NORTH CAROLINA 



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NORTH CAROLINA 



The leading crops are cotton and Indian corn, 

 followed by tobacco. Till 1911 cotton culture 

 steadily increased, due to the development of 

 cotton manufacturing in the South, and the in- 

 creased use of cottonseed oil. Although in 1914 

 and 1915 the exportation of cotton was greatly 

 decreased by the War of the Nations, causing a 

 .-it nation in the cotton-producing states; 

 the increased use of cotton in the manufacture 

 of explosives and munitions in 1915 and 1916, 

 and the greater attention given to other crops, 

 relieved the situation, and the state prospered 

 as never before. 



timber. The chief commercial trees are the 

 yellow pine and the oak and chestnut. Over 

 eighty per cent of the timber cut in the stud- 

 is yellow pine, which ranks first among the soft 

 woods used in the United States. From these 

 pines, also, large quantities of pitch, tar, rosin 

 and turpentine are produced. North Carolina 

 and Maryland were the first Southern states to 

 have state forest departments. Large districts 

 of forest land on Mount Mitchell and in the 

 western counties have been approved by the 

 United States Bureau of Forestry, and are to 

 be added to the National forests. The govern- 



THE FACTORY 



Manufactured Ice 

 Turpentine,Rosin 

 Wx>len Goods, Felt 

 Mirrors 



Cordage Jwine,etc. 

 Knit Goods 

 Stone Work 

 Men's Clothing 

 Clay Products 

 Printing , Publishing 

 roundry,Machine shop 

 Railroad Shop VforK 

 Carriages.Wagons 

 Hosiery 

 Leather 

 Fertilizers 

 Furniture ,Refri 

 Flour, Grist 

 Cottonseed OJIate 

 Lurnber,Timber 

 Tobacco 

 Cotton Good 5 



NORTH CAROLINA PRODUCTS CHART 



Figures Based on U.S. Government Reports 

 Millions of Dollars Annually 



40 30 20 10 5 



THE FARM 



Corn 



Cotton 



Tobacco 



Winter Wheat 



Hogs slaughtered 



Cotton Seed 



Garden Vegetables 



Peanuts 



Butter 



Sweet Potatoes 



Pou Itry raised 



Eggs 



Apples 



Oats 



Cattle sold 



Potatoes 



Green Grain Hay 



Peaches 



Ti mot hy,Glover 



Mules sold 



Horses sold 



Dry Peas 



In 1915 North Carolina ranked second among 

 the states in the production of tobacco, a place 

 which it has held in most of the years since 

 1894, Kentucky ranking first. In the same year 

 the state was exceeded by none in the output 

 of sweet potatoes; occasionally Georgia's crop 

 is greater. It held seventh place in the pro- 

 duction of cotton, and in 1914 ranked seven- 

 teenth among the states in the total value of 

 crops. The pasturage of live stock has de- 

 clined with the increased cultivation of market 

 produce in the Piedmont plateau. Dairy farm- 

 ing is carried on in the upland districts and 

 mountain valleys. 



Forests. North Carolina is one of the lead- 

 ing states in the production of lumber and 



ment cooperates with the state in forest fire 

 protection. 



Fisheries. In the coast waters, the sounds 

 and wide estuaries, fishing is an important in- 

 dustry. In 1908 North Carolina ranked elev- 

 enth among the states in the value of fisheries. 

 Shad, oysters and herring are the most impor- 

 tant fish products, and alevvives, mullet, clams, 

 bass and bluefish are caught in large quantities. 

 The state is making a special study of the shad 

 and terrapin fisheries and oyster culture. There 

 is little deep-sea fishing, most of the catch be- 

 ing made along the shore or in the sheltered 

 waters of the sounds and bays. 



Mines. There are many varieties of minerals 

 in North Carolina, but few are found in quan- 



