The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-21

The Progressive Farm
feared. Prices are steadily main
tanned, and constantly tending up
ward. Well established standards,
better are in breeding and manage
ment, improved methods for pre-
serving eggs, on the mi hand, and
the large increase of urban popula
ton on the other, have quickened
effort, and tended to better financial
returns. Even in bleak Canada, a
fowl upon an average is expected TO
produce 90 a year net profit. Is that
SO bad, when at the present prices of
cotton, our bureau of labor statistios
declares that So 20 profit is all that
is made upon a bale of cotton in
North Carolina, at this time?
Taken as an aggregate it is in
str active to compare the figures Of
the value of some great interests
and expenditures in the United
States, in the year 1895, as summed
up by the State Board of Agrioul-
ture of Kansas. I omit all but round
numbers
Value of tobacco Drop. IS 35, 574, 600
TDtalinterest of mortg'es rs u 900
Value of potato CROP. TS. 9S4, 900
Total pension. 139. 49, 600
Value of OAt crop ....... 1853 655, 600
Total school expenditures 17S. 2I5, 600
Value of swine. ......... 1876. 529, 900
Value of wheat crop 49,. 237, 93S, 600
Value of cotton crOp.... 259, l64, 600
Earnings of poultry. 49,. 800, 600, 600
Another authority, the we'll known
American Agrioulturist, has ascer-
tanned hat in 1897, there was a per-
manent investment in this industry
throughout the United States of
$40, 600, 600, devoted to poultry and
egg production.
That N Jrth Carolina has received
her share of this great increment, in
an industry shared by the humble
cabin of the field negro with the
largest land holder amongst Us, must
be evident when we note her crafty
ing advancement in property re
turns for State purposes.
In 1899 the State Auditors report
of values gave the amount at $751;
339, 1888; that of 1900 was 1909, O97,-
359, while that of 1901, just cIm
pleted, not including B and G sohed-
ules still TO be added, 1893, 425, 593
Thus we have a gain of more than
$50, OOO, 900 in one year. Do we real
ize what that means?
In n year d gain of 10 per cent.
of all the former wealth,
lated after nearly $50 years of settle
ment and civilization in North Caro-
lina-or thus to do in one year, what
the average of 25 years had taken to
accomplish heretofore.
There need be no doubts as to the
accuracy Of the returns. 1t is made
for the tax gatherer, and the pre-
sumption is that it is less, instead of
greater than the truth. Men do not
assess their holdings for tax collec-
tions therefrom, for the fun of it, or
for vainglory.
Now whence this swelling tide of
thrift for several successive years?
was short as a crop, and TO-
bacoo both short in quantity and low
in price. The larger manufacturers
In cotton had been reducedin profits,
ever since the Chinese war, and
from other causes, although still
good and substantial.
Whateve other influences had a
part, including the rising scale Of
by increase of monied cir.
oulation throughout the country, it
cannot admit of a doubt that the
smaller indupt-ies have
reached a point that tells upon the
{ 1tal of accumulated earnings tor
in vestment. The skill that Is being
acquired, the education that Is ex-
and taught it's practical ser.
vice in laying hands upon crude re-
sources, the improved position of
and the cordial CO. operation of
business enterprise in euch oenters
as Charlotte-all these things are
coming to fruition in the creation f
capital that in turn will be the COR
of an edifoe of prosperity
TO day.
II BEST FOR SUCCESS.