The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-15
short CROP
LONG PRICES
Urged by President Daven-
port of the A. S. of E.
No Need to Raise Big Crops
and Sell at Little
Price.

To tobacco growers: Another sea
son of production approaches. Soor
each grower will prepare the soil SOW
the seed, cultivate and anticipate g
good crop. But what will the harvest
be? VIII it be rich in pounds anC
poor in dollars, as it was in the years
of 1902, 1903 and 1904? This all rests
with the boys in the burrows themsel-
yes. III you are tired of the old and
uncertain way, | ask you in the name
of everything that is near, dear and
sacred to you as tobacco grower, to
change to the right and certain way
for the 1907 crop. The only way UNI
der the sun is through the A. S. of
e. and the reduction of the acreage.
We must regulate the supply to meet
the demand. There is a surplus of
tobacco. AS evidence OF the truthful
ness of this statement | refer to the
attitude of the tobacco trade or trust
to our pooled tobacco. BY drawing
from their reserve stocks and buying
every pound they can from the dump
er he has given the trust enough to-
bacco to supply the trade, hence the
results have been this: We (the or
ganized farmers) have been forced to
hold our tobacco from twelve to eigh-
teen months before sale could be
made. The above statement is good
evidence that a surplus exists some
where. The mere fact that, recently
some large sales have been made is
not at all encouraging, and should
not act as a stimulus to cause the
planting of bumper crop.
The tobacco that has recently been
sold still exists, and must go into con-
sumption before it is out of the way.
The report of the Secretary of Ag-
riculture for the year 1906 shows that
we fail to curtail production. The
Secretary's report shows that we pro-
duced 100000 pounds more in 1906
tldD VIC ulu III lOOos III OlilCl nOlhS,
the tobacco growers added 45,000,000
pounds more to their already heavy
load, and is forcing the grow
ers everywhere to change to the sys-
TEN. Let everyone put his shoulder
to the wheel and pull the production
down to 600,000,000 pounds on the 1907
4 Of f0,.
a short crop and sell it for long
price. Both knowledge and wisdom
are before us and truth stares us in
the face at every turn, and the man
who doesn't absorb them in every part
of his skin must refuse to receive
them, and If he refuses to learn it is
because he is a traitor and a Bene-
dict Arnold to his country. | take this
means to sound a note of warning.
The trust has its hirlings all through
the tobacco belt, advising the farmers
TO plant a bumper crop this year. !
ask the man on the outside to ponder
the question well. When he gets to
thinking of planting bump
er crop and taking that sneak
ing and undermining advantage of
his organized neighbors, do you think
the Great Giver of all good will re-
ward his efforts along that line?
Once to every man and nation
comes the moment to decide, for the
good or evil side. Choose we this day
whom you will serve-home wife and
other dear ones, or Prince Ferigo or
King Duke. appeal TO all that is
noble and good in every home and
tobacco grower. Let tn,
war cry be down with the acreage III
the good year 1907. Fraternally,
f. l.. DAVENPORT, Pres.
CiSneV XIV Feb % 1907