Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-30
LITTLE MONEY, BUT LESS DEBT.
rme nErrER FINANCIAL coNDr-
rIoN ~ NORTH CAROLINA.
a Diversit, or Crops Taking the
Place OF cottos--aIore Economical
Methods In Raising stoci<-reopie
In Good Irinnnciai shape.

Raleigh, n. C.. Dec. 29.-'rhc yeai
now drawing to an end finds the pss
pie Of North carolinR in better eondi
tion financially and materially thai
they have been In many years. Th'
small crops OF wheat. oats, ryc, AND
barley were more than an average
crop in quality and cc--iderably more
In quantity The only deprivation Of
the people was their fruit crop. which
was totally destroyed By the frost il
April last. This was a serious loss 10
very many farmers who market their
fruit and procure enough money from
It to pay current expenses and TO pur-
chase such necesyAries as they do not
raise. The blackbsrrles aud the buck
leberries escaped the frost, and their
sale furnished small amount OF
money 10 very many people at q time
wnen II was pressingly needed.
There was too much rain FOR the
corn and cotton during June ana July.
but THIS was tie exact thing ior the
watermelon, aud THIS crop was just
Simply gorgeous Ia weight and splendid
In quality. Tremendous and enormous
an size. There Is no fruit comparable
to the watermelon with the darby, and
they were so awfully cheap last sum
mer that a dairy was mol seen with
Out melon unless be was Engaged at
work. Although very low Ia price.
considerable money wns gathered In
from this crop, which was laid away
because the crops had been 'lald by"
and that season OF rest and ldleneas.
OF ginger cakes and cider was on the
people. to-wlt. the month Of August
The cotton crop. In the average, was
larger than usual, but the rain Ia June
and July cut II short 10 per cent. The
price has not averaged cents per
pound, and ihe farmer who has made
money at this price Is he who owns
land and does not pay rent. Every
tenant and cropper has lost money on
his cotton crop, but the corn crop was
OF good quality and the largest in
quantity ever raised In the history Of
the state. And. Notwithstanding this
immense crop, the price Is now 60
cent? per bushel. One reason Tor the
price not being lower Is the fact that
there Us more iesul and Illegal distil-
latlon OF corn than ever before IN this
state, aud the further fact that there
was no brandy made from apples.
grapes. ana peaches this season, makes
tbs demand for corn whisky much
than usual.
North Carolina Is rapidly growing
Into stock raising state. Nearly an
The land is adapted 10 grass and al
most every farmer has portlun Of his
farm IN grass, clover, ~ Jmal4-srnin,
and has herd of SOME Kind OF bloodcd
cattle and raises mules and horses of
extra good breeding. Evnr since the
lrlNN "a Eat. IN
per pound the people o. this state have
been d.yeraltylug their crops, aud,
while they have not done nearly all In
this respect that they aho,ild and
could have done, they have raised
more ana more meat, grain, forage.
horses. cattle, and poultry every year
lhah the previous year. aud more than
they need for home use. From The
commencement 10 the end OF the sea-
SON covered wagons in large numbers
arc seen at each county scat and other
.arge towns loaded with pork, grain,
and poultry.
1ue price Of pork is cents por
'ound. Aud the western part OF the
tate ~ producing beef cattle and
heep In greater quantity every year.
ma there In demand Cor moro than
an De- supplied. Under these ciroum-
tanees much OF tho cotton In the now
urplus crop and the immense demand
or the seed by oil mills enable ths
irmer to got IL cents per hushel for
len, which adds Considerably 10 Inc
Dtal amount received FOR the cotton
rop. And another matter which rs
lgreaAing the raising OF stock at "A
lpld rate Is the feeding with the hulls
the cotton seed. Each oil mill is
rovided with n huller. aud when taken
q me hulls are a pulpy mass. and
I'm very small quantity OF any KIND
l heai ana salt horses, cattle. sheep
nu toAts VIII eat this food. anu Keep
~ MI the winter, and the cowa Will
i've a quantity Of good, rich milk. Tbc
rice OF the hulls unhaied Us So per
an, and baled a per ton. one thou
ands pounds VIII amply feed ono
nlme each day for q month. Tho do
land for this food at every min
throughout the state Is beyond he |
upply, Formerly tho huils were used |
> tuei TO make potash and were burn
The records OF the ofiire az ro,,,s,e, |
{ deods and mortgages ON land and |
ems TO merchants and landlords for |
dvanees TO make this years crop |
how less OF thoae conyeyances than |
ny year since the system prevailed |
THIS statc. The people perhaps have |
~ ready money than ever before. bit |
neg are nearer out Of dobt, aud their |
rsps' smoke houses. grane'inH. barns.
M poultry yards contalii supply |
lhleieht 70 support then, untll the |
Iop OF 1895 has been made and "a ss,er-
q. The great majority 90 the people
ere never more conteated, felt better.
nd had lesa cash money than al mis- /
me. ana are wen prepared for tha
nliiNntion OF the next years crop
lhere Is one class OF people who mead
'net-thoae who borrowed money |
amy years ago. and whose land nus
ecrcased In value, and who have ndd. !
d other property 10 their mortrnees.
nd are paying per cent lntoreat'
,aliins Tor rise IN The price or their
roperiy IN order 90 sell out and pav
heir debts ulhera OF this class have
cen sofa out ana owe balances and |
ave judEments standing against |
nem: II these people could be ~. |
vVeu go that they could start again I
IL country