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other injurious pests is under the control of the Ento- 

 mologist of the State Department of Agriculture. 



Statistics (Thirteenth Census). 



The land area of North Carolina in 1910 was approxi- 

 mately 31,193,600 acres. The land in farms was 71.9 

 per cent of the land area, or 22,439,129 acres. Of this 

 land in farms, the improved land numbered 8,813,056 

 acres; the woodland 12,451,739 acres; and other unim- 

 proved land 1,174,334 acres. The total number of 

 farms in the state in 1910 was 253,725, and the aver- 

 age acreage to the farm 88.4. [The total area is 52,426 

 square miles.] 



The most important of the agricultural crops grown 

 in North Carolina are cereals and cotton. The acreage 

 of cereals decreased from 3,794,064 in 1899 to 3,250,870 

 in 1909, when the production was valued at $37,848,797, 

 which was 26.5 per cent of the total value of all crops. 

 Cotton, including cotton-seed, increased in acreage from 

 1,007,020 in 1899 to 1,274,404 in 1909, when the value 

 of the production was $50,483,345. In the same year 

 the production of tobacco from 221,890 acres was 

 valued at $13,847,559. The value of the forest products 

 of the farms in 1909 was $11,364,134, as compared with 

 $4,915,991 in 1899. 



Horticultural crops grown in North Carolina are 

 fruits and nuts, small-fruits, potatoes, sweet potatoes 

 and other vegetables, and flower and plants and nursery 

 products. The value of the fruits and nuts produced in 

 1909 was $3,635,425, as compared with $1,470,735 in 

 1899. There was a decrease in the acreage of small- 

 fruits from 6,837 in 1899 to 6,701 in 1909, when the 

 production was 12,827,427 quarts, valued at $853,076. 

 The acreage of potatoes and other vegetables increased 

 from 156,947 in 1899 to 212,710 in 1909, when the pro- 

 duction was valued at $12,585.018. Excluding potatoes, 

 the acreage of other vegetables increased from 64,598 

 in 1899 to 95,980 in 1909, when the production was val- 

 ued at $6,496,308. The acreage of flowers and plants and 

 nursery products decreased from 1,210 in 1899 to 861 in 

 1909, when the production was valued at $393,963. 



The total production of orchard-fruits hi 1909 was 

 6,324,301 bushels, valued at $3,248,036. Apples pro- 

 duced about three-fourths of this quantity and peaches 

 most of the remainder. The apple trees of bearing age 

 in 1910 numbered 4,910,171; those not of bearing age, 

 1,835,337, and the production in 1909 was 4,775,693 

 bushels, valued at $2,014,670. Peach trees of bearing 

 age in 1910 numbered 2,661,791; those not of bearing 

 age 861,042, and the production in 1909 was 1,344,410 

 bushels, valued at $1,041,767. Other orchard-fruits pro- 

 duced in 1909 were: 84,019 bushels of pears, valued at 

 $81,347; 61,406 bushels of plums and prunes, valued 

 at $45,274; 53,788 bushels of cherries, valued at $60,- 

 453; 3,435 bushels of mulberries, valued at $3,065; 

 1,125 bushels of quinces, valued at $1,017; .and 425 

 bushels of apricots, valued at $443. 



The production of grapes in 1909 was 15,116,920 

 pounds, valued at $336,083. The grape-vines of bear- 

 ing age in 1910 numbered 411,278; those not of bearing 

 age, 120,208. 



The production of nuts in 1909 was of comparatively 

 little importance, there being only 1,244,629 pounds 

 produced, valued at $28,535. While the black walnut is 

 the most important nut, there being 1,081,480 pounds 

 of them produced in 1909, valued at $16,138, as com- 

 pared with 74,861 pounds of pecans, valued at $8,194; 

 it is interesting to note that the pecan trees of bearing 

 age in 1910 numbered 6,876 while those not of bearing 

 age numbered 20,781. In 1909 there were also produced 

 in North Carolina 73,303 pounds of Persian or English 

 walnuts, valued at $3,686. 



Tropical fruits are of little importance in North 

 Carolina, the total value of those produced in 1909 

 being $22,771, of which $22,632 were contributed by 

 660,624 pounds of figs. 



