The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-09-23
TWO FINE SALES.
Olar Farmers Receive Flatterins Pri-
ces for Tobacco.

While some of the tobacco growers
have failed to make good profits on
their nroduct the past season, it is
very encouraging to note what II IS
nossible to do in the tobacco business
in this county. The Herald is inform
ed that quite a number of farmers Oh
the county have made f1atterlng pro-
fits on their tobacco crop this year,
and for the good Of the tobacco III
dustrv. which is in its lntanc! III
Ramberg county, we will gladly pup
lish the figures on any crop that are
submitted to US. :.
One day during the latter part Oh
the selling season The Herald man
was at the tobacco market ana noteo
q verv fine lot of tobacco On the moor
of the Denbow warehouse. The bas-
ket tickets showed that 1t belonged
to H. H. Kearse, of Olar, one OF the
county's progressive farmers. The to-
bacco was nicely cured and neatly
ARRANGED. When the auctloneer reach
e6 this lot of tobacco, there was spl-
rited bidding On the part Of the buy
ers, and it was very evident that this
was the kind of tobacco that is IN
the greatest demand.
The first basket was sold Tor 40
cents. and several baskets in success
sion brought from 46 cents to 81
cents a pound. There were few
baskets of this lot of low grade tobac-
co. but, none brought less than
around 80 cents. At the conclusion
of the sale, Mr.. Kearse roughly estl-
mated that his average was 46 cents
a pound, though these figures may
have been slightly incorrect when the
exact average was figured. Mr.. kearse
had more than 1000 pounds on sale
which netted him nearly $1,000. He
had planted this year 16 acres, and
he figured that he would make all
told more than 500 per acre net
profit on his entire crop.
In the Farmers warehouse there
was another fine sale the same day.
J.. R. Chitty, young farmer of the
Olar section, had 2,940 pounds on the
floor. He had five and one-half acres
in tobacco. The buyers were eager
to buy this lot, as in the case OF Mr..
Kearse, and the entire lot averaged
"A cents a pound, netting Mr.. Chitty,
after deducting warehouse charges,
s1,2ss.37.
Mr.. Chitty stated that he had pre-
viously sold SO pounds for Sl5S.0S'
this representing his poorer grades.
His total for the crop amounted to
s1,397.O5, after paying warehouse
charges. He stated also that one
half acre of his tobacco was ruined
and could not be placed on sale at all.
He made a nice profit on his crop.
Both of these gentlemen are en-
thusiastic about tobacco, and will
continue to grow it as profit crop.
Sine the above was written, Sher-
iff Ray has Informed The Herald re-
porter that he made net profit OF
approximately s125 per acre on his
tobacco this year. This profit result
ed after he deducted the cost of erect
ing his tobacco barns, only portion
of which should be charged to this
seasons crop. The sheriff says he is
mighty we'll pleased with tobacco as
g. money crop, and has no intention
of discontinuing the growing of tobac-
co, although he says he had too much
planted this year, and will reduce
his acreage another year in order
that he may give closer attention to
the cultivation, harvesting and cur
ing of the crop, his impression being
that it is possible to make more profit
on a small acreage we'll taken care
of than big crop not so closely su-
Derintended.