The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-12
KENTUCKY WEED
The Crop Is Generally Reported
Good In Most of the
Counties.
NO LOCAL INSPECTION REPORT

The last issue Of the Western Tobac.
co journal reports the Kentucky tobac.
o crop as follows;
The first of the week was quite cool.
nut during the latter part the tempera-
.ure was little above the normal
There was fair amount of rainfall.
but, coming in local showers, it was not
wen distributed. Some localities are
complaining of drouth, which appears to
ie more severe in some of the north.
central counties; other portions of the
states are generally in good condition
Tobacco has improved and is generally
loing we'll There is complaint Of
frenching' in some localities, but the
rea affected is small. The early fields
re being topped.
WESTERN COUNTIES.
Carlisle-Tobacco making rather slow
progress. Hancock Early tobacco max
ng good progress and promising. Hen
lerson Tobacco is being topped. Me
ean--Tobacco doing well. Marshall
Tobacco growing too fast aud some l.
trenching" Todd-Tobacco doing well
,ut needs rain.
KENTUCKY.
Burlington. Boone Co., Aug. 3.-There
$ some very fine tobacco in this part OF
ne county. while in other neighbor.
hoods where it has not been so favor.
lble. the crop has anything but a pro.
missing appearance.
Logan County-Tobbaco is very pro
missing.
Hopkinsyille, Aug. 6.-The growing
,rop needs rain.
Smiths Grove. Warren Co, July 30.
Tobacco Is growing nicely.
Chopper, Shelby Co., Aug. 4.-Some
tobacco is good, but most crops are spot
ted and growing slowly.
Henderson Co, July 2o-Tobacco is
very small for the time Of year. The
crop will not reach so per cent.
Mantanza, Ohio Co., July 27.-There
was not much tobacco planted in this
community, and it Is very small for the
time Of the year
Madisonville, Hopkins Co., July 81
The tobacco crop has been cut down TO
at least one-half, owing to the extreme
ly low prices that prevailed last year.
Carrolton. Carroll Co, Aug. I've
are suffering for rain in this county as a
whole Pastures are burning mp and
the corn and tobacco crops will be
complete failure.
Georgetown, Scott Co., Aug 3-Corn
and tobacco were suffering for rain up
TO last Thursday, when gentle rain
commenced falling and continued about
two hours. giving new life to vegetation.
The Louisville Times says: With the
retirement Of II. X. Smith from the
Kentucky field as managing director Of
the Continental Tobacco Company. there
is reason to believe that the company
will seek TO buy its tobacco directly
from the farmers To greater extent
than ever before. In other words.
somewhat radical change Is anticipated
in the policy Of the company.
There is scarcely any doubt that Mr.
Smith will be succeeded here by J. :
Eddie.
The Continental Tobacco Company,
according 10 the best information oh
tainable, will this year have thirty-one
buyers in the Burnley tobacco country,
whose business it will be 20 make pur.
chases from the farmers direct. Last
year il had twenty-four regular buyers
in that district, but increased the mum.
Der when il made its coup and comered
the Burnley crop. Presumably it will
be the object of the thirty-one buyers,
and as many more as the Continental
company may choose 10 employ, to buy
up all the Burnley tobacco that can be
secured at satisfactory prices. 1t may
be that high prices will be paid again,
as in the case of the boom period last
year.
The report OF Mr.. FL Miller. local to.
bacco inspector, for the week ending
today, is;
Hogsheads
Receipts week .!............... 500
Receipts year ................... $3.50
! Offerings week ................ 397