The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-11-04
National Crop Nearly
Equals Last Year.
QUALITY IS RfCORO-DREAKER
Especially In Kentucky-it
Came Jumping After Ii
Got Started.
THE LATER GROWTH COUNTED

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Notwithstanding extremely adverse
circumstances at planting time in
practically every important tobacco
producing center. the tobacco crop
al the United States for 1914 will be
approximately as large as that Of last
year. This is a conclusion which Is
reached after a careful tabulatien OF
The statistics gathered in every
county OF Kentucky. Ohio and Indi-
ana by Enquirer correspondents,
and through official sources in the
other producing sections.
But for the drouth which pre-
vailed throughout Kentucky. OHIO.
Indiana and Tennessess, and extend
I'd even into West Virginia and a
part of the CarOlinas. the largest to-
hacco crop in the history Of the
country would undoubtedly have
been recorded this year. Prepare
tions had been made for an enor-
nous acreage. particularly in Ken
lucky. but all this was rendered i'm
possible because OF the unusually
not. dry weather during May and
June. with not only prevented the
proper transplanting of the young
plants. but which burned up acre af-
Ter acre of plants in the beds and
some after they had been set out in
the field. Tennessee and the Carroll
big increase in the tobacco area, but
-imilar conditions also prevented
the contamination OF this Up in
Wisconsin the farmers had raised
more than the usual quota of plant
heds, but in this section. too, the in
creased acreage was not to be, for
carly in the season there were heavy
rains, which deluged the fields and
literally drowned the young plants
before they could get a fair start. In
the New England section. however,
conditions were very favorable. and
the usual crop was raised without
more than ordinary difficulty
Up TO the first OF September the
Hyerage tobacco grower in the sec
lion mentioned was thoroughly dis
tobacco fields had made very poor
progress during the long, dry sum-
mer. But with September there
came a period Of weather seldom eX-
perienced in the great tobacco belt
bright warm days and cool, balmy
nights. which afforded Just the nee
ssary amount of moisture required
by the tobacco plants 10 make the
best possible growth.
Everywhere the fields OF tobacco
aegan 10 show wonderful improve
inent. and during the entire month
% September the growth was Won
'crful Fields which had shown
sery poor stand earlier in the season
began to come TO life and sturdy
plants shot up practically over night.
ThAAlOO6A Nh' riO"ANA "ho iaPihf AZ
.,as not so much at the sacrifice of
quality as might have been expect
ed. and 1t is asserted that the Ken
lucky crop will be- one of the finest
over housed. The same favorable
weather conditions which prevailed
during September continued into
October, and the entire tobacco crop
Of the country was cut and housed
under the best conditions magma
l-le. The unusually large size at
tanned by the plants has more than
made up for the slight deficiency in
acreage. and the yield per acre will
probably De heavier than in 10 years
past.
The total tobacco yield OF the
nited States. as compiled by The
Enquirer. is s2.S54.25O pounds.
grown on AN area apprOXimating
142,olG acres. Last year the total
production amounted TO Ss3,504,-
800 pounds, raised on an area of ] =
0OS.90G acres. Thus decrease of
only 670,250 pounds is indicated in
this years harvest. while the area
haryeste fell off G6.S9i acres, or
more than 9 per cent. as compared
with last year. This showing may
be considered remarkable in view OF
the very adverse conditions at plant
ing time. The official Government
estimate of the tobacco crop for the
past three years was as follows:
1913. J5S.734.OOO pounds; 1912
sG2.s55,oOO pounds; 1911 905.1O9.-
400 pounds.
The harvested area in Kentucky
fell short of last year by almost 49,
100 acres. but owing TO the progress
OF the crop in both the hurley and
dark sections at the close OF the sea-
son the yield is placed at 2so.i52.-
200 pounds. an increase over last