The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-11-08
College,. ,..."... ........... 1918 90
Total. .$6,l2S,72O rs

I'm addition to the above there arc
sui outstanding a number Of old bonds
both ante e'bellum and post. bellum, which,
nave not yet been converted into consoIs
under the Act Of 1873. A portion OF
these bonds is more or less tainted with
inValldlty, which can only be determined
by examination Of the individual bond
so that the amount which is actually
iundable can only be approximated, and
is put at $6S4,S73 "a, which at so per
cent. would make $342 .436 81. These
ponds on presentation are funded with
The coupons to January, 1880, and inter.
est from that period paid in cash. There
Is also yet to be funded at par, intcres,
on the consol uonds, which, under the
Republicans, was unpaid from 1872, and
which the Democratic government pro.
vided for funding, as before stated
amounting to about Sl05,2 ,289 IS. SO that
were all OF the outstanding bonds actu.
ally funded the debt would be SG,57l,.
44I. There can be but little doubt, how.
ever, that large numbers of these bonds
nave been lost or destroyed, and that the
debt will never reach the amount men.
The democratic State Government,
has recognized every liability incurred by
The Republicans, under the forms of law.
without question az to the uses made OF
the money 80 raised. The only bonds
not recognized were issued in open aud
Wii;ui violation Gi law. The State has
now no: a dollar CT Glcsting debt. Her
increased prosperity has relieved her
from all liability on account of railroad
endorsements. and the interest on her
debt Is paid promptly on the lat Of Jaa.
uary and July of each year. Her bonds
have gone up from 25 cents on the dollar
to premium, which is only limited be.
cause OF the short time Of the bonds
Since 1878 the sinking fund commission
has, from the proceeds of sale of lands
purchased by the land commission from
the redemption of lands forfeited fol
taxes, called in and cancelled $lS3 ,4S7..
n OF the bonds of the State.
Taxes are promptly paid, and are
amply sufficient t0 meet every demand
OF the government.
THE RATE OF TAXATION
has been greatly reduced, and that toe
upon reduced valuation. The State
lax for the three years of 1872, 1873 and
1874 was 10, II aud l05 mills respectively
while for the three years of 1877, 1875
and 1879 including 2 mills for schools, il
was 81, 4 and tx /; the amounts collected
for these two periods were $S, ,29l 900 and
s., 1886, 900.
lin the seven years from 1868 to 1874
linclusive) the Republicans expended
or an average of 81 ,502, 600
per annum, and left unpaid floating
debt of more than q million dollars. In
the five years, 1876 to 1880, the Demo.
cratic government expended $3,109,500,
Of an average of $G22,OO0 per annum a
large percentum Of which was devoted to
The payment Of deficiencies left by the
and has not dollar unpaid
Or unprovided for"
THE AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS
Of the State has been very great. "In
1870 South Carolina produced 1874, ,2O7
bushels of corn, in 1880 IL ,7G4 ,349
bushels, and in 1882 17,0i5,735 bushels.
Between 1870 and 1880 the increase was
1850, l42 bushels, or 54 per cent, and
between 1880 and 1882 1921 1856 bushels,
d fl per cent. The total increase be-
.Geen 1880 and 1882 was 9,43l 1928 bush.
els, or l24 per cent.
South Carolina made in 1870 6l3,593
bushels of oats, in 1880 2,7l5,4 ,445 BUSH
els, and in 1882 7,929,97O bushels. The
increase in the yield, therefore, between
1870 and 1880 was 2,l0l,S52 bushels, or
342 per cent, and between 1880 and 1882,
J, ,2l4, ,525 bushels, or 1872 per cent. The
.otal increase in the oat yield between
1870 and 1882 was 7,3l6,377 bushels, or
| 1872 per cent. The area planted in oets
in 1880 was 23I ,i.33S, and III 1882 362 1873
acres, an increase in acreage Of 70 per
cent, while the increase in yield was 1872
per cent.
'Of wheat South Carolina produced
in 1870 7S3,6l0 bushels, in 1880 962, $3.50
bushels aud in 1882 l,934,97O bushels.
The increase in yield, between 1870 and
1880 was l7S,720 bushels, or 90 per cent,
and between 1880 aud 1882 972, GAO bush
els, or !0l per cent. The ircreaaa b,-
tween 1870 and 1882 was ISL 800 bush
els, or LAG per cent The area planted
in wheat was 170,89S acres in 1880, and
20l ,1S5 in 1882, an increase of l8 per
cent.
South Carolina produces more than
half of the total quantity Of rice raised
in the United States The rice crop of
the State was, in 1870, 80, ,3O4, 1926 pounds,
in 1880 G2, ,948, ,537, and in 8S2-despite
The bad Ga ,684, ,577 pounds. The
increase in the yield between 1870 and
1880 was 30,G43,7l2 pounds, or 81 per
cent, and between 1880 and 1882 1885,.
O4O pounds, or nearly 3 per cent. The
increase between 1870 and 1882 was 32,-
o79,754 pounds, or 100 per cent.
South Carolina made in 1870 620, ,4G7
gallons CT syrup, and in 1882 Sl4,362
gallons. The increase in yield wGs i93,.
s95 gallons, or 81 per cent.
"The sweet potato crop in 1870 was
| ,342, l65 bushels, and in 1882 it was g.
544, ,S79 bushels, an increase of 2,502,7l4
bushels, or 1876 per cent. The Irish po-
lato crop has increased still more rapidly.
It's yield in 1870 was 1882 bushels, aud
in 1882 3S7 100 bushels, an increase OF
3O3, ,93S bushels, or 365 per cent.
''There has been great increase in the
smaller farm products. In market gar.
1ening the business has sprung from moth
ing to height of great Importance, but
The census affords, unfortunately, no
exact data. The dairy business has
shown much increase, and the crops OF
rye, barley and peas have increased rap.
idly in value.
THE COTTON CROP
Of 1870 was 22i, 500 bales of $50 pounds
each, in 1880, 6l7 ,495 bales. and in 1882
620, $40 bales. The increase in yield be-
tween 1870 and 1880 was 292, ,995 bales,
or 130 per cent, and between 1880 and
1882 was l03, AIS bales, or 10 per cent.
The increase for the IL years from 1870
TO 1882 was 1864 bales, or 176 per
cent. The best evidence Of the contin
ued improvement in the cultivation OF