The age-herald., 1897-08-07

of the south. in 1870. of 2.ss7 miles, If we consider this subject In another way we find that for every man, woman and child of it's population the Union, exclusive of the south, in 1870 had little over eight acres of land in farms.
 Tn 1890 the per capita area of land in farms in the south was thirteen and one- half acres.
 Tn 1890, if the horses and mules on the farms in the south had been apportioned among the people, one could have been given to every fourth individual, and there would have been left over a surplus of S7s.000. If a like division had been attempt ed in 1870 in the Union, outside the south, it would have been found that in order to give one horse or mule to every fourth individual an importation of more than 100000 animals would have been required.
 'ln 1870 the total number of cattle in the Union, outside the south, was somewhat in excess of one-half the population If the cattle had been divided out among the people, one head might have been allotted to every twosindividuals, and there would have remained undistributed 974,OO0 head. If the cattle in the south in 1890 had been divided among its people in the same pro- portion, that is, one head to every two indi- viduals, an unapportioned surplus would have remained.
 'In 1870 the total number of swine in the Union, outside the south was slightly more than one-half the population. One hog might have been allowed to every two in- dividuals and a surplus of more than 300, 900 would have been left.
 'The total number of swine in the south in 1890 fell but 721, coo below the number of it's people. By increasing its. herds to that extent it would have been able to assign one hog to each man, woman and child Of its population.
 In 1870 there were in the Union, outside the south, about six sheep to every seven people. The south had in 1890 little less than one sheep to every two people.
 't1n 1870 the production of the three prin- cipal cereals, corn, wheat and oats, in the Union, outside the south, was 1,0S4,60S,S75 bushels. The south in 1895 produced the three principal cereals, corn, wheat and oats, to the aggregate sum of 7141 ,5S7 bushels. or production of 3S.s6 bushels per capita.
 "The south in 1893 produced 1929 pounds of tobacco per capita against production of three pounds per capita for the Union, outside the south in 1870.
 "The per capita production of rice in the south in 1889 was seven pounds
 Tn 1894 the south produced thirty-three pounds of cane sugar per capita. And to this should be added cane moiasses, which probably amounted to not less than one gallon and one-half per capita.
 "The cotton crop of the south for the year 1895 was nearly 275 pounds per capita.
 1.-The estimated production of coal in the south in 1894 was somewhat less than one ton and one-half per capita.
 ''The production of pig iron in the Union, outside the south, in 1870 was 157 pounds per capita. The production of pig iron in the south in 1892 was 213 pounds per cap ita."
 me length of this extract should not deter our readers from giving it the at- tention and study 1t deserves, The facts here presented show the wonderful pos abilities of our southern country If we have done so well under adverse con ditions. we have the right to expect a much better showing in the coming era of good times. a s....7