The Bulletin 



PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OF UNION COUNTY, 1850 TO 1910 



CENSUSES— Continued. 



Crop 



1890 



Acreage 



Production 



1900 



Acreage 



Production 



1910 



Acreage 



Production 



Cotton (bales) 



Corn (bushels) 



Oats (bushels) __ 



Wheat (bushels) 



Rye (bushels) 



Potatoes (bushels).- 



Sweet potatoes (bushels) 



Peas and beans (bushels) 



Tobacco (pounds) 



Wool (pounds) 



36,838 



29,691 



17,239 



13,872 



21 



79 



403 



1 



8,889 



327,731 



111,115 



67,602 



99 



4,955 



36,907 



43 



120 



11,951 



45,157 



39,970 



7,838 



15,847 



43 



52 



390 



203 



34,441 



4.52,970 



61.670 



75,770 



360 



3.291 



28,304 



2,075 



47,686 



38,313 



10,746 



5,815 



62 



129 



565 



510 



5.867 



22,526 



521,883 



127,710 



33,626 



390 



12.613 



58.595 



2,171 



105 



*1,300 



Live Stock 



Hogs (number) 



Cattle (number) 



Sheep (number) 



Horses and mules (number). 



1910 



8,850 



11,177 



1,067 



7,076 



*Estimate. 



All inspection of this table, unsatisfactory as it is, OAving to its frag- 

 mentary nature, shows in general the same products in 1850 as in 1910, 

 the most striking feature being merely an increase in the volume of the 

 production. During this 60-year period cotton and corn, if we omit the 

 war period, have steadily increased in production ; oats and wheat have 

 fluctuated very widely, and rye and hay have never been important. 

 Tobacco increased in importance until 1870, when it declined, and lias 

 since been practically abandoned ; wool production declined from 18,000 

 pounds to a little over 1,000 pounds. Wheat and oats were more impor- 

 tant in 1850 than in 1910. 



Of live stock, the number of hogs and sheep was much greater in 

 1850 than in 1910, and only cattle, horses, and mules have increased 

 in number. 



Horses, hogs, and cattle are raised on most farms, but only a few 

 sheep and goats are seen. Dairying is not well developed, although the 

 local markets are supplied with milk and butter, large quantities of 

 butter being shipped weekly to Monroe, Marshville and Waxhaw. Poul- 

 try raising is rather well developed and yields considerable revenue. 



Some of the best farmers precede their corn and cotton Avith a win- 

 ter cover crop of crimson clover, vetch and oats, vetch and rye, or rye. 

 Where no cover crop is used, the best results are obtained by deep fall 

 or winter plowing, followed by spring plowing and frequent shallov.' 

 cultivations to insure perfect tilth. 



Corn yields best on bottom lands. It has been found that corn planted 

 in deep furrows, particularly on the rolling uplands, has a better rooting 



