The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-08
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

Peas, potatoes, sorghum molasscs, tobac-
co, rice, very scattering, and Insignificant.
Fruit, nothing; wine from grapes, very
little; honey, very small; wool, very little;
hay, not much
A farm, for census purposes, is any num-
ber of acres over three, cultivated either as
owner or tenant.
1t will be observed that the cotton crop,
after deducting cost of fertilizers, amounts
to about the same in money value as all
other crops. The Whole cost of fertilizers,
including hauling from and to depot, will
increase said amount 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, to be paid usually out of
the first and best cotton prepared for mar
ket. Can this leak be stopped We think
30. How? Lot every farmer during the
winter months compost and manipulate
his own fertilizers on the farm, using only
so much commercial fertilizers (or lime,
which would be better) as may be 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 consideration, not neglect
ing, by any reasons, the garden, potato and
truck patches generally, superadding SO
much cotton only as can be well manured
and well cultivated. Then will prosperity
again dawn upon our depressed farming
industries
1t is but just to the farming industries Of
Brushy Creek township to remark that 70
was one of the dryest years experienced
since AS, hence the slnallness of the crop.
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 is over lO(' bushels to the farm,
and but little less than 100 bushels to the
family.
1t is gratifying to observe the general ia
vorable report in regard to the dairy pro-
ducts of the farm. The ncvcr.failing mich
cow where she has been allowed living
chance, has come to the relief Of the nu-
merous households of Brushy Creek town.
ship by freely giving from her lacteal re-
sources those rich supplies of milk and
butter, which are SO necessary to the CON-
fort and sustenance Of every family. 1t
may be that the cnumerator was particu
larly fortunate, but he never sat down to
the table of any household where the milk
and butter did not maintain q conspicuous
position and in some oasea the beautiful,
rich. golden color of the nicoly.prepared
butter would have, we think, entitled it to
place alongside of the Northern creame
ries or oleomargarine. Of course, this was
not the happy lot OF all, but there is no
good reason why 1t may not be. The pre-
paration of clover and grass lots, with rye
or barley for winter pasture, will enable
the poorest to revc! in the luxuries of milk
and butter. So mote it be.
Under the operation of the stock law the
number of stock is gradually being reduced
to be supplied by better quality. Hogs
and sheep, particularly the latter, have
largely disappeared since the war, princi.
pally because of the mistaken policy Of
raising cotton to buy meat with, We do
not mean to say that the raising of bacon
In this country Is likely to be 4 lending in
dustry, but enough should be raised to
supplement the supply of beef, mutton and
kid, which should be raised more abund-
antly than they are. AS fine u lot Of sheep
az we have ever seen was found in the COW
pasture of one of our best farmers, where
they have been ever since the stock law wsrs
adopted.
or course, all these statistics are only an
approximation, SO far MS crops are con-
cerned. They are, however, sufficiently
accurate in the aggregate for statistical pur-
poses
At another time, and when more at lcis:
ure, the enumerator will Probably give
some of the incidents, amusing and other
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