The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-10-01

year cotton was bringing SOOQ
price and was being rapidly
marketed.
Favor Crop Legislation.
There is an unmistakabie senti-
ment prevailing here favoring legis-
lation making curtailment Of the
1915 cotton crop compulsory. not on
ly in South Carolina, but through
out the cotton belt But. as | am
legislation or no legisla-
ton. the Bamberg county cotton
acreage will be cut at least one-half
next year. AS have said, the trend
has been for the past few years to-
ward diversified farming and more
particularly toward living at home,
raising home products and food
crops. Less and less western corn
and hay have been shipped here. 1t
has grown to be an uncommon sight
to see a farmer hauling a bale Of
bought hay out of town. 1t is thing
of the past. And that the farmers
are now making all the corn they
need to feed their stock and them
selves is already an accomplished
fact. Throughout the county there
have been put into operation in the
last few years several grist mills.
Wagon Load of Hams.
Many hogs are raised in Bam-
berg county. They thrive and
fatten on corn and pindars. In
willing to sell his cotton at the
prevailing price and needing
some ready cash, farmer liv-
ing not far from the city brought
: into town the other day wag-
on load OF hams. which he had
no difficulty in retailing to ready
purchasers at fair price.
Bamberg farmers have also been
successful in producing big potato
crop and there is plenty of new syrup
for home and market.
Ehrhardt Farmers Happy.
With the example of the farmers
of the Ehrhardt section before them,
farmers throughout Bamberg county
will produce more meat in the future
than ever before. Down in the Ehr-
hardt section and the lower part OF
the county no man is accounted a
good farmer unless he makes meat
enough to supply at least his own
needs.
On Mr.. G. Frank Bamberg's place
in that section, for instance, he has
now about 200 head Of hogs. Mr..
Bamberg runs 40 plows, but though
the price of cotton may stay below
cost OF production for some time, he
has plenty of corn and potatoes and
is assured of a bulsing smokehouse.
Mr.. D. Nj. Eaves is making ar
rangements to stock his Edisto River
plantation with hogs.
Col. J. F. Folk, one Of the biggest
farmers in the county, is going in
next year for cattle raising at his
Ehrhardt plantation.
Turn Now to Raising Hogs.
There is good money in hogs"
said Mr.. James Wyman, former may
or of Bamberg and one of the most
extensive planters of Bamberg coun-
ty. 1--WE are all determined down
this way to raise something to eat
next year. That will be our first
consideration. Nobody in the coun-
ty but who will cut the cotton acre
age at least one-half We are selling
only little cotton" he added, Just
what we must to ease up the mer-
chants and the supply houses and to
let the tenants pay their accounts,
and everybody around here is de-
termined to hold just as long as pos
sible."
There is no mistaking the fact that
the farmers are getting out the cot
ton as rapidly as they can. AS much
as so cents hundred is paid pickers.
The Carolina Gin company at Ehr-
hardt is kept busy until late at night,
and at Bamberg the Cotton Oil COM
pany's ginnery is running night and
day. This modern ginnery has ca
pacity of 400 bales a day-one every
three minutes.
Bamberg's New Railroad.
Bamberg has a new railroad, of
which big things are expected to-
ward the development of the city and
section. The Bamberg, Ehrhardt &
Walterboro railroad will begin rum
ming regular trains between here
and Ehrhardt, 20 miles distance,
within the next few days. A depot
is now being built at Bamberg. AL