The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-13
SOME PLAIN FACTS
About the Different Crops Raised
in the South.
As Collected by Mr.. Henry S. Reid,
Of Atlanta, and Published in The Cot
ton Journal.

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Of atlanta, and Published in The Cot
ton Journal.
Permit me. says Mr.. Reid, to intro
duce some cold figures pertaining Il
the corn and other crops, beside
cotton. grown in the eleven cottoI
growing States. After reading thess
| Figures We hardly think you will bt
among those who believe that The
South is dependent on her cotton croI
for her well-be;ng. Here are the
amount and value OF the different
crops besides cotton raised n the
South:
The Corn Crop.
Texas produces 156.00o.ooe bush.
els, valued at s7S.o0o.c0o.
Georgia produces 100000 bush
els, valued at 100000.
Alabama produces 4s,0oo,oo9 bush
els, valued at S31,o00.000.
North Carolina produces 42.0oe.-
600 bushels, valued at s2S,5ee,o0o.
Mississippi produces II 100000 bush
els, valued at s25.0oc,oo0.
Louisiana produces 26.5o0,o00
bushels, valued at s16.0o0.000.
South Carolina produces 24,ooe,0oo
bushels, valued at s17.50o,ooo.
Florida produces 100000 bush
els. valued at s4.ooo,oOe-
Oklahoma produces 66,oOO,00o
bushels, valued at s20,oo0,000.
Indian Territory produces 6s.eOo,-
900 bushels. valued at s22,0oo.Oo9.
Arkansas produces 100000
bushels. valued at s25,5o0,oo9-
Total: Se0,500,000 bushels. valued
at s302,5o0,000.
The corn crop in the II cotton
growing States amounts to near!:
one-half of the value Of the cotton
crop, hence one can readily imagine
the magnitude of this crop in the
cotton belt, should it be given pains
taking attention, and how quickly,
under these circumstances, it would
dethrone King Cotton.
The Wheat Crop.
The Southern States do not pre-
tend to be particularly strong ID
wheat culture. still her crop OF as
6ne wheat as grows, tabulates as tol-
lows:
oklahoma, 100000 bushels,
valued at S1o.500,000.
Texas, 14,25O,0Oo bushels, valued
at s11,ooO,ooo.
North Carolina, 5,5oo,ooo bushels.
valued at s5,o0o,0eo.
Georgia. 3,25o,oo0 bushels, valued
1t s3,oOO,0oo..
South Carolina. 100000 ousaels'
;alued at s3,25o,0oo.
indian Territory, 100000 bush
ais. valued at sS,50o,ooo.
Arkansas, 100000 bushels val
ued at s1,500.ooO.
Alabama, 100000 bushels, val
ued a. sl,250 900.
Mississippi, $4,000 bushels valued
at $4,000. 900
Total, 52.ols,ooo; valued at sSS'-
$1,000.
The Oat Crop.
The oat crop for the cotton OeAs
.a.obos considerable item, as the
srbioired table indicates:
Texas produces S2,ooo.ooo bush
els. valued at sls,25o,ooe.
oklahoma produces 2,eoesooo
bushels, valued at s3,5oo,ooo.
Indian Territory produces l,aVo'-
oOo bushels, valued at S2,2oo'oVo.
South Carolina produces 81 oV.-
900 bushels. valued at s2.250,ooo:
Georgia, 3,750,Ooo bushels, valued
at s2,ooO,eoo. ,.
Arkansas produces 3,IoV,oeo Ousn-
els, valued at sl.60o,ooo.
North Carolina produces SOW
900 bushels, valued at sl'eoo,ooo,
Mississippi produces l'ooV'V'o
bushels, valued at ssoo.o0c-
FLORIDA produces 100000 bushels
valued at s275,00o.
Louisiana produces 100000 oush-
els. valued at s225,ooo.
Total: 71,65o,ooo; valued at s2s,-
1900.
The Hay Crop.
The hay crop in the II States IN
tons and dollars, is as follows:
North Carolina produces ls9'eoV
TONS valued at s3,00o,oo
South Carolina produces Ss'ooo
Ions. valued at 100000.
Georgia produces 10000 TONS
:alued at $4,000, 900.
Florida produces 10000 tons. val
led at s450,0o0.
Alabama produces lle'''' 'ous
:alued at $500, 900.
Mississippi produces S3,oeo IONS
valued at $1,000, 600.
Louisiana produces SIS 900 tons.
valued at s6,ooo,ooo. ooo
indian Territory produces 0o'eo'
,ons, valued at s36o.0oo.
oklahoma produces +2o'oVo 'on''
valued at s2.50o.ooo.
Arkansas produces llo,ooV IONS
valued at s1.200.0o0.
Total: 1.aS7,ooO tons; valued al
so0.Ie0. 600.
The Potato Crop.
The potato crop Of the sou'h IS d.
follows: 500 oon
North Carolina produces l.soo'OVo
bushels, valued at s1.32o,'oo: am
South Carolina produces '9c'VVV
bushels, valued at IS2.0oe.
Georgia produces SO ,oee bushels
valued at S135,o00.
Florida produces $4,000 e';saeis
valued at $4,000.
Alabama produces 100000 ousn'
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