The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-05-02

of the staple CROPS of the State
increased lin value nearly 1l5
per cent, evidence of the tre-
mendous growth in agricultural
activity. South Carolina holds
the worlds record for the great
est yield of corn to the acre; has
more cotton mills than any 9TH
er Southern State; stands second
in cotton production among the
States, and has a manufac-
turing growth-only recently
begun which any State
might point with pride. South
Carolina is alert and pro-. ressive
in the steady march of the Sou
thern commonwealths toward
wealth and prosperity and the
State holds fourth many induce
ments and advantages To the
home seeker and the investor.
South Carolina has a land
area Of 80, 495 square miles. a
population in 1910 of l,5l4, 400,
or a density 49.7 persons te the
mile, and a total property va!u-
alton of 100000, 1000. In 1910
the State had nearly 5000 miles
of railroad; a cotton crop of
l, I84, 600 bales; a lumber cut of
nearly l,O00,00O,000 feet; bank
ing deposits of over $50, ,000,00
and minerals produced to a
value of 80, 900.
In the Northwestern border
counties Of the State the eleva-
tien is extreme. reaching 5000
feet, and in parts very rugged
and mountainous. From this
mountain region the country
| rolls downward to the broad
Piedmont Belt. crossing the
State diagonally from north to
south and forming the most fer
tile farming section as well as
the most thickly-settled and
prosperous manufacturing por-
ton of the State. From the
Piedmont Belt the slope is grad
ual to tho wide Coastal Plain
bordering along the Atlantic.
The soil Of the upland section
are gray sandy loans, With good
yellow clay subsoi':. Red CLAWS
and dark loans are In.!i.a in the
coves of the valleys a.1ilS the
river, formed from decomposed
mica rocks and hornblende. All
are very fertile and grow excel
lent grass, and in many areas
fine fruits. The surface Of the
Piedmont Belt is generally roll
ing and composed OF rich soils,
A great portion Of the belt is un-
der intense cultivation in every
veriety of general and special
farm crop, the yields from
which are generous. The region
is we'll drained. The soils of the
Coastal section are strictly allu-
vial or coastal. Including the
islands off the coast, there are
vast stretches of level, muck
and river deposit soils which
respond readily to the slightest
effort of the farmer.
Climatic Features
The mean annual temperature
for the entire State is G3 degrees.
At Greenville in the north IN
section, it is 81 degrees, and in
the southern extremity 81 de-
erees. The summer seasons are
long in South Carn!ina, bat
particularly mild and equable
and free from hot spells and
| drouths. Winters in the Sj:.;e
are healthful and milii and
bring annually thousands of
tourists and health seekers to
the many resorts.
There is an annual rainfall in
| the State of IS inches, very well
distributed throughout the
growing season.
General Farming
Owing to the great variety Of
soils and the wide range Of clirn-
ate, South Carolina is pa:ticu
larly favored as a general farm
ing section. A long growing
season permits of more crops to
the year than in the North and
the rica soils and generalci!mate
will give bounteous returns -.
Hess labor than elsewhere. Cot
E ton, corn, wheat, oats, rye, to-
bacco, truck and fruit are grown
in tremendous crops and give to
South Carolina the distinction
of being one Of the foremost
agricultural States Of the South
east, despite its smalisiZe:
The very finest Sea Island
Cotton-that high-prieed stap;'.
is grown on the islands alol:G
the coast. In the interior far
EmeYs aresteadily increasing their
yields of cotton per acre, many
instances Of two bales to the
acre being recorded, Corn is
grown all over the State. Be-
ginning with the yield of Jerry
Moore. in 1910, who made 22S
bushels to the acre, there are
hundreds of farmers every year
who get over 100 bushels to the
acre, often on large fields.
South Carolina is one of the
co~op,nct oar,, ~r,o--;.o. C+o4oc