Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
rHE VERY BEST ON RECORD.
Buyers Confess That the Present Tobacco Crop Has
Not Been Equaled in Years. II Ever IN Vernon.

There is general satisfaction among
growers and buyers over the present To-
bacco crop in this section, at least. II
is peculiar situation that in no other
growing section OF the state are buyers
hustling to make purchases Of this sea-
sons crop, and it speaks volumes for the
weed of Crawford and Vernon counties
that the goods are sought after and con-
tracted in the fields. For ten SAys the
weather conditions were very ansatis-
factory for cutting and hoUsing. fre
quent heavy rains and wind prevented
much headway, but every day of pleas
ant weather is utilized TO the fullest ex-
tent. Friday and Saturday were ideal
days, and with the close Of last week
many farmers had finished their bar
vest, while those with large acreage had
fairly commenced, yet nearly or quite
three-fourths Of the cgop wac shielded
Saturday night. Following comment
is from the Edgerton Tobacco Reporter:
New impulse has been given the buy
ing movements by the appearance in the
tiel1 of the force employed by the United
Cigar manufacturers, and the contract
ing OF tobacco goes merrily on At.
tempt has been made TO start buying in
other sections aside froln the Vernon
county district but with somewhat in
different success. The harvest is being
rushed now in all sections Of the state
and The heavy work win be done the
coming week. The weather continues
favorable 10 develop the late fields as
well as the cure of that portion already
shielded. Buyers fresh from the field
Of operations estimate the amount con-
tracted for at fully three thousand acres,
equal to something above 10000 boxes
of packed leaf. This section is grow
ing not far from 5000 acres the present
season, and deiucting asthousand or
more acres as damaged by hail as out
side III market cons elderations, and about
one-half the acreage Is accounted for.
Tne efforts of the buyers have been di-
Tected towards securing the earliest and
most forward crops, snd especially the
valley tobacco that invariably yields the
large, spready, thin leaf that has given
70 this section its reputation
Some big stories arc told of the size
of the valley tobacc0 now being har-
vested in the Vernon county section by
buyers recently operating there, One
dealer who carries pocket rule fre-
qnentlY measured leaves 26 inches wide
and too long for the ordinary case Ia
other tells Of looking for a grower il a
half acre patch and the tobacco was so
tall he could not find him. Still another
tells of interviewing a grower with
view Of buying his crop and suggested
that he would like to look over the
growing field. The farmer pointed to
the direction Of the field, saying, "You
may 20 down and walk around the OUT
side az much as you like, but you can
not 90 into the field for fear you will
break some Of the leaves II is gener-
ally conceded that the earlv valley crops
have developed into the lar, est leaf ever
produced ia this section / }rly trans
planting. followed by free lent rains,
produced enormous growb' The plant
contains more gum and will yield a
heavier cured leaf then in former years,
and hence buyers are confident it is less
liable to damage in the cure Three
quarters of the crop under contract is
already harvested