The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-11-09
An Interesting Comparison OF Increase
OF this Years Crop Over That of
1851.

We a:c under obligations 70 L. 4.
Ransom, the able and painstaking clerk
OF the Agricultural Bureau. for the fol.
lowing statement, which will be OF in
tcrest at this time:
A part of tho statistical information
that will be embodied in the next annual
report OF the Commissioner of Agricul.
ture to the Legislature has been tabula.
ted, and the following statements are
obtained from these tables:
Tho cotton crop Of 1882 Will exceed
the crop of 1881 BY 57,249 $50 pounds of
lint cotton, worth, at 10 cents per pound,
5,724,9 ,9s6. The corn crop Of 1882 is in
excess of 1881 S,9l6, $40 bushels. worth,
at 75 cents per bushel. 50. .?A9. .42G. The
oat crop exceeds Las: years crop by s.,
OIL ,0lG bushels. valued, at so cents per
bushel. ut $2,505, sos. The wheat crop
exceeds last years's crop by 95l ,268
bushels, worth, at $3.50 per bushcl, ST..
,i2S. .9O2. The yield OF rice will be 2S,.
l93,2I7 pounds in excess of last year,
and, ut 3 cents per pound, will be worth
$S45,79s. Sorghum will produce 1885,
677 gallons of molasses more than last
year; and sugar cane 1880 gallons
more, worth, at GO cents per gallon.
$204,702. The sweet potato crop exceeds
last years's hy l,7l2,299 busbels, worth,
at 90 cents per bushel, $S5G,l4O. The
Irish potato crop is in excess of last
years crop lSl,S3S bushels, worth. at
Si,o0 per bushei, sisi ,S35. 57,8?S
bushels more of peas. worth, at GO cents
per bushel, 1854 1927, will be made above
last years crop. The valhe of produce
OF ma:ket gardens, carried to market,
exceeds last years sales S42,293. The
number of gallons of milk carried. to
market Is 1903 above last year, and, at
~ cents per gallon, is worth 1851.
butte: made on farms is 324,056 pounds
more than last year, and, at rs cents Der
pound, is worth $8l Ola. The number of
poultry raised is 5S,622 in excess of last
year. aud, Mt 25 cents each, are worth
$l4,63o;; l7e,626 dozen more eggs have
been sold than last year, worth, ut 20
cents per dozen, $50, ,525. The number
OF bushels of peaches is 1888 above last
year, worth, at 81 per bushcl, $2,S3S
the number Of pounds Of grapes sold
exceeds LAST year by 1853 pounds; at 81
per pound, is worth 1888, and a34 gal.
Ions OF wine have been made in excess of
last year, worth, at S2 per gnllon, 81 ,674
HE number of oxen ia given at ,847
less than last year; mich COWS 9,OS9
.Sse'' ""o ot'et Sattie lf,ooo iCsS anQ
they are worth $l6l ,602. The number OF
| sheep and lambs are estimated Mt the
same III last year: '''e number of pounds
OF Sooi producet 1916 less than in
1881, worth S644. The number Of swine
Is given at G2, l04 below last year, worth,
at 81 per head, $G2,l04. The yield of
apples is reported at reduction below
last year of 4,277 bushels, worth, at 81
per bushel, $4,277.
The aggregate vafuc of the difference
between the crops, showing an excess
over last years productions, as enumcra-
ted above rs Sl8,S03,3ll. The estimated
REDUCTION in value of cattle, wool swine
nSo and loss on tho apple crop aggregates
$229,027. Deducting this amount from
the gains of the year rs specified, leaves
the balance in favor of the farmers of
the state over last year of SlS,574,2
Columbia Register.