The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-03

equalled. The socalled balance Of trade
In agricultural products is in favor
OF exported domestic farm products
by S296.000.0Oo.
THE quantity Of exports of beef
and its products rapidly declined. The
exports Of pork and its products in
1913 amounted to s64,O0O.0O0 pounds.
"a quantity that is exceeded by the
average for the preceding % years.
and with three exceptions. by the ex-
ports OF each one of these years.
"fhc census reports indicate that in
1909 the total amount Of farm wages
p0.d 10 tarm labor was S661,S11,2S1.
This is almost double the cost in 1899.
Considerable increases are indicated
since 1909.
special reports concerning the
spbtropical fruits of southern Cali
forn,a and Florida indicate. in the
form of percentages. the estimated
production of these fruits compared
with full crop.
I'm Florida the orange crop Of 1913
was 100. or. in other words. 1t was
rqual to full crop: in comparison n
with the crop of 1912 is represented d
by 1875 and the crop Of 1911 by sc.
The lemon crop Of California suffered
with the oranges. The grape fruit crop
of Florida In 1913 was "A per cent
Of full crop. compared with 100 per
cent in 1912 and 81 per cent in 1911
Ia Florida 92 per cent of full crop
was the production Of lines in 1918,
compared with rs per cent of full
crop in 1912 and also in 1911.
"The cotton crop now seems to be
established In value az next in order
after corn. The line of this crop in
1913, at the price of December / had
an estimated value Of $7s8.OOO, 900.
and this was not equalled in any for
mer year. 1t is II 1-2 per cent above
the average OF the preceding five
years. The estimated number OF bales
OF 500 pounds gross weight in this
crop Ia 13,677.000. consequently this
crop has been exceeded in quantity
by the crops Of 1911 and 1912. II
the estimated value Of the cotton seed
Is added to that Of lint. the total
farm value OF this crop amounts to
$s%5.000.cto. an increase Of 16 per
cent over the average Of the previous
five years. Texas usually produces
from one-fourth to one-third the cot
ton crop Of the United States The
crop Of the United States in 1913 COW
cred s6.011,000 acres, II 10 estimated.
an increase Of per cent over 1912.
Tobacco follows the potato crop
In order Of value In 1919. The aver
age farm price Of this crop. 12.sc per
pound, 10 the highest since 1864. The
tobacco crop Of 1919 10 the most val
liable one ever raised In this country
and exceeds in value by over 80 per
cent the average Of the preceding five
years. The quantity Of the production
however, IL slightly under that aver
age and has been exceeded by three
former crops.
'The final estimate Of the produc-
tion Of tobacco in 1913 is ss3,754,00O
pounds. compared with sS2.s55. .0oo
pounds In 1912. a reduction OF s.121.-
900 pounds or less than one per cent
The average price per pound on De-
cemb"r I was 1913 against 1913.
The estimated total production OF
chewing. smoking. snuff and export
tobacco is 7s3.124.Oo0 pounds, com
pared with 733,o7o, 900 pounds last
year, The total value Is $97,466,00o
while last years was $75.926.000 Tho
largest Increase q in the bright dis
trict Of Virginia, North Carolina and
South Carolina, where a larger crop
has brought higher price.
"ln the new belt Of North Caro-
lima and South Carolina the yield
and quality are below last year bu,
the price Is higher"