ca.. ;Sf3
Value fertilizers used in '79.... $l2,l4o
No. bales cotton made in TO-. 1902
AT $40 per bale. 52,oSo
No. bushels %heat.......,.......... S,128
At 81 per shel..........,....... s.l2sj
No. bushels oats,... :. y. =. B327 s.
AT soc per busiiel.. .......s., y. ........ -. sos
No. bushels corn...... ..4S,O7s
AtGocper bnshel' '......., .,.. ,.........s 2ssl5'
Peas, potatoes, sorghum molasses, tobac-
co, rice, very scattering, and insignificant.
Fruit, nothing; wine from grapes, very.
little; honey, very small; wool, very little;
hays not much. =
a farm, for census purposes, is any num-
ber of acres over three, cultivated either as
owner or tenant.
It will be. observed TINT the cotton crop,
after deducting cost of fertilizers, amounts
to about the same -inS mono ne rs ell
other crops Thefsi.ole cost or fertilizers,
including hauling from and to depot, will
incyeasey said, ainonntl TO about $40 OF the
whole market value Of said crop. or nearly,
one-third. This is very large rent out of
the cotton crop, stoS be paid usually out of
the first and best cotton prepared for mar
kct. Can this leak be st6pped2s 2s We think
go; sHowsa Lot e7ersg fariner during the
winter months compost and manipulate
his own fertilizers on tho farm, nsing only
go much commercial fertilizers (or lime,
which would be hetter) as may 6s necessary
for composing purposes, then this large
per centage OF every cotton crop will be
saved to fill the pockets of the farmer. In
addition, let the cereals and forage crops
receive the first confederation, not neglect
ing, by any reasons, The garden, potato and
tfuoly patches generally. superaa ding SO
much cotton only as 6ali be well manfred
and well cultivated. Then win prosperity
again dawn upon our depressed fnrming
industries.
Tits but just TO the farming industries OF
Brushy Greek township TO remark thai ,'7e
wps one ;cs tiis dryest years experienced
since 'l5, hence Sthe. sinallneas of the cpors.
Indeed, under this adverse condition. the
amount of the grain crops, especially corn,
is surprisingly large. Taking the number
of farm enumerated the. average of the
corn crop III over 100 busae,S to tho farm!
ana but little less than 100 bushels to the
fhnilyS Is * s IS u &
Itisgratifyinglto 70 observe the gencgarfa-;
vcrable report in regard to the dairy pro.
dnets Of the farm. The never-failing mich
COW, whore she has been allowed d living
chance, has como TO the relief of the nu-
meFous households Of BruaIv Creek town.
ship by freely giving from her tactical re.
sources those rich supplies of milk and
butter, which nre so necessary to the com.
| fort and sSstenance of every family. 1t.
may ie Inat tue eirutasrtDr vTsss I,isf
larly fo.sunate, but no never sat doWn to
the table Of any household whaFe The milk
and butter did not maintain oorspicuous
position, and In some capea the heaptifnl,
rioil, golden oolor OF the nioslysprepared
butter. would have, we think, entitled It 70
q piaca aiongside of lhe Northern creauie-
ries or olecmargarine. OF course, this vas
not the happy lot OF all, but there is no
go a reason why It may nosbe. The pre-
paratioh of clover and grass lott nth rye
OF barley for Q winter pasture, Will enabI$
the. poorest % reycl in tho itxurles of mix
and butter. So mote it be.
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Under tho operation OF the stock law tle
number cs sscS5.: sscS5s: e fsfndusll being reduced
to be supplied by better quality. Hogs
and skeep. particularly the latter, hava
largely disappeared since slie war; srfrsci.
pally because OF tsie mistaken policy OF
raising cotton tg buy meat wltl,, We do
nat mean TO Say that ,he raising Of haeon
10 this country 70 likely TO be q leading m.
dastry, but enough slionld is raised TO
supplement the supply OF heef, mutton end
kid. which should DO raised uiore etlund.
antiy tiian tney are, AAfihe a lot 4. sheen
as ySR have ever seen was found iii ne COW
Failure ofohe Of our best is:faisrs, where
tLsy hayc been ever aincs the stock sssw VISA
| adopted . = 4;
81 pontshs nll tsiessgSS ssSS siatistics are only sn
! approximation, SO faI as crops are con
.eatned. They are, hoeeyer, sniiiciel.lly
aeeuFata II The aggregate Ios' staties t-ai 7,tir-
/ pcses.
/ AsaloiIssr tlrscs and gllen mora ct lois.
lure tte enngneIator will pzohahly giye
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