Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-04-24
GETTING READY FOR THE BIG CROP.
Tobacco Plant Beds are Being Made Deliveries of
Goods Continue Brisk Result Of Damage
Suit.

There continues TO be deliveries of
bundle tobacco at the local warehouses
in this city and at surrounding packing
points, We are of opinion that little
unsold goods remain in the hands of
growers,
Already one may see plant beds staked
ont and seed sown as he travels through
the country districts. a d everything
presages another big year of tobacco
raising.
There has been some speculation aud
effort directed TO the securing of big
warehouse this season by The American
Tobacco Company, whose representative
recently paid a visit to this city Moth
ing is yet definitely known of their de
termination.
Commenting on tobacco matters the
Edgerton Reporter says in its last issue:
An experiment Of force sweating a
quantity of the 1900 Wisconsin crop for
the purpose of demonstrating the ability
of this tobacco TO stand the curing test,
has lately been ,ried through by G..
L. Culton with result that will be
highly pleasing TO the packers in the
west For the purpose of making the
test thorough one Mr., Culton had ship
pei TO a central warehouse in Edgerton
portions of 16 different crops, embracing
eight packings. including tobacco grown
in az many different sections of the state
which was pot into close room and
heat tnlned ON Tor several weeks. At
times the temper asure was allowed to
reach as high as 80 degrees, and the to-
bacco given severe sweating When
examined it was found that all the bet
ties grade types had passed through the
curing stage without any damage or
blemish whatever A few types of low
grades that We're not in good packing
condition when placed showed the only
damage determined by the experiment.
There was no indication of black rot the
injury most to be feared by packers of
late years, which is the most assuring
information that could have been told
The general character of the sweated
tobacco was quite satisfactory.
The first case of litigation arising from
disagreements betw> IN buyer and grow
er over the delivery of the present crop
of tobacco, reached decision in the
municipal court of Rock county last
week. 1t was the case of John Nittum
VS.. A. w. Bentley and was brought
under the following circumstances
w hSh bllC 0lOH W dH NSlANCIGu VI IStui Af
800 was held back Of tie purchase price
until the tobacco could be handled in the
warehouse and the amount of damaged
leaf, alleged TO be contained in the srop
determined. Only a small amount of
damaged leaf was thrown out in the as
sorting some 300r6unds but an agree
ment on the amount to be deducted
could not be reached and Nittum
brought suit against Bentley for the en-
tire amount withheld, Sl00 When the
case was called in the justice court Bent
ley made tender of Judgment of $5l OF
the amount coming to the plaintiff, less
the deductions for the damaged portions
After trial of the case the justice rem
dered a non-suit in favor of the defend
ant when the case was appealed TO the
municipal court. Here second trial
resulted in sustaining the decision of
the lower court Judge Fifield holding
that Nittum could not recover but the
amount that was already rendered him
by Bentley at the clmmencing of the
action. The costs vi both suits of course
falls upon the farmer
The first of the seed beds for another
crop have been laid during the week,
but many experienced growers prefer to
wait fer warmer weather before sowing
their seed.