Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-11-30
AGRICULTURE IN THE STATE.

The annual report of the State Commission
er of Agriculture is full of valuable informa-
tion as to the progress of the State. The first
eighty pages of this report are devoted to the
consideration of commercial fertilizers. Care
full analyses of all the brands on the market
are presented in tabular form to the people.
The Department hasrealized ,as aroyalty on fer
tilizers, S13S, ,54 IA, an excess over last years
collection of $13, ,713. One hundred and forty
thousand seven hundred and seventy-two and
three-fourths tons of phosphate rock were
shipped during the past year, 1921 tons in
excess of the preceding years shipment.
Thirty-five companies are engaged i'll this
work of shipping phosphate rock.
Colonel i. NJ. Boykin, Superintendent of
the immigration Bureau, has a report full Of
vital information. The Bureau has induced
white foreign laborers to come to the State.
where they are readily taken by farmers. 1t
has been settled by actual experiment that
they are capable of enduring any work that
the negro can do in the cotton field. Foreign
labor has been tried with most satisfactory re-
suits in Lancaster, kershaw, Sumter and the
sea islands.
The Fish Commission, under the manage
ment Of Mr. G. J. Huske, has proved quite a
success. South Carolina comes twentieth in
the list of the fish producing States, with
1905 fishermen and products valued at S2l2,-
492. Her shrimp fisheries are more important
and extensive than those of any other State.
In 1880 Is, 900 bushels were secured, valued at
S37, 500. During the past year 400, 900 pounds
of herring, POI, 900 of shad, and 2G1 $50 of stur
geon, with considerable quantity of other
species, were caught. The most important
fisheries are near Charleston, with several ut
Beaufort, Georgetown and Port Royal. Twen-
ty-two vessels, representing a capital OF $66,-
275, are engaged in the trade. The Depart
ment has introduced the German carp into
the State, which seems to lie especially adapted
to our waters. Carp have been distributed at
81 stations throughout the State. Besides
carp the Department has placed in the streams
of the State 1861 900 California salmon and
l ,945, 900 shad.
The estimates of the Department show an
increase Of ia, 400 bales Of cotton over the
last years crop, or in money value S5,64, ,9SG.
The corn crop was 8,946, $40 bushels in ex-
cess of the preceding crop. Over the crop OF
1881, oats is SOIL ,0l6 bushels ahead, and wheat
951, ,2GS. Rice is %, 1913, PIT pounds in excess
of the crop of 1881. This year the State made
1867 gallons of sorghum more than last
year, and 1850 gallons more sugar cane
syrup. Our potato crop is increased to the
following figures: Sweet potatoes l, ,7l2,299
bushels, aud Irish potatoes ISL, ,S38 bushels.
The increase of the pea crop is estimated at
at 257, ,379 bushels. The value of the products
of market gardens are represented as lncreas-
ed to the value Of $40, 293. Over last years
return honey has gained 40, ,787 pounds, and
wax 2,574 pounds. 1909 more gallons of
milk were sold this year than last year, and
324, ,OjG more pounds of butter. 5S,522 more
head of poultry were raised this year than last
year, and 179,626 more dozen of eggs. The
number of oxen has decreased 1,S47 head,
mich COWS have decreased 1,OS9 head and the
decrease in other cattle amounts to 1883
head. The number of sheep, lambs and pounds
If wool were the same as last year. The de-
crease in swine amounted to o. 1Q4 head.