The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-20

AHdl5 VI LAt u the Tep0ft
Of the department Of Labor aud
Printing devoted to yarns and
yarn labor is just issued by Com
missioner Of Labor and Printing
M. 4 Shipman and contains many
features of special interest, the
report being made up from special
reports procured by the depart
ment from every locality in the
state. The commissioner says the
reports show a wholesome adj
vance In farming In all sections of
the state, with special progress in
the practice of seed selection, pre-
paration Of soil in darinage of
swamp lands, measures to prevent
EROSION with assurances that pro-
gress along these lines will CON
tinue.
The commissioner eommends
the work he finds that the North
Carolina Geological Survey is do
ing along the line of drainage UNI
dertakings and declares that with
increasing values it behooves the
farmers to see to It that there are
no gullies and washouts on their
properties.
The reports indicate slight diff
ferenceS in wages or in cost of
producing the various crops In
different sections Of the state. It
is ascertained that s~ixty-seYen
counties produce cotton at a cost
of $33.37 per bale; that eighty-one
counties produce wheat at cost
of Y cents per bushel; ninety
seven grow corn at 50 cents per
bushel; n~inety-fve. grow oats at
80 cents per bushel; ~fifty-three
grow tobacco at an average cost
of $40 per hundred pounds.
Increase in farm hand wages is
reported In thirty-three counties,
a decrease in one county and no
change in the others. The high
est average wages paid men for
farm work is $25.11 and lowest
$15.28, this being an increase of
81 per month and 40 cents per
month respectively. The highest
average for women is found to be
o.53 and lowest average Soil,
an. increase of 81 cents per month
over the averages for last years
report. Children are reported to
have average wages of 1915, an
Increase of 80 cents per month
over last year.
AS to the financial condition of
the working people the reports
from seventeen counties show
them good, ffty-three fair, twenz
tyrone poor and one bad, with no
report from another. Ninety-two
counties report Improvement In
this respect.
The reports from ninety-three
counties show change toward
greater diversity of crops and
Linety eight report Improvement
aethods of cultivation. Every
teunty reports increase in the
cost of living. Increase in the
of lands is reported from
ninety-three counties and the fer
of lands maintained in nine
ty-three, with general tendency
toward smaller farms. Labor is
reported scarce in ninety-fve
counties and negro labor unrelia-
bic in ninety-fve counties and re
IN two.
Reports show road improve
.ent through taxation strongly
and not So favored in six counties,
The clerks of the various towns
N North Carolina that expect to
participate in the benefits of the
s Benefit Fund provided
through taxation levied against
he insurance companies on the
oasis of the policies maintained
the various towns, are being
upon just now by Commits
of Insurance, James R.
for reports on the status
# the fire fighting apparatus and
observance of the state laws
fire waste. Towns that
AVE as much as $1,000 invested in
ire fighting apparatus are allow
ID to share this fund. Fe tax
against the fire insurance com
oanies is one half of one per cent
!, nthe policies in vogue in the re-
psetiveq towns. Each town gets
he an3;ro ax that IN naid on fhat,