The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-14
A TALK ON FARMING.
Interesting Communication, in Which Farming
in It's Various Phases Is Discussed.

Interesting Communication, in Which Farming
in It's Various Phases Is Discussed.
Editor The Bamberg Herald-I have
for some time been scanning the columns
of The Herald, as to the number OF ad-
vertisements the farmers Of Bamberg
county put into its columns; as to their
select seeds of corn, cotton, oats, wheat,
aud other seeds to numerous to mention;
the fine milch COWS, pigs, chickens, mules,
horses. Now let me ask the question,
How much of this do we find advertised
in the columns of The Herald for sale?"
Oh, but Bamberg county is a grower
of 10c cotton and not seller of all such
stuff. No money and too much work in
raising good select seeds of corn, cotton,
oats, and didn't you know our lands
would not grow wheat. Can't raise good
mich COWS for sale as our lands won't
grow hay to feed them during the winter.
The writer believes this, for there can be
seen wagon loads of hay passing daily,
and this, or most of it, to large land
owners. Going to pay for this hay this
fall with my 10c cotton.
Farmers Of Bamberg county, you
should advertise because it is the open
door to success in any undertaking that
depends on the public for patronage.
More and more each day, each month,
and each year the people who buy look
to the press, to the advertising columns
for what they want. Business men, city
merchants, manufacturers, etc., under
stand and appreciate this fact thoroughly
and they load the columns of the daily
newspapers, the magazines and the jour-
mails with their advertisements. But
town people are not the only buyers.
Indeed in these days of general prosperi.
ty, the country and village people are
alive to the bargains to be found in the
advertising columns of their favorite pub
locations, and they look there very largely
for what they want. The present system
of free rural delivery makes the country
home next door to the postof1ce and
brings the prospective country buyers in
close touch with the advertiser. All over
the land there are people who want to
buy things which they cannot locate, do
not know where to find them.
Every farmer should take some farm
paper or magazine, for without it he can.
not employ the up-to-date methods of
tilling and improving his soil, unless he
borrows these methods from some neigh
Dor who does take some such paper. Any
honest subscriber will tell you that most
agricultural papers are richly worth the
prices paid for his subscription. And
why? Simply because the men who edit
farm magazines have devoted their time,
energy and mental faculties to the study
of agriculture, and are, therefore, pre-
pared to give wholesome advice upon any
subject pertaining to correct farming.
The net results which farmers have OBJ
tanned by needing and executing the
aforesaid advice is proof positive OF the
above statement. And mean by net re-
suits, the yield of the land and its i'm
provement. Further, allow me to say,
right here is horn an inspiration to that
neat farming which is so warmly adVo'
Gated. simply mention these things in
passing, because some of our less-enlight.
ened brothers seem to scof at what they
are pleased to term "book farming" I
have often heard it said that to be sue
cessful farmer requires more brains than
any other single occupation, and do not
deny the truth Of this old saying. I'm
sure every young man who contemplates
farming should have thorough course
at some recognized agricultural college,
if it is possible for him to have it; and it
is generally possible if he really wants it.
In most of the articles on this question
Of agricultural education, that have come
under my observation, young men are
encouraged and urged to fit themselves
for competent, useful farmers, and the
idea is indeed worthy one. But young
mans ability, his capacity, his talent, If
you please, should be carefully consider.
ed, more than that, should be carefully
studied before he is rushed into this
course preparatory to farming: There
are those who would food the agricultu.
raj schools with the youth Of our land
and turn them loose upon the fields, some
to farm, some to plant, and some to
Craze with the rest Of the cattle, which
are just about as capable Of properly con-
Quoting the enterprise under discussion.
In every line Of action history at some
period repeats itself. All Of the grazers
and an uncertain per cent. of the planters
would be swallowed up by the cotton
factor and in due time the sheriff would
have their little all in his tender little