Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
BIG PRICES VII rIRElY PREVAIL.
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There is no longer any question that
1 Vernon county, If everything goes right
! from this time forward, will BE- the ban
ner tobacco county in the state this sea-
| son. The crop was planted in good
/ season and conditions have been unusu
ally favorable for two weeks past and
plants are making good growth and
even. In Rock and Dane counties, the
leading growing sections of the state.
prospects are lnfayorableand with little
assurance for sven half crop. Drv
setting time and continued drouth have
produced these colditions The CENSOR
desir g TO offer Word of advice to Vernon
county tobacco raisers Use your very
best efforts to prNiuce a good crop; har-
vest it properly. gee that it is well taken
care of in the houses and made ready
for market in merchantable shape. and
we believe the goods will command the
best prices paid in wears. There is GER
tain TO be short crop OF Wisconsin to-
bacco We misiljge the conditions If
foreign buyers are not more plentiful
hereabouts than gyasshoppers in Kansas
within the next honth Whether IL is
best to sell in thaheld, the CENSOR win
mot presume to sulvise. If SO sold. con
tracts that are at3least esA7itsbla 70 both
seller and buyer should be demanded. If
this guarantee is not given, we believe
there can he no loss TO growers TO hold
and sell when their crops are ready 10
deliver IL will 4avail nothing to con
tract for big price NJ harvest time un-
less there is sonl9 assurance that a con-
tract is not one-si1ed and is binding on
both parties. Experiences of the past
year, at least, are such that thes words
of caution are wortby of consideration.
The precautionary words are not inten-
ded to excite seller against bnyer Late
court decisions are calculated TO educate
growers that contract once signed is
absolutely binding upon them and to
the disadvantage of the seller in that
the receiver of tobacco is the sole Judge
c. its quality and amount of damage if
any. That both buyer and seller ia too
many cases have sought advantage of
the other there is no question. For
these reasons we advise cautionin selling
the present year.
Of unfayorable conditions elsewhere
in the state the Edgerton Tobacco Re
porter says: To be truthful we are com
PEELED to say at this writing the pros
poets for the tobacco crop are not al all
promising. The burning heat and
scorching winds af late are proving dis
asterously trying 10 all crops. Tobacco
that has been transplanted any time the
past three weeks in the extreme southern
portion of the state has been so complete
ly burned ont that il is practically Of no
accoGnt. The plant beds have also been
so fired that it seems ont of the question
TO complete the planting even if rains
come soon. TIE lateness of thc season
now would almost preclude any further
| transplanting even under better condi
tions July Is is TOO late for planting
in this latitude Under the most favor
able circumstances frcm this On, not
much over two-thirds of the intended
| acreage will be standing in The fields at
| this writing What the outlook will be
week hence Is hard 10 predict We
1 very much dislike to give unfavorable
accounts of the crop but the truth must
/ be told. IF failure should come it Is
| time enough to announce 1T when il ar
ives and not discount bare probability
/ now. The folly of damage scares was
| amply demonstrated in last season. crop
| when the growers were the suffer- rs, by
| similar unit uths. Give the new crop a
| show
The eastern TOBACCO markets are awak-
ening to the fact that there is very likely
to be shortage of cigar leaf before the
new crops are available TO the manufac-
turers. The output of cigar factories
continues at high water mark and no
surplus of stock suitable to their needs
seems anywhere in sight. The past six
months the m4nufactT rers have been
! buying from hand 70 mouth and very
few haxe stocks laid bv for future needs
as in other years ] ar seeing dealers
| who can read the signs Alright can well
determine what is bound to happen
shortly in the seed leaf market. 1t is
unfortunate that 80 few local dealers
will be able to profit by the situation.