The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-12-07
South Carolina Asparagus VS.. The
California Variety.

It is not known generally through
out this section that Augusta has as
its neighbor across the river in South
Carolina great and growing aspar-
agus section, one which ships vast
quantities of this delicious vegetable
to the Northern markets and which
brings into the great section where
asparagus thrives probably quarter
of million dollars annually. We are
fairly conversant with the fact that
asparagus of high quality growers
about Williston, Trenton, Johnston,
Hattieville and a few other communl-
ties, but few probably realize the i'm
mense importance of the industry.
Well. the South Carolina Asparagus
Growers Association this year ship
ped $50 cars at an average price OF
$1,000 per car and in addition there
are large independent growers. Mr..
Brabham, of Hattieville, is the larg-
est grower in the state and he is not
a member of the association.
The Asparagus Growers Assocla-
ton not only ship vast quantities as
stated, but have cannery which pro-
vides for the crop when the prices at
the end of the season seem too low to
be acceptable to the grower. The can
ned green asparagus from the Willis
ton plant of the association is said to
be a much superior product to the
California asparagus, and sells for
less. In other words, according to
MIR. W. E. Prothro, cashier OF the
Bank Of Williston, and an asparagus
grower himself, just as the people OF
the county have found that a Georgia
peach is superior to California
peach, so are they finding that South
Carolina asparagus is superior to
California asparagus. The South
Carolina asparagus is sold at price
which can cause it to retail for less
than California by fifteen cents per
can and Mr.. Prothro is anxious for 1t
to be introduced on the Augusta mar
ket.
There is every reason why Angus
ia should receive South Carolina as
paragus with a warm welcome, ana
buv it in order to show our splendid
Carolina neighbors that we are With
them in their effort to make their
section a prosperous one, through a
utilization of their entire crop instead
of having the usual waste. There
should be cannery in every peach
growing community that makes per-
ishable products, so that when the
veeeta bles or fruits cannot be sold at
a proft when harvested, or when too
ripe for shipment, they can be canned.
And since it is claimed that South
Carolina asparagus is superior to
California asparagus there is every
reason why we should buy asparagus
from Williston instead of from south
ern California city.
We can best build up our own Sec
ton by patronizing home INDUSTRY
and we all know that the way to build
nm Augusta is to trade in Augusta.
We cannot starve our own stores and
our own industries and by from some
where else and expect to prosper as
a community and the same IS true
in regard to products of the garden
orchard and farm. If we buy Soutn
Carolina asparagus then the people OF
williston have more money to spend
with Augusta merchants, and II we
co-operate with the splendid COM
munity of Willistor and the other live
communities in South Carolina then
We will earn their lasting friendship
and gratitude. We hope every Angus
f. Will try out South Carolina aspar-
agus and they say one trial is SUI
ticient to convince one of its SUPERIOR
itv-Augusta Chronicle.
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