CHAPTER VII. 



MANUFACTURES. 



The occupation of the inhabitants of South Carohna has been more ex- 

 clusively agriculture than that of most civilized communities. One great 

 cause of this is, that the soil and climate here render agriculture more 

 profitable than in most places. A brief comparison of South Carolina 

 with the country at large, as regards the relative values of farm produc- 

 tions and farm expenditures, will make this clear. The following data 

 are taken from the compendium of the Tenth U. S. Census; the latest au- 

 thority on the subject, 



UNITED STATES. OUTLAY. 



Value of farms, including land, fences, and buildings . . $10,107,096,770 



Value of farming implements and machinery -100,520,055 



Value of live stock on farms, 1st June, 1880 1,500,464,009 



Cost of building and repairing fences, in 1879 .... 77,703,473 



Cost of fertilizers purchased in 1879 ' . . 28,580,397 



Total outlay $12,210,431,310 



Value of all farm productions in 1879 . . $2,213,402,504 

 Percentage of value of productions on outlay .... 18 



SOUTH CAROLINA. OUTLAY. 



Value of farms, including land, fences, and buildings .... $08,077,482 



Value of farming implements and machinery 3,202,710 



Value of live stock on farms 1st June, 1880 12,279,412 



Cost of building and repairing fences in 1879 917,000 



Cost of fertilizers purchased in 1879 2,059,909 



Total outlay $87,736,573 



Value of all farm productions in 1879 $41,909,749 



Percentage of value of productions on outlay 47 



