Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-19
THE WEED,
General Tobacco News.
Premiums for Tobacco Growers.

Editor Farmers Home journal:
1t will be remembered by the read
ers of your valuable journal, that last
year offered premium of $2j to
the farmer who raised the most to-
bacco on one acre of ground by the
use of the Homestead Tobacco Grow
er.
The reports are now all in and l
take pleasure in giving the result.
Early in the season there was some
seventy farmers who entered the list
of contestants, but as the season was
so dry and the prospects so gloomy
for big crop they all dropped out
except about twenty-five. The con-
test has been close and interesting.
Mr.. Mack Mercer, near Greenville,
Muhlenburg county, Ky, is the lucky
man, having raised on one acre 1860
pounds, just ten pounds more than
Sandusky Moore, of Pleasureville, Ky.
Two other parties reported respect
lively 1,94S pounds, 1910 pounds.
None Of the parties reporting less
than fifteen hundred pounds. The
contestants lived in the counties of
Shelby, Henry, Hart, Barren, Todd,
Christian, Muhlenburg, Grayson in
Kentucky, and Montgomery county,
Tenn.
1t would be interesting and profit
able to your readers to know how
these large crops were raised and in
future l will try to give such infor-
nation.
Since the premium was awarded
to Mr.. Mercer, learn party in
Grayson county by the name of IL. c.
Varble, raised on one acre of ground
2,420 pounds. regret that lie did
not report sooner, but the time had
come when it had to be decided,
The following farmers deserve
honorable mention on account of their
large yields: Mr.. Pardo, of Frank
lington; Sandusky Moore, of Pleas
ureville; Isaac Day, Short Greek ; E.
II. Horrell, Grayson Springs, and sew
eral others.
The coming season l propose the
following premiums TO be paid in
gold: $50 TO party using the Home
stead who raises the largest yield 1925
to the party who raises the next larg-
est yield of tobacco on one acre of
ground, the land to be measured and
tobacco weighed by disinterested
parties and sworn to before any coun-
ty officer. The tobacco not to be
stripped before December LIST, and
all reports to be made by January LIST,
and in no case later than 18th Janu-
airy. Each contestant will also be re-
quired to state the kind of soil, kind
of tobacco, manner of cultivation,
and manner and quality of fertilizer
used. / require this in order that
the farmers may be benefited and
know how to use fertilizers to profit.
-rr V. M. METCALFE.
Hopkinsville, Ky.
THE LOUISVILLE TOBACCO MARKET.
The market during the week has
been very active, strong and irregu-
larry higher on all grades Offering.
This is due to the prevailing dry
weather and the fact that farmers
are very busy with plant bed prepa-
ration and other pressing work. Re-
ceipts are consequently lighter than
last month. Old redried stock has
been offered more freely and sold at
better prices than prevailed last week,
though not quite up to prices ruling
in February for same class of tobac-
co. Dark Tugs and common leaf,
suited Spanish reggie wants, have
been very strong all the week at the
advance noted last week. Extra long
dark leaf and black wrappers are
still very scarce and badly wanted,
the demand being largely in excess
of the supply.
OF new Burley all grades on offer
are strong and the demand better
than has been at any time this year.
The outlook at this time is promis-
ing for medium to good tobacco as
also for good dark Tugs. There
seems to be an over-supply of COM
mon nondcscript Tugs and leaf in the
1885 crop and it will take time to get
these grades worked of, even at the
low prices now being paid for SUCH
Sales this week 1897 hhds.-Farmers
Home Journal.