The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-01

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Mr.. Best said: I.c sixteen states
lying betNrcu E,laW r. aud NJ >sour.
and betwee,. ic Oho River and the
Cult ot MeNlcu had a POI ulIaoA IA ln.o
of l3, 81 .Gl5; L. $50. II io1.322. "A.
Increase ot IL p,r cent. Tie rnEo.-
tions OF persons enc -ei ii ,l-rI,ultIHat
pursuits 10 those in al occupations. for
the sixteen States aro as follows: In al!
occupations, 4,54S, ,5o2: IL agriculture.
1929. $50. The proportions Ion Mort
Carolina are In all occupations; 5jl =
299; in agriculture, 2G9.23s.
They have an area more than twic,
as large a. that Of the original thirt,c
States, larger than the actual area ,
farms in the United States. and almost
a fourth of the entire area OF the nation
al domain Nearly half of this acreage
amounting to more than two hundred
million acres, is in wild pastura.e OF
more or less value for subsistence oi
farm stock. and much of this herbage i,
unutilized to-day Sheep do well III
this region, which comprises all the eli
mates and soils of the temperate zone
There Is no portion of il uusuited to
-heep-hus bandry, Some OF the finest
samples of Saxon wool have been pro-
duccd. even in it, lower lattudes, with
out sensible deterioration of fiber from
excessive heat
h,a I'm n+
itiated at Il very early day. but the in
crease of numbers and advancement in
breeding have not been commensurate
with the resources OF the country.
Many reasons. perhaps, could be as
signed for such slow progress, but one
viii suffice: the preponderance of cotton
and the absorbing interest in its cul-
ture.
With an agricultural system 50 limit
ed it is not strange that sheep-husban-
dry has assumed So little Importance
Under the circumstances. with the
prevalent aversion to diversity of rural
production. progress has been consid-
cradle, demonstrating the dominating
force OF great natural resources III rural
industri
The number of sheep i'll these States
in 1870 were 6, 703. 22I; in 1880, 9.O4S,-
joS. not including the ranches.
In 1870, the wool clip for the United
states was 100. s. pounds in 1880,
l55, 80 pounds, exclusive of ranch
6 which reported 33, 1000 900 pounds.
making in all, SS,GSl, 30 pounds This
does not include the Texas and Califor-
MA fall clip, which was $1,000, 900
pounds.
The clip for the sixteen Southern
States for 1870, was H. ,3ji.3jO pounds.
and for 1850, 81. .322, 10 pounds an in
crease OF over 100 per cent. The clip
for North Carolina. for 1870. was 799.-
661. and for 1850, 9l7,7l6 pounds, tit-
teen per cent increase.
AVERAGE WEIGHT OF FLEECE.
The average weight of fleece for North
Caroline is as follows: In 1850. | .G3
pounds; lS60. I.62; 1870. LIB; and in
1880, ; pounds, The highrst average
n the Southern States is in Maryland. )
pounds the lowest is in North Caro-
Ina. pounds.
There is another element in the cX-
teISion of wool-growing which j. begin
nm" IL be active and influential-thc
manufacture of wool. and while the.
mas been decrease in the number
Establishments and employees in Nor
Carolina during the last decade, st4
there has been some increase in ti4,
value OF material used and value OF pre-
duct.
In 1870 North Carolina had 50 cstal :
lishments, 249 hands employed, IS set
of cards. used 2,55, COB pounds Domestic
wool. :l66. 497 worth material. produe-
me- loo, 600 yards cloths, cassimcrcs anG
docskins, 1000 yards fanncls. l53. i52
yards jeans. the value OF products lcin-
S29l 900. In lSS0 there were reported
10 establishments. - sets of cards. 30
looms, 2.d74 epindlrs. ia, cnIlirycc>-
,root consumed, 10000 lnunds Foreign
1876. l45 Domestic 400 u s,o;rcd. the
value being $2l6, 900; capitol employed.
SOB, 100; wages paid to hands, s23,-
l95 value OF natetial, ncluding wool
s255. 7o7; value OF produ t. SOB. loo.
Pro}uct IN dctoi-l 300 yards flannel
1900 yards jeans. 20S, ,ooo yards kear-
>eys. 5000 yards lindseys, $1,000 wards
loths, cassimeres. beavers. &c. lo,0OG
Yards water proof, 5a.65p pounds WOOL
lcr yarn, 2l4,0lo pounds rolls.
BREEDS PLEFIEKEn.
The American McrIo. Cotswold.