The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-12
TOBACCO
RAISERS REAP BIG
PROFITS FROM CROP
Yield Is the Largest Ever Known
and Record breaking Prices Are
Obtained Louisville Is Central
Market for the Weed.
Iny E1rnlnE Heraid LeAsci wIrrI

~ wa ANfNANA AAEA"HA "Nf
Louisville, ky. jan, i2-keutucfy
farmers who raise approximately
one third OF he tobacco produced in
the United States. and aJoui one
tenth Of the crop produced IN the
world, are enjoying the unusual po-
sition Of marketing FOR rccord-preak-
ing prices a crop OF almost record
breaking size.
In addition 90 being one uf tine
largest crops ever produced .u his
state, Kentucky = output this yrJr .-
OF unuSua quality. Leaf Tugs "a
trash, a. they are called lu the term
iuUlogy oI the tobacco trade are oi
the finest character The lcaf to-
bacCO h. long clear leaf which comes
from the middle ot the plant lugs
are the heavy leaves. possibly spotted
boy the soil which has been -plushcd
on them hy rain. which grow 80 tho
bottom. while trash BEL made up ut
small Immature leaf az the top ut tho
plant
So good has the uuIllty been that
farmers are becoming accustomed 60
receiving propurtluuatvly higher
prices for tho poorer grades than
they do for the best. These poorer
grades are essential 60 the prudup-
ton uf certain brands OF muuutac'Ur-
ed ,obaCco aud the bidding Tor them
has been seen Even frosted tobacco.
which ~ former years sold for ono
or two cents "a pound. aud Was used
puly tor the making 81 an extract
shipped abroad to Doe used in ioItit5-
ius certain sorts OF foreign tobIcCo..
are bringing prices .rmrrs would
have been glad Go OBTAIN fur arush o.,
the nrst grade last year.
within recent years kentuokg
farmers have received Wn average
price for an qualities ur white bun
ley, the back bone Of The tobacco
crop ln this state. Ut about $40 a.
hundred pounds Sales ou The tu-
rious markets this year have seen a,
an average price ct $40 10 $3.50 To-
hundred pounds. Tho crop Of white
hurley this year Will run vcn over
zoo 600 600 pounds
Tobacco produced iu the "ullc.
Patch or the dark tobacco region pl
western and southern Kentucky has
experienced am advance iu price even
more remarkable han that scored
by the hurley of the "Bluo Grass sec
tion.
Pryor leaf. for which the farmer
within recent years was glad to get
an average price Of five Geo six cents
q pound, is now selling az approx
mately twelve cents a pound.
Within the last few days. one
farmer sold his crop pa the Owcu--
buro market at an average price of
80 cents a pound, breaking ain
yious records. n rs said. for price
paid for this character of tobacco.
As a result of these conditions mill
lions OF pounds OF tobacco are being
rushed to market by the farmers uf
the state each week. and D. rs csti-
mated By tobacco men that drmcis
have now released a greater portion
Of their crop than has been out OF
their hands az this season tor many
years.
Much Of This tobacco B., sold ON the
doors OF small loose Leaf ware
houses in the smaller towns, where
the weed is sorted as To quality ana
displayed In open baskets for the ..-
spectiou Of buyers.
About 200. 900. 900 pounds % to.
tacco is sold each year on the Louis.
slllc breaks in hogsheads. This To-.
hacco rs sold on the basis 81 a sam
pie drawn indiscriminatcly from the
Interior OF the hogshead Much 81
the tobacco bought ON the loose
lear floors rs packed N hogshrads
and rcsold on the breaks" In adj
dillon "a large quantity 81 Kentucky
tobacco goes 20 the market IN Cin-
Ciunati.