The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-09-09
BAMBERG-AF FINE HOME TOWN.
Some Facts About This Enterprlslng
City Visited Monday by Boosters.

Some Facts About This Enterprising
City Visited Monday by Boosters.
The Columbia Record last Sun
day contained the following write
up of Bamberg:
Bamberg, South Carolina, located
ON the Southern railway and the Wal
terboro branch of the Atlantic Coast
Line, is situated in one of the richest
sections of the Palmetto State. The
farming lands of the county are fer
tile and adapted to the growth OF
nearly every Southern crop. Inc
people are prosperous and, although
the war has sapped every industry
the country over, are in good imam
cial condition. With the prospects
of 10 cents cotton looming large,
and the evident disappearance of the
German war cloud, there is an air OF
optimism among the people not out
classed by the population of any
other section.
There is one reason that is stand
ing out prominently for this condl-
ton of contentedness. The farmers
of Bamberg county planted this year
largely of wheat. They have made
their bread at home, instead of hav-
ing to sell their cotton at any old
price, and buy their flour from the
West. It is significant fact that
there will probably be-from neces-
sity-but precious little flour ship
ped into this county within the next
IL months.
Diversified Agriculture.
Last fall Jones A. Williams, a
prominent citizen of the town, an
nounced to the farmers that if they
would plant wheat ne would pro-
vide. the -four mill to convert it into
the eatable product. They planted.
He built the -four mill, and up to
some weeks ago the mill had turned
out no less than $4,000 worth of
good-best in the world because
grown at home flour and wheat
products.
The prospects are that the mill at
that time was not half through with
the seasons milling. The total out
put of the mill for the season, which
will run way up into next February,
will amount to approximately $780,
600 worth of wheat products. More
than half of this amount was grown
in Bamberg county-the remainder
being shipped in to the mill, which is
the only one in this immediate Sec
ton. The mill has capacity of SO
barrels per day, and is now running
day and night.
Bamberg lands are worth gold.
The general fertility of lands in
Bamberg county is considerably
above the average. The production
Of from one to two bales per acre
is not rare with, many cotton farm
ers, and the same production can
doubtless be secured by almost any
farmer of the county who will bring
his land up to the producing point
already reached by large number.
Our people are we'll prepared to
live comfortably this year. With
their wheat-of which it is lestimat-
ed that there were at least 1900
acres-the farmers did not forget
their, pork.
Hogs for the Market.
! The largest amount of pork ever
raised in this county is awaiting
slaughter when the weather turns
cold enough. Hog raising has been
attempted on a large scale with good
success this year by numerous far
mers. AS rule nearly every farmer
raised everything on his plantation
this year that he could use, there
fore even if cotton goes down, it will
not seriously hurt our peOple-as
FAR as their living is concerned.
And if it sells for 10 cents, which
is not at all improbable, it is not un-
safe to say that our people will be in
fine condition in every way. So there
is not much worrying here over cot
ton or anything else much just now
except that they would> like, OF
course, to get good price for cot
ton and have more ready money.
Bamherg city has grown steadily,
not at high rate of speed-but
healthy, durable growth. The past
few years have witnessed many ina-
provements in and about the city,
and there is good prospect for yet
greater growth and for a number of
material improvements to be made.
Among the newer improvements in