More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Bulloch Packing Co. builds 'Packinghouse' in 1917 Bulloch History Roger Allen Note: The following is one of a series of columns looking at the origins and growth of the agriculture industry in Southeast Georgia and Bulloch County. On Aug. 3, 1916, the Bulloch Times-Statesboro News-Statesboro Eagle reported “Work has actually been commenced on the construction of the Bulloch Packing Company's plant.” “A sawmill has been located on the premises and will begin today the cutting of lumber for the erection of the temporary shelters. A dam will be constructed across the small stream nearby to provide water.”