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Title: North Carolina and its resources
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Stewart, M. I. (Moses I.) prt Stewart, J. C. (John C.) prt North Carolina. Board of Agriculture
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Publisher: Winston : M.I. & J.C. Stewart, public printers and binders
Contributing Library: University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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an be shown to him by actual figures that improvedmethods bring improved returns. The work is conducted on so large a scale that some years arestill required to bring all departments into running order and to per-fect the v/hole scheme. When that result is attained every efibrt willbe made to give the public the benefits of experiments, by means ofinstitute meetings, etc., in the hope that some may be encouraged toproduce the proverbial two blades of grass where one or none hasgrown before. In the selection of farm help preference is given to young men,many of whom have already saved sufficient funds to purchase theirown farms, and are starting in life with the determination to carryout a system which will yearly give them larger yields, and, there-fore, better homes. STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, The State Agricultural Societj^ will hold this year, 1896, itstliirty-sixth annual fair. It has large and conveniently locatedgrounds near the city of Raleigh; fine half mile track, with ample
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> <Z mO C/2 Horticulture. 169 buildings to cover all classes of exhibits. The society has donemuch to encourage agriculture, and to promote the raising of finehorses, cattle, sheep and swine. Its annual fairs call together notonl)^ the farmers but all classes of our people, for social pleasure andto compare notes and see the progress made in the avocations offarmer, trucker, gardener and fruitgrower. The fair is always heldin October. Col. Benehan Cameron is President, and Mr. John Nichols,Secretarv. HORTICULTURE. FRUIT GROWING. North Carolina has such a varied climate, ranging from theMountain region, with its white pines, hemlocks and firs to the loweredge of the Coastal Plain region where we come within the northernlimit of the forest growth of palm trees, that its capacity and adapt-ability for fruit culture is naturally divided into a number of regions.For this purpose we will divide the Coastal Plain region into twosections, the low level country bordering on the ocean and

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