The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-12-14
PROSPERl.
TY OF 1882. " s'''''
Some Interesting and Gratifying Facts.

Butler is an interesting and Instructive
exhibit Of the progress oftbe State.
The State has realized this year as
royalty on I fertilizers sls8.254, an ex.
cess over last years collection Of $751;
7l3; s. companies are engaged in
shipping , pb9spha1te .tlpd rock. and 1917, t, Y,
tons were sbiPped, az az increase Of Of lt6,.
2sl tons, over the preceding years
shipment. South Carolina comes
twentieth in the list -of.the fish pro-
ducipgz stases.sywjsh 1905 .6siieruen
apdaproducss valued at $2l2,4S2.
Her shrimp fisheries are more iupor-
tsnt and extensive than those of any
other Stsse-Carp have been distri.
buted at 81 stations throughout the
State. Besides carp the Department
has placed 10 the streams Of the State
l66, 900 California salmon and l..
'945, ,000shads 20 --3 siii. b,
The estimates Of the Department
show aD increase Of l14;4S9 bales Of
cotton over the last years 5 crop, or in
money value s5,624,9S The corn
was 8,946,570 bushels in excess Of
the preceding crop, Over the crop
Of 1881, oats is 5,01l,0l6 bushels
ahead and wheat 95I,26S. Rice is
.28, 1927 pounds iu excess of the
crop of 1881. This year the State
made 1857 gallons Of sorghum
more than last year, and 1880 gal.
Ions more sugar cane syrup. Cur
potato crop is increased to othe follow
ing figures: Sweet potatoes, !, Ill.,
299 bushels and Irish potatoes 18I 1888
bushels. The increase Of the pea
crop is estimated ct PSI ,379 bushels.
1909 more gallons of milk were sold
this year than last year, and 324, ,056
more pounds of butter, 5S,52 more
head Of poultry we're raised this year
than last year and 179,626, more
dozen Of eggs. The number Of oxen
has decreased 1877 head, mich COWS
have decreased 1886 head aud the
decrease in other cattle amounts to
1883 head. The decrease in swine
amounted to 62,014 mead. The In
crease of value of the products Of the
State is estimated at SIS, ,801 ,552,
while the decrease is put at 1929, ,027.
In cotton; the acreage has decreased
444,455, acres, while in corn the
acreage has increased S,0l9. The
oats acreage has increased l04,030
and wheat IS, "A Rice is planted iD
every county of the State and has an
acreage of 1920 and product Of
s64,684,577 pounds. Sorghum is.
planted in every county Of the State
and has an acreage Of 8,454 and q pro:
duct of 507, ,l97 gallons. Sugar cane
is grown in every county except four,
aud has an acreage Of 2;424 suds
product of 307,l65 gallons. The
acreage Of sweet potatoes is represent
ed by ,4O,aS9 and the yield BY 3,844,,
879 bushels. Irish potatoes have an
acreage of 3,6l9 and yield of 3a7,.
100 bushels. Peas are planted on
1862 acres and yield 8Sl,049
bushels. Edgefeld has tho most pro.
ducsive hens and Georgetown the
least. Edge6eld has the largest mum
Der of cattle and Chester the smallest
Horry Las the largest number Of sheep
and Marlboro the smallest. Marion
leads off on swine and Riehlsnd stands
foot Fairfield has 80 average yield
Of cotton per acre Of 800 pounds,
which is the best in the State, and
Colleton bas the poorest, l35. Beau;
fort uses the largest amount of COM
mercial fertilizers and Ocouee the,
smallest. Georgetown had an average
yield Of corn per acre of25 bushels,
which was the largest 10 the State.
and Barnwell and Kershaw, each hay
ing 9. tie for the smallest yield. Ker-
shaw has the largest average yield Of
oats, being % bushels per acre, and
Greenrille the smallest, being II. In
wheat Fairfield has the largest average
yield, being Is bushels per acre, and
Clarendon the smallest, being S.
74,452 tons of commercial fertilizers
we're purchased, a decrease of 1880
tons of the use of 1881. Georgetown
pays the best wages to farm hands,
$3.50 per month, and Charleston
the lowest, $500 per month. Dar-
.lington purchased the largest amount
of farm supplies and Kershaw the
smallest.