The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-04-09
BIG.CROP MEANS
ruin OF FARMERS.
President Berry Urges Re-
duction ofAcreage.
Declares That More Tobacco Can
vas Has Been Purchased
Than Ever Before.
70 tie Tobacco Growers


Green River District:
Will you need a word of warning
and let common sense guide you. OF
are you willing to act like mad men
and destroy the work of five years of
organization?
Just what each OF you will do in
dividually, all of you will do COL
lectively. VIII you, individually
plant big crop OF Tobacco, hoping
that your neighbors will plant a
small crop? We all think pretty
much alike, so just what you do,
you can depend upon your neighbor
doing also. Does any sensible man
think we can maintain the maximum
price OF 50, 50. 50, In the face OF
an overwhelming surplus, such we
win surely have IL we only carry
out the proposed plans that have al
ready been made for the crop?
Let us not deceive ourselves and
look for Providence to help us out
of bad fix, II we, with our eyes
open, get into one, for Providence
helps those who help thmselves.
There is not any doubt that there
is an effort being made for a big crop
OF tobacco. Ii there is, just look at
the empty houses in greensboro. the
number of wagon loads OF furniture
and people moving to the country.
See the hillside and fence rows COW
erde with white canvas. See the
number OF people coming to town
hunting for more canvas. Every
merchant will tell you that more can
vas has been sold than ever before.
Will you, In spite OF ell this pre-
paration for tobacco crop, end the
certain consequences OF q big crop
plant such In the face OF what you
must know we'll to be the result? It
is not yet too late. VIII you turn
back and plant moderate crop and
let us maintain tire present prices, or
will you madly rush to certain de-
strqlction?
You have again honored me 10
lead you. but l ann only human. and
all the efforts of mime and those who
have been chosen to assist me will
be for naught n you do not act ra-
tfonally and cut down the contem-
plated crop.
tell you frankly that no organiza-
ton can live In the face of the con-
templated crop and the surplus.
Surplus, that great bugaboo of low
prices, VINO is to carry 1t? The buy
ers will. II they can get the price
low enough. Certainly. our present
plan of selling is an admirable one.
but the plan that we gave in the be-
ginning of organization was an I'M
popular one, for it made us carry our
own surplus, Cor least a part of us
had 10 carry IT, and we could not
to-day get people 10 pledge 10 plan
other team for fun pay on delivery.
The sentiment Tor 10000 hills, less
tobacco and profitable price is
overwhelming in the Green River dis
trict. The little farmer back ON
the hills may not be as smart on ev-
cry proposition as his brother farm
er on the rich level lamds,but ne has
tasted more keenly the effect OF low
prices and rs smart enough to know
that a big crop by everybody will al
SO mean a small price to everybody.
You. on your rich level farms do
not have 10 depend on tobacco, but
can compete with the greet West, in
the growing OF wheat. corn, grass.
hogs and cattle. The IMAM on the
hin farm can get a modest living
out Of small patch of tobacco, but
II me had to compete with the West
in the growing of wheat, corn and
other crops, ne would soon he driven.
to starvation.
The little faruner is not asking
that tine big farmer quit entirely
growing tobacco, but he is begging
his more fortunate brother to limit
his crop and do his share Of keeping
down the crop 50 that the price WILL
remain profitable.
Looking over the prices Of farm
crops, we see that all are good with
tine exception OF tobacco. They