Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-11-09
GRATIFYING CROP REPORTS.

We are under obligations to L. A. Ransom,
the able and pains-taking clerk of the Agri-
cultural Bureau, for the following statement,
which will be of interest at this time:
a part of the statistical information that
will be embodied in the next annual report of
the Commissioner of Agricultural to the Legis-
lature has been tabulated, and the following
statements are obtained from these tables
The cotton crop of 1882 will exceed the crop
worth, at 10 cents per pound, IS, ,724 1886. The
corn crop of 1882 is in excess of 1881, 1885,
$40 bushels, worth, at Is cents per bushel, &c.
709, ,926. The oat crop exceeds last years crop
by SOL, ,016 bushels, valued, at 80 cents per
bushe, at So sos, ,508. The wheat cropexceeds
last years crop by 95l. 1868 bushels, worth, at
S1.50 per bushel 81 ,426, 1902. The yield of rice
will be %, 1927 pounds in excess of last
year, and, at cents per pound, will be worth
$e45, 79S. Sorghum will produce 1857 gal
Ions of molasses more THAN last year and su-
gar cane 192,510 gallons more, worth, at go
cents per gallon, S204, ,702. The sweet potato
crop exceeds last years by LIP, ,299 bushels,
worth, at so cents per bushel, 1856, 14O. The
Irish potato crop is in excess of last years
crop 1S1 1888 bushels, worth, at 81 90 per BUSH
ell, $lSl, ,83S. 257,379 bushels more of peas,
worth, at 20 cents per bushel, $154 APT, will
be made above last years crop. The value of
produce of market gardens, carried to market,
exceeds last years sales S42, 293. The number
of gallons of milk carried to market is 1908
above last year, and, at 40 cents per gallon, is
worth S7,631. Butter made on farms is 3A,-
O56 pounds more than last year, and, at 25
cents per pound, is worth SSl OLA. The num-
Der of poultry raised is 5S 522 in excess of last
year, and, at 25 cents each, are worth $l4, $50.
49, ,G26 dozen more eggs have been sold than
last year, worth, at 20 cents per dozen S35, 295.
The number of bushels of peaches is 1888
above last year, worth, at 81 per bushel, S2,-
S3S the number of pounds of grapes sold eX-
ceeds last year by 1858 pounds at 81 per
pound. is worth 81, ,953, and S34 gallons of
wine have been made in excess of last year,
worth, at 81 per gallon, S1,674, The number
of oxen is given at ], ,847 less than last year !;
mich COWS 9,089 less, and other cattle IA, ,933
less, and they are worth $l61 ,602. The num-
Der of sheep and lambs are estimated at the
same as last year the number of pounds of
wool produced is 2,576 less than in 1881, worth
Sti44. The number of swine is given at 81, 1O4
below last year, worth, at 81 per head, S62, 1O4.
The yield Of apples is reported at reduction
below last year of 4,277 bushels, worth, at 81
per bushel, $4,277.
The aggregate value of the difference be-
tween the crops, showing an excess over last
years productions, as enumerated above, is
$1S,S03,311. The estimated reduction III val
ne Of cattle, wool, swine and loss on the apple
crop aggregates S228,027. Deducting this
amount from the gains of the year as specified,
leaves the balance in favor of the farmers OF
the State over last year of Sis, ,574, ,2S4.-Col-
aliebia Register.