Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-19
A BRISK RACE FOR THE WEED.
Tobacco Buyers Have Swarmed In This Section Of
Late and are Making Heavy Purchases.

There has been lively chase through
the tobacco producing districts of Vernon
and Crawford counties the past fort
night to secure holdings of the new
cr0p Boston, New York, GAINESVILLE.
Edgerton and other cities are represent
ed by the outside buyers. AT present
the acreage has been fully one-half taken,
about evenly divided between local aud
foreign Representatives. Up to date buy
ing in other growing sections of the state
has not been commenced, and is not
liable to until the crop is cured and in
the bundle. There is no question but
Vernon and Crawford weed leads the
procession inqallity, AMI thefH is s'eat
desire to secure the pame, especial the
valley growB tobacco Prices jor this
section range all the way from, to 12}
cents straight, the average being about
s cents. The most extravag5nt fguree
at which a crop has been sold is that o.
Mr.. Upholrn, of CLAYTON, Crawford
county, at 12i cents straight
OF the situation generally the Edger-
ton Tobacco Reporter comments The
movement of t.t5 new crop in Vernon
county has reached st age where it Is
attracting the trade. Rivalry among
| the buyers has occasioned some rapid ii
not reckless buying of the crop Deal
ers fresh from the field of operation
claim that somewhere from third to
half the crop, estimated at 25 600 cases,
has been contracted for. OF this amount
| so per cent. at least has been bought by
local Vernon county firms, while Nab
bett, Underhill and Sutter Bros. divide
the greater share of the balance Fully
score of buyers have been chasing one
another over the growing sections and
two thirds of the crop between Viroqua
and Soldiers Grove, is reported purchas-
oa. Prices range from ten cents down
for delivery in the bundle. Dealers who
have been on the ground are of the opin-
ion that the average price will not much
exceed SIC. Up to date we do not learn
that buying has reached beyond the Yer
non and Crawford county sections.
This week will about complete the
Servest OK the new crop in all sections
The weather continues favorable for the
curing uf the shielded leaf, though some
complaint of shed burn is heard occa-
sionally The curing sheds will need
close attention for some time yet
| ClA good many people wonder what the
growers expect to do with the rusty to-
| bacco that some of them are harvesting.
| 1t is hardly possible they hope to deceive
| the buyers at selling zine and by spread
ing it through the crop in such way
| that it will not be noticed The only
safe way we believe is to keep the rusty
portions entirely separate. and it would
help sell their crop to keep apart in the
| curing sheds even, so that the defect be
| fully understood and nc deception prac-
ticed 1t is pretty well understood that
rusty tobacco is not merchantable leaf
in the common acceptation OF the term,
and cannot be delivered under the ordi'
nary contracts. The only safe way,
therefore, is to keep the damaged por.
ton by itself and dispose of it on its
merits.
~
The weather conditions since the wet
weeks early in August have been 81
pecially favorable for the curing OF the
shielded tobacco, else there would have
been vastly more shed burn than the
crop will now yield, for the curing sheds
have, of necessity, been crowded beyonc
all precedents. Rarely has the leaf curec
more rapidly which will insure exceed
ingly bright colored tobacco. And ye
it has come down naturally with no dry
ing winds to hay it, The early harvested
portion is now so far advanced that i
} can readily be seen what the genera
texture of the crop will be, and it bid