The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-09-11
DEMAND FOR BANIBERG LANDS
Pee Dee Tobacco Farmers Find This
County Sulpasses Other Sections.

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enviable record in the matter of to
bacco growing is evidenced by .th'
fact that there is a strong demant
here for lands on which to grow tn
weed" Monday morning a part.
of gentlemen from Timmonsville, ;
tobacco growing section, came tt
Bamberg for the purpose of investi
eating lands here with view to pur
chasing farms. A few days ago ano
ther gentleman from Timmonsvillt
closed a deal for the purchase of {
large farm, and it is understood 9th
er deals, are being negotiated, thu
purpose of the purchasers being tx
plant largely of tobacco.
This demand for tobacco lands ir
Bamberg county has resulted from
the magnificent success attained by
the growers of tobacco in this section
in the last two years. Tobacco was
first cultivated here last year. Then
about 100 acres were planted in this
crop, resulting in fine profit to the
growers. The acreage was increased
this year to some six or seven hun
dred acres, and while the profit realiz.
ed this season was not so great as
last year, due to the slump in the
market, a splendid profit was made
by most of the planters.
The interest of the Pee Dee tobac-
co growers in Bamberg lands, how
ever, was caused by the excellent
showing made by local planters in the
Pee Dee markets. AS there is yet no
market in Bamberg, all of the tobac-
co was shipped to other markets,
principally to Mullins, Florence, Sum-
ter, Timmonsville, and possibly 9th
er markets. Local tobacco outclass-
ed the Pee Dee product, according to
common information, and Bamberg
tobacco was of a very much superior
quality to that grown there, and as
a consequence far better prices were
realized
The Bamberg county tobacco grow
ers welcome these gentlemen to the
local tobacco field, and feel that their
presence here will be great stimulus
to the growing of the crop in this Sec
tion. Tobacco is looked on as most
valuable asset to the county since the
advent of the boil weevil, which will
soon be factor in the agricultural
products of the county.
While a few of the local tobacco
planters did not meet with the great
success this year that they did last,
this was due mostly, it Is said, to the
lack of experience in the production
of this crop here, and not because of
the non-productivity of the soil. This
season a rather peculiar condition
prevailed in regard to tobacco, the
poorly cured product being hardly
salable, while the well-cured tobacco
brought most alluring prices.
Inasmuch as it is said that tobacco
buyers cannot be induced to enter the
local market unless there are two or
more competitive warehouses, it is
understood that a movement will be
set in motion within the next few
days for the erection of a second
warehouse here. Already one ware
house, the Denbow Tobacco Ware
house, has been completed, and will
be in readiness for tobacco planters
next season. This warehouse has a
large capacity, and with another one
here, the local market will rank Sec
ond to none. In addition to being
a tobacco warehouse, Mr.. Denbow's
building is being used for cotton stor-
age, and in this way is filling much
desired necessity for this section. AL
ready several hundred bales of cotton
are in storage in this warehouse.