The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-12-18
PRoGRE SIS I'M AGRIcuLTURe
Years stattstlcs for South Carolina
Chow increase IN Values Corn
lnoreases 100000 Bushels.

Columbia.-"This has been a won
derful year Of progress from an agri
cultural standpoint in South Carolina,
said Commissioner Watson recently
as he announced statistics showing
that rapid strides have been made
In production. According to figures
compiled for this year by the state
department Of agriculture the increase
In production has been phenomenal.
Steady gains have been made In az.
riculture and all products are bring.
ing top prices.
THE figures that have been compil.
ed were taken from the government
reports and from statements secured
from farmers In all sections Of the
state" said the commissioner
Commissioner Watson said that the
estimates that ho has prepared are
conservative and show oonolueively
that South Carolina is rapidly forging
to the front as an agricultural statee.
Seven crops are treated. While there
has been a great truck crop In South
Carolina. no figures have as yet been
prepared,
According to the best figures obtain.
able by the department the value OF
the seven principal crops of South
Carolina this year will be 100000, 900,
In 1910 the value Of the crons was
about $51,000,000 and about $14l JOO,-
600 according to the census in 1910.
Statistics are given by tho commits
sioner for cotton, corn, tobacco.
wheat, oats, hay and Irish potatoes.
The value Of these crops for 1913 was
an increase Of $51,2ss,076 over 1912.
This practically means $4,000 900
new dollars In circulation in South
Carolina In the estimate of the de.
partment, because this amount has
been saved from the markets of the
West,
The increase in the value Of the |
corn crop over 1917 { is yc is $1O,.
484,8S The Increase in the value OF |
the tobacco crop Is $3.50. .S96. The
increase in the value of wheat is
'$1O1, 400 The increase in the value
of the oat crop is $995,0O0. The In.
crease in the value OF tne hay crop
was $4,000. The increase in the
value of the potato crop was $4,4O0.
Tho estimate by the department is
about 1.S50,o00 running bales THIS
crop 1T is estimated will 20 to the
market for $98626.0O0 or an increase
Of over $17,000,000 over last year. The
1,25O,000 cotton crop in 1910 was sold |
for $98.630.000. In 1912 tho crop sold
for $80,880,000. The biggest crop in
the history Of the state was in 1911
when 1,720,000 bales were produced,
This crop was sold for only about 500.
100000.
The department estimates that
there will be 1,350.0OO bales produced
as compared with 1,25O,0OO bales in
1912; 38.S44,000 bushels of corn or an
increase of 4.566.000; $4,000 bushels
OF wheat or an increase of $4,000
bushels; S,225.000 bushels of oats or
an increase Of 1,258.O0J; 226,O0O tons
OF hay or an increase Of 1000 tons;
33,299.567 pounds Of tobacco or an
increase Of S,962.OOO pounds; $4,000
bushels OF Irish potatoes or an in.
crease Of $4,000 bushels.
Rock Hill.--Owing to continued in.
ability to secure enough women to
operate tho machines 1t has been de
cided to move the Carhartt overall fac
tory from Rock Hill to Atlanta. Thi.
factory is branch Of the big one al
Detroit, Mich, and was established
here two years ago for the purpose OF
supplying the Southern trade. It ia O
biz concern, with a weekly payroll OF
about $1,6G0. employing women al
most exclusively. 1t was first started
IN small way, but little later oRer
$50 900 was spent In the erection OF q
modern factory building equipped With
the NEST machinery and provided with
all modern conveniences for the work
ers.