The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-06-23

cotton.
From that time up to recent years
South Carolina has been one Of the
worlds great sources os supply Of
cotton, but with the growing realiza-
tion of the dangers Of relying upon
single crop, the theory of diversi-
/ tication has rapidly gained ground
and today she is again coming to
the front as a great producer in
practically all varieties of farm pro-
ducts. The wealth poured out into
the worlds market from her farms
reached last year the enormous total
of $520,00O,OOO. She led every
state in the Union in the value per
acre of her twelve leading field
crops.
/ Rapidly, however, as the idea Of
i diversifcation has spread throughout
the state, South Carolina naturally
remains primarily great cotton
i state, ranking third in production Of
the staple and second in the extent
&
factures. The total value Of the
products of her cotton mills last year
was 1852, $50, 900 or more than three
tifthS of the total value Of all her
manufactures, which was plac I'd at
S355,300,0Oo. The number Of spin
dies increased from 4,62O,865 in
1914 to 4,997,4O6 in 1920 or net
gain of 376,64l, while during the
same period there was a net Increase
: of $3.50 in looms and II per cent in
horse power.
One of the most important factors
in the development of the states
vast and rapidly developing textile
industry is her magnificent resources
in water power. Nature has endow-
ed her with splendid facilities in this
direction and they have been rapid
ly developed by the enterprise and
energy Of her citizens. 1t is stated
that the commonwealth could do
without coal entirely and supply al!
her needed power and heat from her
rivers
Second only in importance to her
G2tton production come corn and to
oacco and with the efforts now beirp i
made u reduce tie cotton acraara Il
i pEooaoI4 that the two former
staples will take first rank in short
::Me. \. present South Carolina
r'A"s fourth as a tobacco state, her
,rop last year being valued at S25.-
100000 as compared with less than
S4,oOO,OO0 in 1914. She has nearly
100000 acres devoted to corn rails
ing and in quality her corn admits no |
rival. A few years ago one Of her
farmers, J. J. Findal, carried off the |
worlds championship prize for the
best ear of corn.
The great Importance of her three
4ading products should not be al
lowed, however, to overshadow the
wonderful fecundity the states farms
enjoy In every direction Favored
by nature with one Of the most de-
lightful climates in the world South
Carolina proudly boasts that she
can grow almost anything that is
grown elsewhere and grow it little.I
bit better. Her truck farming in
/ dustry IS rapidly assuming a most
, important place in the states activ-
! tiles which can easily be understood
when it is realized crops Of any kind
can grow all the year round unpro-
/ tected and that her farms have
broken the worlds record on money
crops pac acre
In Beaufort county, the heart Of
the vegetable growing section, two
crops grown and shipped from the
same land within FIVE months Rave
sol. for more thar $4,000 an acr.
Ihc e%traoEdiuary fertility Of ,h.
SpiI may be gathered from .na ftc.
that 1t Is not t;nusual for e..,e. to
De placed OF the market s:%.y davs
after setting on. TO sci! for $1,000
al acre. whl!a o:l the same land .w,
Or three crops can be raised within
the year. Irish potatoes Weld as
much as onc hundred ard forty bar
reIs per acre and the growing Of this
most popular Of all vegetables has
Increased n ten years from 100000
bushels to more than double that
amount