The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-09-03

know that tobacco can be success
fully grown in Mile Laos county?
The above cut shows part Of six
acre field Of tobacco on the farm of
O. M. Stromland. in section -, town
of Greenbush, about five miles west
of Princeton village. The field was
planted on July 9. The growth was
rapid; as will be noticed on the cut,
part of the crop had already been re-
moved six weeks after planting.
The tobacco is of the Spanish
Comstock variety and is largely used
for wrappers: The plants that were
still standing when the writer
visited the field more than a week
ago stood about three feet high and
the foliage was so dense that one
could hardly thread his way between
the rows. Mr.. Stromland estimated
the yield at 2, 900 lbs. per acre, and
that is considered large yield under
the most favorable circumstances.
For p years Mr.. Stromland has
been a resident of Vernon county,
Wisconsin, one of the greatest to.
bacco-growing centers in the country,
has been a successful tobacco-raiser
himself and thoroughly understands
the business. He came to Mile
Laos county two years ago and pur-
chased the old Walt Brown farm in
section - in the town of Greenbush.
Mr.. Strom]and became convinced
that good tobacco could be grown on
his farm, and last year, by way of
experiment, he planted 38 square
rods from which he garnered $50 lbs
for which he received Is cents per To-
This year Mr.. Stromland, as above
related, planted six acres. and the
only trouble is he will not have room
in his drying sheds to care for all
the yield. He erected drying shed
of the dimensions Of l32x26 feet and
IA feet posts, but this shed will not
house more than two-t thirds of his
crop. All the space in his barns has
also been utilized, but even then the
yield was so much larger than he
anticipated that unless the neigh
bors come to his rescue part of his
valuable tobacco crop will go to
waste.
Mr.. Stromland thinks there is no
finer tobacco country anywhere than
right here in Mile Laos county. His
farm is rich black soil, but he says
tobacco can be protitably grown on
any of the land in this vicinity if
the right methods are employed. A
small patch of tobacco, if properly
cared for, will give big returns and
need not interfere to any great ex-
tent with other farming. ''Why,"
he said, "they told me two years ago
when I came here that more than
$780, 200 had been paid out for pota-
toes in Princeton the previous year,
and l told them that the little town
OF ViroQua, Wis, not as large as
Princeton, had paid out more than
$4,000 900 for tobacco that same
year"
Mr.. Stromland will have an exhibit
Of his tobacco at the Mile Laos
county fair and he will be there
himself to give every information
within his power to his brother
farmers on the subject of tobacco
raising. The businessmen of
Princeton should see to it that a
substantial premium is provided for
the best tobacco exhibit, for there
are great possibilities. for the farm
ers Of this region in tobacco, and
Mr.. Stromland hassdemonstrated
that it can be grown successfully
he estimates 1900 lbs. to the acre at
Is cents per pound.
The Union does not propose to go
into the details of tobacco-raising at