The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-08-06

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kets. In the markets the proprie-
tors are required by the United
States internal revenue law to keep
an account of the number Of pounds
sold.
Such is Woods source. Now,
what is the source from which the
government gets its complete re-
turns? From the raisers of to-
bacco. The census taker goes from
house to house and asks the farmer
how much tobacco he raises. Ac-
customed to giving low estimates
when listing taxes, the farmer,
who raises 10000 pounds does not
give it in except at a great reduc-
ton and thus our product is de-
creased in the census returns by
one-half.
Six Of North Carolina's tobacco
markets sell 100000 pounds an
nually, an average of 81 millions
each, sixteen millions being the
greatest and five millions the lowest
amount sold by any one of them.
Nine others sell total of III mil
lions, averaging L millions each !;
2 millions being the greatest and
one million the lowest sold by any
one of them. The remaining mar
kets sell , million pounds. Thus
our own warehouses sell 67 million
of the 76 million pounds of North
Carolina leaf tobacco. Add to this
J the 25,O00,OOO which Danville, Pc
tersburg and other Virginia mar
kets claim to sell of North Carolina
: tobacco, and we have the startling
: figures of 92,O0O,0O0 pounds. But
2 Mr.. Wood said he would "charge
S off" some of this and that resold by
spectators, &c. 1t is gratifying to
see that North Carolina sells
so much of the golden leaf.
North Carolina is without peer for
:, high grade goods, and is pre-emi-
nently the tobacco State Of the
II world. One or two other States
grow greater quantity, but the
, money value of her crop exceeds
= = that Of any other State. All the
y y higher type tobaccos are indigenous
T to North Carolina soil.
. The average cost Of raising ano
9 marketing tobacco is 6a cents 6
u pound; the average price realized
le by the farmers 13a cents; and {
:, :, profit of 6a cents a pound-or So
~ per acre of $50 ponnds, the average
e amount produced per ere. The
- more intelligent and scientific far
mers reap more than the average
,e n profit-producing the finer types o
is 1 leaf, obtaining far more than tn
~ average price for them and having
. but little if any more than the aver
4o " age cost of production.
es MOST INTERESTING FIGURES.
rs In short time North Carolin
If will produce one hundred millio
er pounds of tobacco, surprising a
g others in quantity as she now doe
Us in quality. He then gave figure
ge showing prices realized by INTEL
"a. gent farmers. In Surry count,
IS, fifteen farmers obtained combine
y average of 26 6-1O cents per poun'
AT the combined average amount pr
as duced to the acre being 498 pound
on In Rockingham county fourtee
'p- farmers combined average price o
eet tanned was 33a cents per pound;tl
ng average number of pounds to tt
on acre being AT.
OF In Franklin eleven farmers 0
ed. tanned combined average price
IN 19S cents per pound, and produce
ed, to the acre the combined average
ro- GIG pounds.
sht In Vance county seven farme
lch received a combined average
for 4Ss cents per pound and produc
ted an average of 1872 pounds per ac1
OF In Edgecombe three farmers ]
an ceived combined average Of l
cents per pound and produced
the average of 1893 pounds per acre
.ro- most wonderful sh owing indeed.
OF In Granville county five farm'
)OO received the combined average
'us. 27 $40 cents per pound and P
ION duced 100 pounds per acre agera.
usl- In Wilson county eight farm
sale received the combined average
tho looo - Il L.,