The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-04-26

uole, SHuttlo ana collin factories IN
the State, and GRO important factors
IN manufactures. The mood for
these is found in, great abundance.
Manufactured ice produced in
largo quantities necessary for home
consumption.
There are fifty five cotton seed oil
mills in different parts Of tho State,
supplying oil for shipment, the meal
and hulls is feed for cattle, and the
former an important ingredient in
fertilizers.
For the past few years our farmers
are sowing wheat moro extensively
than for decade, and to secure the
best results in flour, roller mills are
being built in various parts of the
State.
Game and fish in the coast region
abound in great quantities, and is a
source of revenue and enjoyment as
we'll.
There has boen decided depart
ure in the field crops for tho past few
years as a money crop in the grow
ing Of tobacco in the eastern part of
the State, known as tho Pee Dee
section, and in Orangeburg County,
and in most cases success has been
in evidence in the counties of Oar
lington, Marion, Williamsburg, Flor
ence, Marlboro, Horny, Clarendon,
Sumter, Chesterfield and Orange
burg, whore the lands are we'll adapt
cd to the growing of tobacco.
The raising of tobacco, coming into
market during the months of July
and August, and bringing into cir
culation Of money at a season Of the
year when money is scarce, thus
stimulating trade and furnishing
money to the producers and labor
ers at time when there was a scar
city, awaiting the opening of cotton
in September and October.
Under favorable conditions 5000
per acre has been realized at cost
OF S4O to $50 por acre, leaving a net
profit of about $3.50 per acre, realiz-
ing good returns to the producer.
arehouses are established in each
of the counties named, where buyers
come from a distance to buy tobacco
to be manufactured in North Caro-
lima and elsewhere. Darlington coun-
ty alone sold last year 100000
pounds, and it is presumed other
counties each sold nearly as much.
The tobacco crops proved quite bene-
fetal when cotton was selling at from
5 to g cents per pound it is probable
that, if cotton remains at present
prices-1Oc. tho area heretofore
planted in tobacco will be decreased,
as the labor Of the country-negroes
mostly-are more accustomed to the
cultivation and harvesting of cotton
than tabacco. The concensus of
opinion is, that tobacco planting,
whore the lands suit and weed is in
telligently housed, pays we'll in the
sections who're it is grown. The
lands in the sections named are
sandy and easily cultivated. The
bright leaf is mostly grown and is
generally used for smoking, although
there are some fine wrappers for
plug tobacco which brings fancy
prices-4Oc. and even 50c per pound.
1t is estimated that the value of the
cropsold last year ind arlingtonCoun-
ty alone amounted to 100000, and
equal amount will be realized the
present year, 1900, and for the en-
tire tobacco belt the sales reached
$1,000,000.
Corn broom manufactures are es-
tablished in the Piedmont section OF
South Carolina which stimulates the
growing of broom corn, from which
brooms are made, and to
SUCH an extent that travelling men
are emplS plSsyed to dispose of the brooms
in the vaioaaas parts Of the country
This and other >ndustries, however
small they may appSsSr' augers much
IN the line of diversifvnSg industries
advantageous tc the tinahSslal growth
Of the State.
CARPET MANUFACToRY.
The new manufacturing plaESt o
the Gaffney Carpet Manufacturing
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