Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17
Our Productions, Labor, 60.

Our Productions, Labor, SO. s
In our last issue we mentioned the relative
value Of various products Of this and other
States, with the view Of directing the attention
Of our farming community to the probable
profit o. tobacco growing, to which we consider
this county we'll adapted. We could only give
average yields per acre and average prices Of
tho articles mentioned, leaving to our readers to
reason for themselves as to the proftahlcness Of
these products. Every one is aware that an
average yield Is within the easy reach Of any
Industrious farmer, and very few good farmers
would accept such yield for his crop either In
quantity or value. Take corn and how many Of
our farmers would accept u bushels per acre
for his orops In fact tho average yield of corn
per acre in ~ States varies between 26 and ii
bushels and the average value per acre from
corn varies from $500 in South Carolina to 800
in Oregon, only ii States averaging above $l6
per acre in corn.
The general average value OF the chief pro-
ducts Of all the States Of this Government varies
per acre between $3.50 in Florida and $40. 80
In Rhode Island, only Of the 81 States averag-
ing per aore above $40 for their products.
The average valuo Of all the products of this
State Is $1,000 and thore are but four States
showing lowcr average, to wit: Florida, Ne
braska Iowa and Kansas. Consider this low
average and that tho lowest average oash value
per acre from tobacco is $33.l5, and it will be
readily seen that VIC can grow in this county
tobacco proatably and ought to plant II largely.
In addition to the quantity and valuo Of tho
products of country, its dcsirableness for
money making depends largely On tho supply
and value of labor In this respect our State
will compare favorably with any portion of tho
United States, for while the negro may not be
model of morality or desirable politician, he
is certainly good laborcr aud has the physical
strength and climatic fitness for this county.
He may not be fully reliable, but he will improve
in this respect, and on tho average has Us many
desirable qualities as can be found In any
laboring GLASS;
The price paid for labor in the South also
gives US great advantages over many other States
of the Union. The average price paid per
month by the year in the States and Territories
of the Union ranges without board between
$l038 and S42.66; with board between S.. 7.32
and $S0.76, and among the States varies as
follows: In the Eastern States between $40 and
S23 40 without board, and with board between
$l262 and SID. In tho Middle States without
board from SCI 1.5S 10 SIG; with board from $40
to Sid. In the Southern States without bourd
from $l038 to $l8.46, aud with board from
$7.32 to $l220. In the Western States with
out board from $10.l4 to $1,000, and with
board from $l3 to $40. In tho Territories with
out board from $22 to $42.65, and with board
from $3.50 to SSO.75. Farm labor is cheaper
in South Carolina than in any other State,
averaging by the year without board $lO.38 per
month, and with board 1882. The general
average of farm labor by the year was in
1879, for the whole coutry, $2O.20, and for the
year 1880 S2l.75. The average price for labor
with board in 1880 was $l4.56 per month.
1t will thus be seen that South Carolina has
great advantage in the low price Of labor over
all the other States, having advantage Of one
dollar per mouth over North Carolina and
Georgia. Enjoying q healthy climate and ON
easy access to market, what hindcrs our people
from making money rapidly and what advantage
has any county Of this State over our county?
And further what reason has any man to leave
o country, where all things considered, such
such great advantages exist and are open 10 oil
to search out an Utopinn III Dorado? This
State, compared with any other State, has equal
advantages for making money, with numerous
desirable convenienccs Of social character,
such as schools, churches. &c., which cannot bo
found in ncwly settled States. If we compare
this county with other counties Of this State VIC
will find our advantages equal TO theirs, for
whilo some may grow cotton moro proftably
than this, we can more than countcrhaance this
by growing tobacco on our rich upands. Tho
fact is we have everything needed to make us
contencd and prosperous, aud with industry and
economy we will enjoy these blessings and also
grow rich rapidly.
We propose in our next issue to say something
upon the relative value Of lands in this and
other States these three items the relative
quantity and value of products, tho wages of
labor and the price of land, being the most i'm
porant considerations in the dcsirablencss of
homes.