The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1901-1982, August 20, 1902, Image 1
PUBLISHED WEEKLY. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESD
SOUTH CAROLINA FARL1S.
Agricultural Statistics as Shown by
the Census Figures.
The farms of South Carolina,
June 1, 1900, numbered 155,355,
and were valued at $126,761,530.
Of this amount $26,955,670, or
21.3 per cent. represents the
value of buildings, and S99,805,
860, or 78.7 per cent. the value of
land and improvements other
than buildings. On the same date
the value of farm implements and
machinery was $6,629,770, and of
live stock, $20,199,859. These
values added to that of farms,
give $153,591,159, the "total value
of farm property."
The products derived from do
mestic animals, poultry, and
bees, including animals sold and
animals slaughtered on farms are
referrei to in this bulletin as
"animal. products." The total
- value of such products, together
wifli the value of all crops, is
termed "total value of farm pro
ducts." This value for 1899 was
$68,266,912, of which amount
$9,376,499, or 13.7 per cent. rep
resents the value of animal pro
ducts; and $58,890,413, or 86.3
per cent. the value of crops, in
cluding forest products cut or
produced on farms. 'I lie total
value of farm products for 1899
exceeds that for 1899 by $16,
928,927, or 33.0 per cent.
-The "gross farm incomo" is
obtained by deducting from the
total value of farm products the
value of the products fed to live
stock en the farms of the pro
ducers. In 1899 the . reported
value of products fed was $5,736,
508, leaving $62,530,362 as the
gross farm income. The ratio
which this amount, bears to the
Ototal value of farm property" is
referred to in this bulletin as *e
"percentage of gross income upon
iuvestment." For South Caro
lina, in 1899 it va.s 40.7 per cent.
The number of fai'nis reported
in 1900 was over five times a'
great as in 1850,- amd 3
qavvmeterAhan in 1890.
farm area, as show
ve tatl, decreased
on acres in the
, ad
years there was
of but 15.5 per cent.
r the civil war decade,
e'area~and per cent. of improved
far-m lan'd increased throughout
the half centnry. The rapid in
c.rease in the number of farms
and the very slight increase in
the total aicreage involved a de
crease in the average size of
arms, which, together with in
crease in per cent. of farm land
'mproved, indicates a progressive
division of farm holdings and a
* more complete utilization of the
For the last decnde increases
in the number of farms as shown
for all counties whose boundaries
.were not changed. Au increase
ii the acreage of farm land is re
ported in thre-fourths of'the
ounties, and the increase in the
acreage of improved land is still
more general. The average size
-f farms for the state is 90 acres,
and varies fromn 48.2 acres in
* feaufort county to 18111 acres
in Georgetown county.
B~etween 1890 and 1900 the
v due (of farms increased in almost
all c'ounties. the average value
for the State in 1900 being $816.
Inci eases in the value of imple
ments and machinery .and of live
stock are reported from nearly
all counties.
The average expenditure per
farm for labor 'varied greatly,
highest in the eastern and
in the .northwestern coun
rt~Marlboro county the
'was $100 per farm.
:~-~- henumber of farms, value
Kof grass products, money paid
Sfor/ibor, and fertilizers Orange
~"burg leads with 8,408 farms,
v 'lued at $4,994,810, less the
bui.ldings, prodiucing in excess of
stuiff.fed to live stock~ $3,609,441.
,401,06O is paid for labor and
$391,210 for fertilizers.
uJ number of farms the order
4is Orangeburg, Spartanbuig,
Anderson, Sumter, Greenville,
Beaufort, Lature'ns, Colletan,
1Barnwell, Williamsburg, Abbe
~ille, York, Dar lirigton, Chan
en, Ajkeni, Obarleston, Berkelv,
ti ionl, Greenwood, *Edgelield,
airfield, Leiington, Newherry,
hester, Horry, Hampton, Oco
nee, Florence with 3,173. George
town rs the fewest towns, 1,414.
Anderson leads in the values
of farm lands $6,405,226 and
buildings $1,344,870. Spartan
burg is next, Orangeburg third,
Greenville fourth. In value of
farm implements and machnery
Orangeburg leads, Anderson next,
Greenville, Sumter, Spartanburg.
In value of lands and buildings
Florence is well up towards the
leading counties, $816,040, build
ings 548,250. Implements and
machinery $115 070.
Ji gross products the order of
th leading counties is Orange
burg,, Sumter, Anderson, Spar
tanburg, Marion, Barnwell, Lau
rens, Darlington, Greenville.
Florence is nineteenth. In pay
ment of labor Orangeburg is first. t
Marlboro second, Pickens last.
Marlboro is second to Orange- I
burg in valuo of fertilizers used.
Labor in Florence is paid t
$204,260, fertilizers used $118,720.
For the several classcs of faims
the average values per acre of
products not fed to live stock are
as follows: For farms whose
operators derive their principal I
income from flowers and plants, t
S;04.29: nursery products $12.52;
vegetables 410.60; fruit $6.82;
tobacco PG.27; cotton: 4.94; dairy
produce $4.45; sugair $1.31; mis
cellaneons $3.20; live stock-$35
hay and grain $3.22; and rice
$261.
- There are four farms whose
principal source of income is
flowers and plants, 3 nursery
products, 19 sugar, 118 fruit, 442
dairy produce, 1,953 tobacco,
1,206 ice, 9,549 hog and grain,
2,332 vegetables, 3,376 live stock,
112,822 cotton, and 23,460 that
have no "principal" crop. -
Thee afe155,355 farms in the
state,' 69,954 are run by white
faimers, 85,401 by colored, 52,
623 are run by owLers.
