The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-10-23
MODELS FOR TIL. STATE.
The Progressive CCuEtN Exhibits at
state Fair From Wake. New
Hanover and iI,@ccon.be.

4 distinct advance in Fair exhibits
was marked this year by the eN-
cellently prepared exhibits OF the
counties OF Wake, New Hanover and
E~dgecombe. They showed pro-
gress ana did much good. Next year
there will be nan instead of three,
special county exhibits.
The EdEecCmbe county exhibit in
the State Fair was Splendidlv repre-
sentative of the varied growth, pro-
SreSS and advantages of that fine sec
ton and was q model of what every
county in the state should do at the
great annual exhibition towards dis
playing ard advertising its resources.
At the exhibit which was complete
from an agricultural. manufacturing
and educational point Of view. were
distributed handsome booklets set
ting forth the merits Of the county,
ON the cover Of which one read:
"~Ed9ecOmbe County, North Caro-
lima.
"Foremost in Agriculture.
Good Schools and Churches.
GRASSES its own Hog and Hominy-
mo Cyclones and Earthquakes.
1.-The Garden Spot Of the World
While Succinctly stated We're the
following facts about the county and
its and advantages. en-
~larging upon which the booklet was
full of valuable and attractively COM
piled information:
Embracing an area of three hum
dred and twenty thousand acres O
land, Of which one hundred and fifty
thousand acres are cleared, and in eN-
| ceilent tll8ble shape. Is not only well
| adapted TO the cultivation of q diver
Sity Of valuable crops. but enjoys the
onviable distinction of being one OF
the best "An Round" agricultural
| counties in our Southland.
In the production of cotton per
| acre Edgecomba ranks second on the
/ list of counties embraced in the en-
! tire cotton belt.
The seasons are most favorable: the
winters usually mild ana uniform.
While the summers heat is lot of an
extreme character such as to destroy
mans energy or sap his vitality.
With q rich soil and favorable eli
mate conditions there is nothing here
TO hinder progressive and profitable
| agricultural development.
With such a suitable soil and adj
! ~vantageOus conditions. q variety OF
crops and fruits can be successfuIls
| produced. such aS:-CoJton. tobacco.
| peanuts. corn-field peas. clover. hay.
| tatOes, melons, apples. peaches. pears,
| p!umS. cherries. cu"r2nts. dagnsons.
| grapes. raspberries. strawberries an1
dewberries. Having good railroad
facilities. being only three hours from
Norfolk and four from Richmond.
III Il * ' = TIL tiISdS6t
in more and more on an ~tensiv
and profitable scale.
Cotton. however. is the principal
money crop. and it Is more the rule
than the exception. that our farms
produce from three fourths to a bale
per acre. Some lands have frequent
ly produced TWO or more bales to
the acre.
While being one Of the best agri-
cultural counties in the south. Edge
compc has made great progress ii
manufacturing. for there are already
IN successful operation twenty lumber
mllIS, elsht cotton seed oil mills. three
cotton mus, three knitting mills. TWO
Suaho factories. two buggy factories
and one crate factory.
me industrious. energetic homo-
seeker. who desires a splendid return
Tor ms labor and investment. can no;
mo a more hospitable people. a bet
ltr cIlmate richer lands or a wider
! Held for industrial enterprises thar
exists in Edgecombe.'