The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . fences and $135,793,602 $183,977,010 Value of implements and ma- $6,078,476$22,414,659 $7,183,210$25,547,280 Value of live-stock, June i Value of three items above,total $164,286,737 $216,707,500 133,68681,871 131,451100,011 Number of mules and asses--- 657,4261,453,541 ,251,006 Number of sheep,not including lambs 461,638 402,247 917,756 ,507 101,758 733,765 13,129,374190,754 Acres of meadow-land mown-- Tons of hay harvested 89,528 191,262 Bushels of Irish potatoes 722,773 1,199,416 Bushels of
The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . fences and $135,793,602 $183,977,010 Value of implements and ma- $6,078,476$22,414,659 $7,183,210$25,547,280 Value of live-stock, June i Value of three items above,total $164,286,737 $216,707,500 133,68681,871 131,451100,011 Number of mules and asses--- 657,4261,453,541 ,251,006 Number of sheep,not including lambs 461,638 402,247 917,756 ,507 101,758 733,765 13,129,374190,754 Acres of meadow-land mown-- Tons of hay harvested 89,528 191,262 Bushels of Irish potatoes 722,773 1,199,416 Bushels of sweet potatoes ,14s 5,665,391 NORTH CAROLINA 253 All agricultural interests were rapidly advancedfrom 1890. The corn crop of 1S93 approximated30,000,000 bushels, and that of 1894 33,000,000bushels. The report of the labor commissioner for 1895 gives the number of cotton-mills in the state at156, which had been increased at the opening of 1896 to 167. The number of looms was near 25,000,the number of spindles approximately 1,000, the mills 4,900 men, 6,150 women and 4,700. S^T^S-^QtS! STATE SEAL OF .\uKUi CAROLINA. :hildren were employed, making a total of 15,750employees. The capital invested was fully $15,500,-ooo at the beginning of 1896, and during the preced-ing year near 125,000,000 pounds of cotton was used. Much attention has been given since 1890 to truck-farming, and as much as $750,000 worth of producehas been shipped from a single town in one are extensively grown. North Carolina hav-ing been at one time almost the only source of sup-ply of the article in the United .States. The cultureof the silk-worm has gained a firm hold among theindustries of the state, one mill turning out abouteighteen thousand pounds of finished product an-nually. Since 1S70 much attention has been givento grape-culture, both for the rnanufacture of wineand the sup])ly of Northern markets with climate is specially adapted to grapes, as is thesoil, and vine
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