Strawberries are by far the most important of the 

 small-fruits, with blackberries and dewberries ranking 

 next. The acreage devoted to strawberries decreased 

 from 5,616 in 1899 to 5,420 in 1909, when the production 

 was 10,313,361 quarts, valued at $712,126. The acreage 

 of blackberries and dewberries increased from 1,073 in 

 1899 to 1,233 in 1909, when the production was 2,464,- 

 065 quarts, valued at $136,609. Other small-fruits pro- 

 duced in 1909 were: 37,764 quarts of raspberries and 

 loganberries, valued at $3,388; 5,831 quarts of goose- 

 berries, valued at $536; 5,382 quarts of currants, val- 

 ued at $400; and a small amount of cranberries. 



The acreage devoted to the growth of the sweet 

 potato increased from 68,730 hi 1899 to 84,740 in 1909, 

 when the production was 8,493,283 bushels, valued at 

 $4,333,297. Potatoes increased in acreage from 23,619 

 in 1899 to 31,990 in 1900, when the production was 

 2,372,260 bushels, valued at $1,755,413. Peanuts 

 formed a considerable industry hi 1909, the acreage 

 having increased from 95,856 in 1899 to 195,134 in 1909 

 when the production was 5,980,919 bushels, valued at 

 $5,368,826. The production of the more important of 

 the other vegetables was: 5,825 acres of watermelons, 

 valued at $179,238; 2,256 acres of cantaloupes and 

 muskmelons, valued at $163,902; 1,371 acres of cabbage, 

 valued at $132,715; 2,387 acres of green beans, valued 

 at $61,100; 835 acres of green peas, valued at $31,032; 

 and 359 acres of tomatoes, valued at $22,562. Other 

 vegetables produced were asparagus, beets, sweet corn, 

 cucumbers, lettuce, onions, green peppers, and turnips. 



The acreage devoted to the production of flowers and 

 plants, increased from 61 in 1899 to 107 in 1909. The 

 total area under glass in 1909 was 193,139 square feet, 

 of which 176,853 were covered by greenhouses, and 

 16,286 by sashes and frames. The value of the flowers 

 and plants produced in 1909 was $126,995. The acreage 

 devoted to nursery products, however, decreased from 

 1,149 in 1899 to 754 in 1909, when the value of the 

 nursery products was $266,968. \v\ N, HUTT. 



South Carolina. 



South Carolina (Fig. 2513) ranks thirty-eighth in 

 land area among the states and territories of continental 

 United States. Rising from the sea-level to an altitude 

 of 3,436 feet in the northwestern part of the state, and 

 combining as it does different types of soil and con- 

 ditions of climate, it possesses wonderful horticultural 

 possibilities. The horticultural interests receiving 

 greatest attention are trucking and fruit-growing, 

 although the plant trade business and the production 

 of cut-flowers is now coming into prominence. With 

 its splendid water-power, numerous manufacturing 

 centers have sprung up, and such communities offer 

 good local markets for horticultural products. 



Horticulturally, the state is divided into five regions, 

 namely: the Coastal, Pine, Sand Hill, Piedmont and 

 Mountain regions. The Coastal region, embracing in 

 addition to the narrow strip along the coast a number 

 of islands, has a remarkably mild climate which permits 

 the growing of subtropical fruits, such as the fig and 

 the more hardy citrous fruits. The fig, particularly, 

 grows to perfection in this locality, and its production 

 for preserving purposes is on the increase. Pecans and 

 strawberries are also grown extensively here. The fine 

 sandy loam soil, with the water-table only a few feet 

 below the surface, furnishes ideal conditions for both 

 these crops. There are individual growers that have 

 hundreds of acres planted to pecans and about 1,000,- 

 000 quarts of strawberries are shipped annually from 

 this region to northern markets. This region is espec- 

 ially adapted to commercial vegetable-growing. The 

 products come in just after the Florida crops are off, 

 which eliminates competition and gives the growers an 

 open market. The principal vegetables grown are 

 asparagus, beans, cabbage, cucumbers, lettuce, green 



