The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-02-14
UP TO TOBAC-
Co GROWERS.
To Decide Whether Acreage
Shall be Limited.
Resolution Adopted to Memorial
lie Legislature to Limit Pro-
duction to 10000 Hills.

AS a result of the meeting of all
factions of tobacco growers of Daviess
county last Saturday afternoon, it
! is squarely up to the farmers of the
county TO decide whether the pro-
duction of tobacco in the county shall
/ be limited or whether every grower
/ snail be free to plant as much or
as little as he pleases. At this
meeting in which equity Home ware
house and Independent growers par
ticipated a resolution was adopted,
limiting the production to 10000 hills
to the hand provided that persons
growing ninety-five per cent, of the
crop sign the acreage pledge on or
before March l. Unless ninety-five
per cent, of the growers sign, the
bride will be pulled off, and every
man left at liberty to do absolutely
as he pleases. The only other posi-
BILE method os~restricting production
will be the passage by the legislature
of a law putting a limit upon the
quantity of tobacco that may be
grown.
The following acreage pladge was
read: I'VE, the undersigned, hereby
pledge our honor that we will neither
plant nor allow to be planted on land
that We own or control for the year
1908, more than 10000 hills of to-
bacco to one man or hand and not over
5000 hills for each boy over twelve
and under sixteen (no boy under
twelve to be countedD. This is to
apply strictly to those who labor in
the tobacco fields, no one being al
lowed TO transfer his allowance to
any other person. This pledge is
signed with the distinct understand
ing that it shall not be binding unless
signed by March l, 1908. by grow
ers producing ninety-five per cent of
the tobacco of Daviess county,"
The resolution in full follows.
Whereas, The situation in the
Green River tobacco growing section
is not in as good a condition as it
might be, and realizing the need of
legislation touching these matters,
therefore be it.
Resolved, That there be presented
to the, Kentucky legislature a men,
orial requesting that the following
legislation, in substance, be enact
ed, to-wit.
First, That no male adult person
or hand be allowed to raise more
than 10000 plants Of tobacco in one
year or season. That persons be-
tween twelve and sixteen years of
age shall be termed half hand in
the meaning of the said law.
Second, No female person shall
be allowed to raise more than 5000
plants of tobacco in any one year or
season. and no person under sixteen
years of age shall be termed hand
in the meaning of the said law.
Third, No person who has not at
least ten months experience as a
farm hand shall be considered hand
In the provision of this law.
Fourth, Growing crops shall be
open for the inspection and examina-
ton Of any person, or persons, who
may desire to ascertain IL the fore
going provisions have been or are
being violated.
Sixth, Any person or persons vio-
lating any part of the foregoing pro-
visions shall be fined in sum not
less than 500 or seventy-five days
confinement in the county Jail, either
or both as may be determined by the
court or jury.
Seventh. The money collected in
the way of fines or fo-feitures for
violation of the provisions of this
law shall upon collection, be turned
oveer to the public school fund of
the county where said violation oc-
ours.
Resolved, Further that a commit
tee of three tobacco growers shall
be appointed. by the chairman of this
meeting to draft a law in keeping
with the spirit of these resolutions, |
and to place copy of same in the
hands of the senator from this dis
trict, and the representative from
this city and county.