The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-15
IND, va, SUNDAY. AUGUST Is. 1915.
TOBACCO CROP WILL
BE LARGER THIS YEAR
Reports From Authoritative Sources In Important Leaf Grow
ing Centers Gathered By Cincinnati Enquirer Establish
Fact That Increased Acreage Is General.

The tobacco crop of the United
States for 1915 will be considerably
larger than that Of 1914. says the Gin
cinnati Enquirer. This fact is clearly
established by the reports received
from Enquirer correspondents In
every tobacco-growing county IN Ken
lucky, Ohio and Indiana and from
Authoritative tobacco producing States.
Although a great deal Of trouble was
experienced with the plant beds in
practically every section on account
OF the extremely cool nights and ex-
cessive rainfall, which combined to
retard the growth of the plants, In
most instances the beds were sue
cessfully resown and an average crop
placed In the field, although a trifle
later than usual About the only Sec
ton which seems to have been unable
to completely make up for the vast
shortage Of plants was the Burley
belt Of Kentucky. and here tndsca-
tons are for a slight decrease In
acreage as compared with last year.
II is interesting to note that although
precisely the opposite conditions from
last year prevailed, nevertheless
shortage Of plants each time was ex-
perienced at transpianting time. This
year. however, conditions favored the
resolving OF the plant beds and the
successful raising Of sufficient plants,
while last year the hot. dry weather
had baked the ground 60 hard that
such a procedure was impossible For
this reason the outlook for 1918 seems
much more favorable in comparison.
North Carolina Big Crop.
North Carolina. which is the largest
single producer. excepting Kentucky.
was this year able TO get full crop
= aSTA III a.
production 10 predicted. In direct con-
trast with last season the dark belt
of Kentucky shows q material gain in
acreage and Is expected to turn out
a mammoth crop. virgfnia's season
was very favorable, an here, too, an
increased area has been set IN tobacco.
Wisconsin got out slight increase
in acreage and was not handicapped
by rain as much as last year. while In
the New England States Connecticut
alone reports a vast improvement in
the shade-grown tobacco, which. al.
though a small proportion OF the total
of each year becoming NOR etnport-
ant to the tobacco growers Of the
State because OF the higher prices
which the variety brings at market
The reports of the Enquirer GORE
spondents in the various tobacco-pro-
ducing counties OF Kentcuky, Ohio and
Indiana and all OF the tobacco-grow-
ing States indicate a total acreage
planted to tobacco this year Of J., los.-
fIss acres. as contrasted with ssG6l5
acres planted last year. This ID an tn
crease of 122.ess acres. or q little
more than IA per oent
Over Biflion-Pound Crop.
Calculations based on the average
Yield per acre for the past ten years,
and taking into consideration the con-
ditions prevailing at planting time In
the various sections q total produo-
ton of tobacco In the United States
In 1915 10 estimated at 1,eS2,374,b 500
pounds Last year at planting time .
total production Of 900. 353,s5o pounds
was indicated. which would mako an
increase this year OF 122.020.e6o
pounds. or almost Is per cent.
In Kentcuky. which 10 the largest
section IN the world,
a total Of 340.015 acres OF tobacco has
been set, as against s2e,s<0 acres
planted In 1914. making an increase
this year OF SITS acres. or slightly
more than Q per cent The Kentucky
acreage will probably yield total OF
s21,114,250 pounds, as against 49,
6ss,5oo pounds last year. making an
increase for 1915 Of 1o.42o.750
pounds or slightly more than IL. 3 per
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The Ohio area totals $3.50 acres.
an increase over last year OF $3.50
acres. or 10 per cent. and the Indicated
yield 10 65.12e.75o pounds, or almost
| 0 per cent. This increase. however.
is largely In the cigar-leaf regions. ~
the Burley section Of the State shows
little material change from last year.
| In Indiana. owing to big increase
| In Switzerland County, q producer OF
white Burley. the total area planted
was brought up to 1868 acres an In
crease over last year amounting &c