The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-24

this amount, SIS per cent Vs. cons
Ttute By crops FIR which the acres
aSe as We'll rs the Aa.u. AS ~. RI. i.
l!.e remainder consisting AZ ia. Il.
q b~y-producfs tsIrsv, Earc-t. ,3
Grass seeds, .tri dr.. Il T.,
%-lne land IS other rul- .par. @
4 orchard fruits n.t>. forces
d1ctr. dHd no like It4t ta..sH
acreage Of -ropS fel Which .,..
vas reported Vas as. rst.
snu1 I'll i.er cent vi ~ ,.
proved land H. far-.s t>>ta a~s
acres. Most of ~. ,es..4-zra t
proved itni countless ...t~#~-.t .f
improved pastur". ..tni G3 t.tl.u
mouse and farm yards. ,ttt: I,a ,,
'lpled by orchards and N#uts rd~. II
aerenge Tor Which was lot. r,.urt.4
The general character ct North
tar"nna agriculture IS Indicated lE
the fact that about ene-tntra tag
per c"np Il the total value at reps
III 1905 was contributed IN cotton.
about "ne-fouTth t.t.5 PCT eeu:t IS
cereals, about ouc-tcntn % %. .ttF
hN tobacco, ana somewhat .,~, t..
one-tenlh IS pr eeftr b.. pot a.~
and other vegetables. II. rru.tue.
r, presenting '@.- per erat - q, To-
tai, consisted nnstly oC fol,-- pro-
ducts, grains "na - d.. o,Aer ,.,a
cereals. hay .:d f+.,.r. and !. his
ana nuts.
The value III crops III t>oa
Ion per cent Srt.as.l th1n. III 1879.
this increase being 40 dul$ d., i.
part to higher prices. There wt< an
Increase Of % per cent III Inc total
acreage of crops for which acreage
was reported. the greatest ahspiut. in
crease being in the acreage "f cotton.
grains and seeds, other than ner,alS.
and hay and forage, while 80 acreage
of cereals showed u considerable d.-
crease.
Vegetables.
IN 1909 the total acreagt oI Iata-
toes and other vegetables Vas IL
40 and their value S12,5s5. 900. EN-
ending potatoes and sweet lrt.toeS
T vans. the acreage of ~ tables
was 1880 and their value o.t"6, 900.
both acreage end value being G"eid-
culy greater than in 1893.
ma Fruits.
Strawberries ar, by far thc NOS,
important OF the small fruits ralsr@
IN North Carolina. with blatkhtrflc,
and dewbcrries ranking next. Tn
value Of the strawberry crop IN 190s
was $712,126. The total acreage o.
small fruits in 1909 was 6,tol and il
1899. 6,S3T, i decrease of . per cent
The production in 1905 was l2.s27.
900 quarts, as compared With 11.a34,-
COO quarts in 1899, and the value va!
~$S53.000 in 1909, as compared Will
$600,0 600 in 1899.
Orchard Fruits.
The total quantity of h fruit
produced in 1903 was 6,323,000 uush
els, valued at S3,24S,0oo. Apples con
tributed about ,hree-fourths OF thi
quantity: peaches and nectarine
most of the remainder. The produc
ton OF grapes in 1909 amounted {
15,117,O00 pounds. valued 81 1896.
600, and that of nuts 10 1,2i3,oo
pounds, valued at 1929, 600; the pro
duction Of tropical fruits. mostly lles
was valued at s22,711.
The production Of all orchar'
fruits together In 1909 wa 23.4 pc
cen more IN quantity than that !
1899, and the production Of grape
also Increased. The value Of nrchar
fruits increased from s~l.170.Uo0 i
1899 to &3,24S.0Oo In 1909. and tina
; Of grapes from $685. 600 IN 1895 {
$3.50 0 in 1909. 1t should he note
that the values for 1895 include In
value Of more advanced products De
rived from orchard fruits or grape:
such as cider, vinegar. dried fruit:
and the like. and may therefore in
Solve some duplication, while tn
values shown for 1908 relate only t
thep roducts in their original con
dition.