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1900 Aggregate Census Agriculture Data for Pitt County, Part II
Census Reports

Volume VI
 
 

Twelfth Census of the United States,

Taken in the Year 1900
 
 

William R. Merriam, Director
 
 

A G R I C U L T U R E

Part II

Crops and Irrigation
 
 

Prepared Under the Direction of Le Grand Powers,

Chief Statistician for Agriculture
 
 
 
 
 
 

Washington

United States Census Office

1902



Table 10.--Acreage and Production of Specified Classes of Hay and Forage in 1899, by Counties

p. 254
Pitt County
 
Wild, Salt, and Prairie Grasses
Millet and Hungarian Grasses
Alfalfa, or Lucern
Clover
Other Tame and Cultivated Grasses
Grains Cut Green for Hay
Forage Crops
Sown for forage
Corn stalks
Acres
Tons
Acres
Tons
Acres
Tons
Acres
Tons
Acres
Tons
Acres
Tons
Acres
Tons
Tons
172
151
---
---
---
---
5
17
641
581
865
795
72
75
5,429

 

Table 22.--Acreage and Production of Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Onions, Chicory, and Miscellaneous Vegetables in 1899, and Square Feet of Land under Glass Used for Agriculture, June 1, 1900, by Counties

p. 384
Pitt County
 

Potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Onions
Chicory
Miscellaneous Vegetables
Square feet of land under glass
Acres
Bushels
Acres
Bushels
Acres
Bushels
Acres
Pounds
Acres
value
511
49,361
1,582
149,027
1
92
---
---
1,025
48,230
1,000

 

Table 10.--Acreage and Production of Cotton Fiber in 1899, and Quantity of Fiber Ginned, with Average Weight of Square Bales, by Counties

p. 433
Pitt County

  1. Upland Cotton
  2. Reported by Farmers
    Reported by ginners
    Acres
    Fiber
    Average gross weight of square bales
    500-pound bales
    Average gross weight of square bales
    Commercial bales
    500-pound bales
    25,497
    13,582
    13,208
    485
    13,948
    482

    Table 15.--Acreage, Tons Sold, and Products, Made on Farms, of Sugar Cane and Sorghum Cane, Acreage and Tons Sold of Beets Grown for Sugar, and Production of Maple Sirup and Sugar, in 1899, by Counties

    p. 488
    Pitt County

B.  Sorghum Cane

Sorghum cane and products
  Acres -- 149
  Tons sold -- 49
  Gallons of sirup -- 11,791
 

Table 10.-- Acreage and Production of Tobacco, Beans, Pease, and Peanuts, and Value of Miscellaneous Unclassified Crops in 1899, by Counties

p.  566
Pitt County
 
Tobacco
Beans
Pease
Peanuts
Miscellaneous Unclassified Crops
With acres reported
Without acres reported
Acres
Pounds
Acres
Bushels
Acres
Bushels
Acres
Bushels
Acres
Value
Value
12,931
10,733,010
52
522
3,482
36,402
2,127
88,519
2
600
---

Table 2.--Number of Orchard Trees and Grapevines of Bearing Age, June1, 1900, with Products and Values, and Value of Forest Products in 1899, by Counties

p. 668
Pitt County
 
Orchard Trees and Products
Value of all orchard products
Apple
Apricot
Cherry
Peach and nectarine
Pear
Trees
Bushels
Trees
Bushels
Trees
Bushels
Trees
Bushels
Trees
Bushels
5,154
20,946
10,151
51
---
229
11
16,921
5,495
1,091
379

Table 2.--Continued

p. 669
Pitt County
 
Orchard Trees and Products--Continued
Grapevines and Products
Value of forest products
Plum and prune
Unclassified orchard fruits
Barrels of cider
Barrels of vinegar
Pounds of dried and evaporated fruits
Value of grapes, wine, raisins, etc.
Number of vines
Pounds of grapes
Gallons of wine
Trees
Bushels
Trees
Bushels
1,214
307
67
45
58
11
40
6,120
4,649
457,439
5,329
100,785

Table 6.--Total Value, and Acreage and Production of Specified Kinds of Small Fruits in 1899, by Counties

p. 736
Pitt County
 
Total value of small fruits
Blackberries and dewberries
Currants
Gooseberries
Raspberries and logan berries
Strawberries
Unclassified small fruits
Acres
Quarts
Acres
Quarts
Acres
Quarts
Acres
Quarts
Acres
Quarts
Acres
Quarts
231
---
---
---
---
---
---
-
-
2
2,410
---
---

Table 7.--Number of Nut Trees of Bearing Age, June 1, 1900, with Quantity and Value of Products in 1899, by Counties

p. 755
Pitt County

A.  All Nuts
Value -- $170
 

Table 7.--Continued

p. 760
Pitt County

D.  Pecans
Trees -- 109
Pounds -- 1,730

p. 762

E.  Persian, or English Walnuts
Trees -- 15
Pounds --  ---

p. 766

F.  Miscellaneous Unclassified Nuts
Trees -- 60
Bushels -- 48
 

Table 4.--Total Acreage of Flowers and Ornamental Plants, and the Amount of Sales Therefrom in 1899, and Square Feet of Glass Surface Reported by Florists’ Establishments, by Counties

p. 788
Pitt County

Flowers and plants
    One-fourth acres --  8
    Amount of sales -- $400

Square feet of glass surface in florists’ establishments --  -----
 

Table 5.--Total Acreage of Nursery Products, and the Amount of Sales Therefrom in 1899, by Counties

p. 793
Pitt County

Nursery Products
    One-fourth acres --  36
    Amount of sales --  $1,940?
 


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