Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-19
TOBACCO DEALERS IN EARLY
CAMPAIGN
So Predicts the Tobacco Reporter
Other Things of Interest-Trans-
planting Well Along

Throughout Vernon county trans
planting plants from the beds to the
growing fields is well approaching
completion, and but for a shortage
in plants in some sections the work
OF setting would be practically COM
pleted the present week. Many have
already finished, while others have
but commenced Fields are looking
well. The fine shower of yesterday
was a blessing, the fields having be-
come dry and baked and newly set
plants withered. Some have "A sur
plus of plants while others are short
One party came from West Salem to
secure plants. The acreage will be
greater than for any season in the
past dozen years.
From Edgerton Tobacco Reporter
the Censor reproduces the following
news and facts regarding the seasons
prospects and doings.
This has been the busy week of the year
for tobacco growers, who are everywhere
working late hours transplanting the crop
into the fields. Both the soil and weather con-
diti0ns have been favorable that il is doubt
full il the planting was ever accomplished so
rapidly. There has been abundance of
plants ready for the field and plenty to spare.
so the great bulk of the 1918 crop is nov
safely pitched in the fields at least two weeks
or more in advance Of the ordinary season.
The middle of June has never so large n
percentage of the Wisconsin crop transplanted
and to all appearances well started toward
maturity. There are some reports Of dam
age from cut worms coming in. but the COM
plant Is not unusual.
An experiment being successfully tried by
tobacco growers to prevent the ravages of
cut worms in recently planted fields is the
use Of prepared sheep dip containing per
centage Of creOsote. A small cup of the dip
stirred iRso each barrel Of water used in
machine TRANSPORTING gives an odor TO the
water and possibly a poisoning that prevents
the from attacking the plants. The
dip mixes well with tire water the remedy
can easily be applied; neither is the expense
50 great to stand in the way Of a more
general use of this preventative.
Ii may not surprise anyone 70 see an early
buying movement started 10 control the
tobacco crop heing planted in the fields.
Buyers have already commenced 20 organize
their field men located in almost every grow
ing section Of the stale and if rumOrs are to
be relied on enough local buyers have been
engaged to place one on every cross roads
of the large producing townships. Such pre-
parations were never before made at so early
date and about the only thing that would
prevent precipitation Of lively campOign
Is for the farmers TO absolutely refuse 10
entertain any offers to contract their crops
until they nave produced some thing to sell.
10 those who not familiar with the meth
nGs oi the Tobacco buyers ~ - nara 70 uhueF~
stand what Is 90 be gained BY attempting TO
purchase something that does not exist at the
time of sale hut taking options growing
tobacco is not an unusual thing in the bush
ness. The farmer is 50 often disappointed
in the results following such transactions
that it would seem they might learn by
porience 10 refuse TO enter into any con-
laerty expect to deliver tohacc0 under the
conditions expressly stated in the contract
for sale. That buyers foolish enough TO
take long chances on the outcome OF the
4 H.
need tie himself up The farmers have the
situation in band II they choose 20 make
the buyers wait until the proper time for
selling the crop. which is many weeks ahead
at least.