The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-06-18
Plant Red Notes.

The heavy rains have proved bene-
fetal to the farmers in Simpson coun-
ty, Ky. Tobacco planters have had
an opportunity to set their crops.
While plants are not plentiful, an
average acreage has been set.
Tobacco growers in Bourbon coun-
ty, Ky. transplanted thousands of
plants last week. The demand for
labor was great, some farmers pay
ing thirty and forty cents an hour
for setting plants, and twenty-five
cents an hour for pulling plants.
Much tobacco has been set out in
Breckenridge county, Ky, but there
is more to set out. Plants are small
and as rule are not big enough to
set out. If this season continues a
good deal more will be transplanted,
as the plants are growing very well.
1t has been estimated that some
thing like sixty per cent of the to-
bacco crop in Montgomery county,
Tenn, which was grown last year
has been set out. In some sections
very few have planted, in other neigh
borhoods the farmers have set even
more than they grew last year.
In Fleming county, KY, the rain
has caused the tobacco plants to
grow very rapidly and now a large
amount of tobacco has been trans
planted in this county. Such
continual tobacco season has caused
a great many farmers this year to
set their tobacco by hand, who have
in the past used a tobacco setter.
Nicholas county, Ky, tobacco
growers used all of the tobacco plants
available to get out their crops, one
of the best seasons in years prevail
ing. The growers still complain of
the shortage in the supply of plants.
and those being used are in many
cases very small and inferior, but
will probably live. as wet weather
prevailed. There is every indica-
tion that the shortage of plants will
cut the acreage from one-fourth TO
one-fifth in that county.
Farmers have begun setting to-
bacco in Woodford county, Ky, al
though they cannot make much speed
at it, owing to the scarcity of plants.
While the present supply of plants is
short there is said to be quite a lot
of small ones coming on whose
growth was delayed by the drouth.
They will be ready for planting in
very short while. 1t is thought that
about the acreage crop will be put
out
Some tobacco plants have been set
in Clark county, Ky. but nothing
like as many as are usually trans
planted as this time of year. The
crop will be short at this time, some
thing over half. Some beds were
completely destroyed, but the others
are making rapid growth. Weeds
are coming quick and fast and the
farmers will soon have their hands
If the wet weather continues OF
the whole there are excellent pros
poets for a crop in Clark county. al
though the dry weather did some
and the hail did some ire
parable damage.
In Montgomery county, Ky, last
week thousands of the young and
tender plants were transplanted from
beds to the field soil during the heavy
season prevalent over the country |
Occasioned by the soaking rains, the !
first in many weeks. Many of the |
plants were small but with the sea-
sonable weather they will get a good !
start, while in many fields the plants
used were of good size and were
ready quite early for the transplant
ing. While most of the work was
done by hand, large per cent. of
The plants were put out with setter,
some having been put into the ground
before the heavy rains came, and of
course they will get the benefit of
he excellent waterfall. The season
has been a backward one on plants,
nut there is yet time to have plants
arge enough as some of our best
,rops were grown after being set out
he 25th of June.
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