The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-01-07
The Wealth and Resources Of Our StatG.

tho home market is almost supplied by
homo people. This section is now called
tho home Of the peach. Tho water
melon Is also grown TO perfection, and
| is Il profitable crop. Tho average yiold
| per aero Of cotton and other field pro-
ducts is greater than in the other soc.
tons Of tho State, tho best farms yicd-
ing moro than two bales TO the aero.
! Tobacco has become the best paying
| crop in this section, and there arc now
| 5000, 900 pounds raised in the State.
The timber is principally long-lcaf
or Georgia pine on tho rivers, and
| cypress and juniper in the swamps.
! The climate in this section is warmer
| than ,hc hill section, and may be called
/ the temperate zone Of the State. Oil
mills. cotton factories and saw mills are
( the pr ncipal industries.
;. The low country on coast section,
; is the richest naturally in tho State,
I but like all highly.favorcd countries,
those ut the middle or up country. Col
y. IL. Mcclure. III writing Of this sec
tiIN. very truly said "Thcrc is no
other Uurt Ut the South where so little
.aNnr wil. produce ~ much. In \ good
portion ut this section the soil will av-
uruAr seven feet III dep h, and is prac-
;irH..y N, MhNu>iih.r. Vegetation is
u>1a'.y r"rrNr" Tor not NOR" than SIX
weeks see" i'Hl> Ahd harvest occur III
every MVria. tANH :, N "A second
crop 81 pears ranging I'"n the trees
III hrENct'E county unrIrE ihc present
mNhIh NNHf Hal mAl"r'u' ANA naa II
n"' o%'h Tor 'hr sever" s'':,h tnat has
.usi visited lis. am Surr eve this they
"NN.N nave N2"n ready lNr shipment TO
the Nrrturrn ularhViS. caves. oranges.
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