The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-06-22

climate also makes living more cheap,
and this adds to The advantages offered
manufacturers by our water powers
CLIMATE.
a series of observations, carried on
at intervals for about 100 years by OH
servers in Charleston and by the signal
service of the United States, would in
dlcate an average annual mean temper
ature OF about 10 degrees. The highest
recorded temperature at long intervals
has been lOi degrees, though the mer-
curry seldom reaches 100. The lowest
record was 2 degrees, though in "a
years OIL record only twice was lower
temperature than II found. The mean
for winter il about 81 and for summer
16.
1t may be said of South Carolina, as
was remarked of England by Charles
III, that there is no part of the world
In which the people can spend more
time comfortably out of doors. Sleigh
ing and skating are practically un-
known, and the heat Is intense for
only a short time in summer, and the
thermometer ranges lower than in the
North. During July and August the
average rainfall is about 60 inches for
the mountain region and so inches for
the State. The gentle decivity of the
board and the general prevalence of
Southwest winds remove the climate
from the extremes of floods and
droughts, and give little cause for fogs.
ms combination makes the State a
peculiarly salubrlOuS resort for persons
Affected with pulmonary diseases, and
Tor those who wish to Shun the rigOr of
the Northern winters without expert
enclng the enervating effects Of semi
tropical humid atm mosphere. Aiken
and Summerville are especially famed
us sanitariums, and the great pine re-
gion is free from malaria, while the in
habitants of the mountains, too, are
noted for longevity.
AGRICULTURAL INDUSTIES.
Area Of land under cultivation in
the State, in $780, 1874 900 acres, in
1880 estimated at 5,UUU,OOO. The re-
mainder, about 100000, exclusive of
water surface, is divided into pasture
and woodland. Cane swamp afford
perennial pasturage for cattle and
other live stock, and the best perma-
nent pastures for summer are afforded
by Bermuda and other grasses. 1t Is
estimated that there are between four
and live million acres of finest pine and
cypress land for future numbering, be-
sides other woodland and hard woods
in other portions OF the State.
NO State presents greater diversity
OF crops. Glover, Lucerne or Alfalfa
and Millet and the native Crab and
Bermuda, and Means Grasses together
WIN COW peas are capable Of making
all the long forage for stock. All the
small grains grow luxuriantly. River
bottoms here yield TO no other lands in
the amount of corn produced. Pota.
ioh oil Il l.
dred bushels to the acre under good
cultivation anywhere in the State. In
the past few years tobacco has been
cultivated and the culture is spreading
rapidly. The quality is unsurpassed.
The truck farms of the coast are new
mine Of we nth, and their products are
early enough to command best prices
in the Northern markets. Somewhat
later the ridge lands in the middle of
the State ship abundance Of peaches,
and the Piedmont region sends grapes
OF the finest quality and appearance.
AS for watermelOns the problem is
how to dispose Of all that can be made.
The staple crop is still cotton, and in
this the State is we'll up in average
yield. Want Of sufficient capital has
Seduced farmers TO devote their atten-
ton too fully to this as money
crop. 1t always commands a sale.
even at reduced rates, while other
crops may be drug on the market.
Where cotton can be produced
as surplus crop, it pays, and
this is practicable IN any part
of the Slate, as shown by nu-
merous, examples, but under IA credit
system, when food supplies are
brought from abroad, the raising of cot.
ton has been full Of discouragement.
The profits of cotton raising has been
largely increased of late years by the
fertilization of the soil. 1t has always
been known that cotton seed was IA fine
fertilizer, but it's use except as COW food
has been restricted. The establishment
of cotton oil nils opens an entirely new
industry, yielding large profits.
TIE PRODUCTS OF COTTON.
Fifteen hundred pounds OF seed cot
ton will yield. on an average, 500
pounds OF lint and 600 pounds Of seed.
This seed, when sent to the oil mill,
will yield of short lint, Tor Iinters," 12
pounds, hulls 488 pounds, meal $50
pounds, oil 20 gallons. or $50 pounds.
During the last season the ''linters"
sold for &c per pound, the meal ut 1924
per ton, the hulls at 50 to $3 and the
oil at from Soc. to doc. gallon THESE
are figures supplied by one of the in.
terror mills, ana may exceed the aver
age, but it shows that the "by products"
of cotton yield about $50 for every bale
of lint. Estimate the cotton selling at
Sc. and the total value was $50 per bale.
IL is true that the phenOmenally high
price of bacon and lard led to the very
great advance in the price of Oil as 1T
lS use to adulterate or compound with
the latter; but this is proof that the
time IS coming or Is already here when
cotton seed VIII enter largely into the
food Of the people The possibilities
of chemistry are such that we may
predict that at no distant day this oil
will receive that degree of refinement
Which will remove any defect that now
prevents it3 absolute popularity In the
market in pure state. Already the OIL
Is used aS Il substitute for olive OIL
Cotton seed meal now stand unTivallod
as fertilizer. 1t yield on analysts 3
per cent. ammonia. . per cent. phos
phoric acid. l per cent. potash. The
l88 pounds of hulls when calCined rs
luel In the mill yield 16 pounds of ash
containing % per cent. of potash and 10
peri; cent. phosphoric acid. But the
nuns are too valuable to be burned.
1t has been diScOVerp6 that tha bnl IL