The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-25

pound in this district is higher than
that paid year ago. This is one of
the best crops of Burley tobacco pro-
duced in several years. 1t has good
size and color and has cured with
much less damage from houseburn or
mold than last year and will yield
much larger per cent. of the finer
grades of light-colored tobacco.
2. Dark Districts Of Kentucky and
Tennessee.
Paducah District.-The price of 8
cents per pound indicated for this
district is an advance over that paid
year ago, while the amount deliv-
cred to market is only about one-half
as much as was delivered prior to De-
cember 20, last year. The quality is
better than that of the 1906 crop, hay-
ing better color, body anu texture, al
though smaller in size.
Steming District-The price of
cents in this district is an advance
yer that paid year ago. A sale of
16 million pounds was made by the or
ganized farmers In this district at s
cents per pound. This tobacco is de-
livered in large hands, which require
ess time to prepare 1t for market
than when it is delivered in small
hands, and the amount marketed to
December 20 is larger than in the ad-
joining districts, being 81 per ce7t.
There was less damage In the field and
in curing than last year, and the quail
ty is better.
Upper Green River D strict.-Tobac-
20 in this district sold early at an aver
age of 7.9 cents per pouni, an advance
over last year. This is the highest
price paid for number of years. The
weather has been favorable for hand
ing tobacco, AID SO per cent. had been
delivered to market on December 20.
t has good size, color and mold, which
makes it of very much better quality
than last years crop.
Upper Cumberland District.-The
average price Of cents paid in this
district is the highest for several years,
43 per cent. of the crop had been de-
livered to market on December 20.
The quality of the cured leaf is SUI
perior to that grown in 1906, having
very little damage from houseburn or
mold, with good size. color and body.
GAINESVILLE and Hopkinsville Dis
trict.-The price in this district per
pound of 10 cents is an advance over
that paid year ago. The cured leaf
has good size and color, but light body.
There is some damage from house
burn, but it is confined mostly to Jugs
the better grades having suffered lit
tie. The quality is superior to that Of
last year The weather has not been
favorable for stripping and the deliver
les to December 20 were light, being
only II per cent. of the crop.
8. Virginia sun-cured District.
The average price OF S.5 cents in
this district is an advance over that
paid last year. Although there was
some damage from worms in the field,
this is one of the best sun-cured crops
produced in several years, having
good color and body, with very little
10 hAnoAha1x-n mold
twenty-five per cent. of the crop had
been delivered to market on December
20.
4. Virginia Dark District.
The price of cents per pound indi-
Gated for this district is an advance
over last years price. The leaf is
smaller in size than year ago, but Of
much better quality on account Of less
damage from firing in the field. Some
of the late Tobacco has poor color on
account of cool dry weather at curing
time, but is remarkably free from dam
age by houseburn or mold Thirty-one
per cent. was marketed up to Deem
Der 20.
5. Bright Yellow District.
Old Belt-Virginia and North Caro-
lina-The average of IL cents paid for
tobacco in the Old Belt is an increase
over that of the preceding year. This
is the best crop produced in this dis