. North Carolina and its resources. ^ the Department of Agriculturefor the year 1895, reference must be had again to the census report of1890. This gives: Of Sweet Potatoes 5,665,391 bushels. Rice » 5,846,404 pounds. Sorghum 1,268,946 gallons. Apples 7,591,541 bushels. Peaches 2,740,915 bushels. As stated elsewhere the above product of sweet potatoes is thelargest reported from any of the States. As evidence of the importance and spread of smaller industries,the following, taken also rrom the census, may be given. It is con-fidently believed that the same rate of increase has been maintained,i

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. North Carolina and its resources. ^ the Department of Agriculturefor the year 1895, reference must be had again to the census report of1890. This gives: Of Sweet Potatoes 5,665,391 bushels. Rice » 5,846,404 pounds. Sorghum 1,268,946 gallons. Apples 7,591,541 bushels. Peaches 2,740,915 bushels. As stated elsewhere the above product of sweet potatoes is thelargest reported from any of the States. As evidence of the importance and spread of smaller industries,the following, taken also rrom the census, may be given. It is con-fidently believed that the same rate of increase has been maintained,if not enlarged, during the last six years. Dairy products increased from 7,212,507 lbs. butter in 1880 to13,129,374 lbs. butter in 1S90; poultry increased from 2,071,616chickens in 1880 to ,593 chickens in 1890; eggs, from 7,455,132doz. to 11,755,635 doz.; honey, from 1,591,590 lbs. to 2,373,560 value of all farm products $50,070,530, for the last ^J --0 ^^^/^^^^^)

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