The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-02-28
THE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK.
Another Year OF Unusual Activity for
the Carolina Farmers.

The Bulletin.
Another harvest has closed. and from
indications We are approaching another
year of unusual activity and progress
There is much in the agricultural situs
tion TO encourage and stimulate. Farm
ing is better business to day than a.
any lime during many years past, from
the fact that more thought and study is
being given the subject ard the applics-
ton of science and intelligence to the
management of the farm economy.
Diversified agriculture is n. )re prsc-
ticed than at any tine within the past
quarter of century. At no time has
the introduction of improved and high
bred horses, cows, sheep and hogs been
80 great as at the present.
Men of large means and intelligence
are giving their time and investing lib
orally of their means in the propsg I'll N
of all the best known breeds of stock in
many sections of our safe.
All this great increase in stock grow
ing indicates greatly increased acreage
IN clover and the grasses, which is u
sure precursor Of more independence and
better and more prosperous times to the
hushsndman.
We beg especially to refer to the
trucking portion of the eastern section OF
| our state, the farmers Of which. mary Of
hem, have met with wonderful success
This success has been largely due to
their diversfying and not dependir :
| upon one crop system.
| Another indication we are pl ased to
note is the disposition of some of our
city people to make their homes in the
ad a. ent country, which will be greatly
Increased as the system of improved
roads is extended. We regard good, sub
stsntial public roads as one Of the mos,
potent means for the general bettermen'
of rural life. In fact, there is no one
thing that will go as far towards the gen
eral improvement of our rural districts Is
the extension of some good system Of
improved highways. Such. for instance
as is now in vogue by quite a number o.
our counties: Mecklenburg, Wake For
syth. Guilford, Csbsrrus, and others.
Six years ago MeckleDburg county
commenced to work her convicts upor
the public roads of Charlotte to pnshiE
and has prosecuted the work with mucl
success up to the present The improve
ment upon the highways of that section
has been very great and satisfactory.
This great increase in manufacture!
industries of the State, but especially o
cotton mills, indicates progress un
.4ualed by any people.
TIE building of every manufacturing
establishment means for the farmers o
that st ctio1 better and more remunera
i've prices for all the food crops an,
SUPP lies they may have for sale, en-
hence they are benefited and receive
certain proportionate share of the bene
fits sccruin0 from such enterprises.
Inc increase OF cotton mills In th
state has been about 100 pei cent. with
the last six years. There are now bt
tween $50 and 100 mills in the state.
With more food supplies grown upo
the farms, meat, corn, potatoes, etc
than for many years past; with mol
land seeded to wheat than mas been upo
, North Carolina. soil for .twentI:-fS
years, II ever before, and with larl
oat crop also seeded, we believe, and &
!, assert, that the farmers of our comm d
wealth are in more satisfactory and ell
=, couraging cond,t ton than at any tin
!. within many years past.
d If our farmers, IN the cotton belt
the state especially, will only profit
h the experience of the past year, and n
Is increase their cotton acreage. but be su
:, first of producing sufficiency of fo
~ crop and then what cotton they can, th
! will continue to prosper. don't belle
r. there can be an over-production of c.
!; ION if the farmers of the South will Fl
of produce an ample amount of food crol
q. There can be no permanent success W
r our farmers unless they make their far
self sustaining.
M This is matter of even more i
;; portance to US than the increase in
- number of our industries, for it me'
ye independence and prosperity to the bl
of our people,