The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-25
PREBLE REPORTS
FOURTH NORMAL
TOBACCO CROP
Early Frost Adds to Setbacks
Association Continues to
Hold 1918 Crop.

EATON. O., Aug. 25.-Twenty-nve
PER cent of a normal tobacco crop for
1919 In Preble county is indicated at
this time. according to officers and
members Of the county tobacco grow.
ers' association. This estimate, they
say. Is based upon a survey of the
situation in the county.
With just about one-half of a normal
acreage Of 5000 planted this season,
and with about half crop yield to
the total acreage, they have the basis
on which they reach their conclusions
they say. Personal inspection OF the
tobacco growing districts Of the Miami
Valley develops about the same condi-
lions as in Preble county, they claim.
Acuteness to local county conditions
is added by fears, of early frost. The
planting season was late because Of
weather conditions. Drought in the
early summer retarded growth and it
is said much Of the tobacco will not
develop properly.
The local county association contin-
ues to hold it's 1918 crop and the Off
GERS and members declare they will
continue to hold out until such time as
they can get fair profit on cost of
production. They say they are in posi-
ton to hold until next spring If neces-
sary. Offers Of Is cents pound, the
top price. thus far, has been refused,
except in one or two instances where
the members were leaving the county
and their crops were sold through the
associations selling committee. These
were sold at IL cents, they say. While
some sections of the Miami valley are
not organized, 1t is said the organized
sections are holding for higher prices.
The local association estimates that
probably As per cent. of the 1918 crop
in the Miami valley has been market
ed at prices ranging from 10 to Is
cents.
Hold Elevator Meetings.
Beginning this evening at Eldorado
a series of evening meetings will be
held this week to further interest in
the proposed cooperative elevator as
ISOLATION or farmers equity union. in
Preble county The final meeting will
be held here Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock, at which c. o. Drayton, Of
Greenville, ILL.,, lecturer for the Nation
al Farmers Equity Union, will deliver
an address. The meetings at the sew
eral points in the county are scheduled
to open at o'clock. The meeting this
evening at Eldorado will be held in the
ulSu oSAOol uCSudy cSSAluS
a meeting will be held in the high
school building at Campbellstown.
Thursdays meeting will be held in
the high school building of Lanier
township. and Friday evening in the
high school building in Dixon town.
ship.
Fix Teachers Salaries
Teachers salaries in special school
district No. 1, Harrison township, have
been fixed at $95 month, with extra
allowance of 25 cents day for anitor
work. Mabel Albright has been en-
ployed to teach in Little Brown dis
frict: Emil B. Hunt, in Locks district,
and Ella Thompson, in No. 5, one mile
south of West Sonora.
Splitter Is Named.
DR.. H. Riley Splitter, of this city,
was elected trustee of the Ohio Chiro-
practic association in a recent meet
ing Of the association.
Corporal Pheanis Home.
Corporal George Pheanis has arrived
at his home at Camden from overseas
service. He was a member of the
second division and participated in all
the battles in which the American
forces were engaged, with the excep-
ton Of one. He was gassed and she'll
shocked and is about Is pounds light
er in weight than when he entered the
service. He is a son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Abe Pheanis, of Camden. Corporal
Pheanis is the-fast Of three sons to re.
turn from the service.