In 1900, 45 per cent. of the
f-ms in the state were operated
whit farmers and 55 per cent.
"tolored farmers. QtJ:e whited
er
cetages are .2~ .
The average value of white
peoplb's farms is $995, of colored
$353. Building, implements and
live stock in about the -ame pro
portion. Gross .income; white
542, colored 289.
i Shatters All Records.
Twice in hospital, F. A. Gul
lege, Verbena, Ala., paid a vast
sum to doctors to cnre a severe
case of piles, causing 24 tumors.
Whyen all failed, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve soon cured him. Subdues
Inflammation, conquers Aches,
kills Pains. J3est salve in t,he
world. 25c at- McMaster Co.' J
drug store.--~
An exchange says: "Kill youri
dog and buy a pig with the dollar
you save on dog tax. The scraps
you feed the dog with would makq
thc pig weight 300 pounds, and~
then you cou'd sell it and give
your wife the money." Yes, kill
our dear old faithful, mindful,
trstful dog and buy a pig. But
when you come home after a hard
day's toil don't expect that pig to
mee't you two blocks away with a
joyful~ little cry of welcome at
every jump. Sometimes when
you feel unusually blue and it
seems as if the wh&ole world was
knocking against you, don't ex
pect it to nestle up to your side
and having its head within your
lap, wig out its unalloyed sym pa
thy. Don't expect it to forsake
its meal of "scraps" just for the
privilege of being your companior
on a lotely drive or walk. Don't
expect it to do any of any of
these little things,-there's a vast
diference between your constant
friend and a pig.
ils Sight Threatened.
"While pienic1iing last month my
1-ear-old Iy was poisoned by some
w~td or plan ' says W. H. Dibble, of
S!oux (it y, Ia. "He rubbed the poison
off his hands into his eyes and for
awile we were afraid he would lose
his sight. Finaully a neighbhor recomn
meda Ire~\itt's Witelr Hazel Salver
The first n~]~iglcation hel ied him and in
ai fw daysv- he was~ as we.] as ever." For
skini diseases, Cuts, burns, 5. ,
Hael S-alve is sure cure. Rel tpiles
at once Bewvare of counteglits. Mc
Feasterville Items.
We had refreshing rains last
rcek and the crops are very much
mproved thereby. The corn crop
>romises to be abundant in thi'
iection. In some localities it
xQra fine. Mr. A. C. Feaster
he finest piece on Broad
)ottom land that I hav
his year. Mr. Lawrence
Lso has some very fin
,ared corn on his bott
Jr. John Fee has so
>ettom corw that was p
aid by inside of thirt
an't be beat, his e
ood. I don't thin
Dg the point too
ay that there wil
nade *n northw
his year than
nade in one
)ast. ' be cott
)elieve will be
ban the aver
ew years.
We aie I
ield has
vlich to
lelegatio
>rnuary
alk of t
Vould indee
ay how th
rop.
Th
less 01
ieller wa
he club vice
igned. Mr. Be
egret of the frie
f the Feastervil
e taught succ
actory for the pa,
igned his positi
:ere to acecpt the pri
>f a high school in N
ina, to which place- ..h
od carried wish him
renkins as rsist
n the pri
Lnd family
nches high a
nches from tip o
Chis is no fish stor
A protracted me
eaver Creek B
r-esterday. The
he pasto
ev. Mr. he
Aug. 9.
A Cure for C
"Last May,"
f Bookwalter, 0
f our neighbor'
holera infant
riven upa
bot9
n tw
Lmd is
,igorous, hi
uended thi
ave never kno
e instance."F
Backing TilH
"A well authenticat
n circulation .to thee
[im Tillmian has promi
>arative immunity to bl
iealers in return for th
ort, says The Columbia
Ld there is evidence right i
ity going to show that the.
~iter something definite ini
-eport or that theie is an exp~e
ation that they will not be seri
nsly interferred with in their
Jusiness in case of his election.
[here is said to be evidence of
he same conditioni of affairs in
Jharleston and other cities. Of
~ourse, a combination of any
ior't may be made, but the local
lealers, no donbt, recall the
>romises of a former governor
Id how they were kepbh There
s no need to mention names.
rhese men know the man. The
whole business is pretty shaky at
best in this city, and pernicious
etivity in aiding to force Jim
rilman upon the people of th~s
State is not calculated to make
it any steadier."
Icry I~ Shattuck, of Shellsburg,
Iowa, 'was cured of a stonmech trcuble
with which he had -heen afflictn d for.
years, by four boxes5 <,f Chamil:erlaini's
onmeh and Liver Tablets. lie had
eviously tried manny other r&Imed~ies
ag a nimumber of physicians without
.if. For sale by McMnster Co.
J
labor.
books
excuse fc.
them are
not positi.
For Ovc
Mrs. Wii~4oW'.
beci' usesi for ovei
lions of iiiothers
while tecthing, wi
It sootlic~ ~l& ehild,
allays :!ll pain, cures
1$ tl:. I '(-1 remedy for
~V1ll reIaVt the poor
jIIlIC(1i81(IV. ~CIII liv a~
CV(VV I)~trt (if the WOIIII.
eei:ts a hiittle. Be -ure
'~Mrs. Winslows's Stothiiig
and take iii' other kizuil.