COTTON 



315 



SOUTH CAROLINA 



It is seen here that in the thirty years from 1850 

 to 1880 South Carolina doubled consumption in 

 proportion to her production ; in the next ten years 

 this increased six times; while in 1900 it had in- 

 creased 25 times. 



NORTH CAROLINA 



In 1850 North Carolina consumed slightly over 

 one-fifth of her total production of cotton. Ten 

 years later but one-tenth was consumed. This 

 change was due not to decreased consumption 

 but to the fact that the acreage has doubled. It 

 was not until about 1890 that consumption in- 

 creased on production, when it reached nearly 



