Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-27
WORK MUST SOON CEASE
No Case Weather Causes Suspension OF Operations
at the WAREHOUSES;.

+ On account of no case weather FOR the
/ the past six weeks farmers have been
/ unable to remove their tobacco from the
I poles, put it in the bundle aud deliver
same 70 buyers. This lack of weed has
clused suspension OF operations AZ most
OF the warehouses in this ciry and sur
rounding packing points, and as a con
sequence large number OF idle people.
On the subject OF tabaJao elsewhere
and OF recent reDortod reiectinus Of crops
by the firm OF Sutter Btolhers h, Ia
rton Tobacco Reporter, ia,t w-S,
comments:
Nothing has occurred in years shat
has caused to much commeut and dis
casSi0n throughout the t1hatrCn 80 tlup>
of the state rs tha rep rt spread hat the
firm of SITTER BrutheEs hitd decided ~
close up their packing houses in WisGon-
sin and repuiatp th,ir und'.iivpr,d IS n
tracts for the 1900 crop Were II not
for the fact that this firm are the largest
handler OF cigar leaf ia tha country
this action might not have attracted SO
much attention, for, as we are informed,
their original contracts placed several
months ago called for only about ), 900
cases aud not far from 1880 cases have
already been received and packed. In
which event the turning down of con-
tracts for B 500 cases was not u matter
OF 80 large a moment after all Ii the
firm believed their Investments In tOhac
&c ut the prices agreed upon a poor one
and could get away from theircontracts
with growers without taking the goods
it was their own business But the rea.
IA assigned for the repudiation of these
contracts aud the prominence that has
been given them in the daily papers,
deserves more than passing notice.
The firm is made 60 say that go per cent
of the 1900 tobacco crop is damaged and
the impression carried that the crop ia
q failure. IL correctly reported, we de-
sire TO take issue, not only as 10 the fact
but also rs to the wisdom of discrediting
so important a proaucE among the man
ufactnrers and in the markets of the
country That the 1900 crop was SER
iously damaged in its cure is no news,
q fact well known to every packer in the
country but no one acquainted with the
circumstances believes for a moment
that the injury was as great as 60 per
cent or anything like that amount 1t
has been common practice in receiving
d crop to throw out the damaged por-
tion, aud Gay only for the merca Autable
leat, and the average returns TO growers
after such deductions, has generally ex-
eeeded 800 per acre. which was an evi
dence of the truthfUlsss of this statp-
ment. Crops rejt ted by the Sutter
firm have been promptly taken by other
buyers at about the former contr act
nrice An instance Is told where five
myers were at the home of farmer in
a single day after his crop had been re-
jected. All this goes to show that the
Chicago firms opinion of the crop is not
shared by others to the same extent
Quite marked revival of buying has
developed of late and more riding is
being done in the growing districts than
for some time past, and the sales effect
ed must run up to good many hundred
cases. This fact when viewed in con-
nection with the damage scare grow
| ing out Of Sueter Bros. fasco, gives
coloring TO the opinion that the trade
has &c 1tidence in the 1900 crop and are
no wise as easily frightened
| Once a year the writer takes occasion
| to urge upon tobacco growers of this
state the necessity of exercising care in
the selection of the seed used in planting
of the crop So much of tbs general
character of the crop is due to the select
ion of proper seed that this is matter
of great Importance to the grower
Oftentimes the style of the cured leaf
makes many dollars in the value Of the
crop ut market time, and the grower is
himself TO blame if he used an inferior
seed The cost of seed for a tobacco
crop is such trifling matter that no
grower can afford to pass this suggestion
by lightly The progressive and sue
| cessful tobacco grower IL one who pays
careful attention to the selection Of his
seed. Mark that