The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-07-25
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It's coming.

It's coming.
The tobacco growers field day, Fri
day, August Is, in the tobacco expert
mental fields at the u. W., Madison.
The time will he spent in inspecting
the fields where important trials are In
progress. In one field will be seen a
comparison of the commercial varieties
with the root rot resistant strains which
have been developed at Wisconsin's ex-
pertinent station. In another will be
found the selected plants which are be-
ing used to increase the supply of root
rot resistant tobacco seed needed by
Wisconsin growers. On nearby tract
are growing all of the varieties of to-
bacco grown in the United States.
Adjoining this interesting exhibit are
rotation experiments, showing tobacco
grown following clover, alfalfa and
timothy. corn, COW peas and tobacco.
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The program will start at 10 a. m,
is in charge of committee headed by
James Johnson, who is directing the
tobacco Investigations at the Univer-
sity and is also doing important work
for the United Statet Department of
Agriculture in many of the leading to-
bacco sections throughout the country.
The farmers attending this meeting
will be given the opportunity of seeing,
first hand, the results of some Of the
tobacco disease Investigations carried
on by the college in cooperation with
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture.
Although Wisconsin's crop was worth
nearly $40, ,0OO,O 600 last year, there is,
according to Mr.. Johnson, an opportun-
ity to increase the profits from tobacco
growing by improving the quality.
"Prices," he declares, Twill likely
depend more and more upon quality in
the future. The best quality is secured
from the crop that makes rapid, un-
checked growth. The experiment sta
ton has shown beyond question that,
except in cases of extreme drought in
conjunction with poorly prepared soil,
practically all poor or checked growth
of tobacco plants is due to root dis
eases harbored in the soil. .
ALI growers are urged to spend the
day at Madison furthering this impor-
tant industry. The committee in charge
of the event is asking them to hitch up
their Bucks, their Dodges, their Fords
or whatever other car they may hap
pen to be running, gather up their
neighbors and sharemen and start out
bright and early Friday morning on the
18th of August for the University farm
to attend the demonstration.
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The report of the Department of Ag
riculture, showing the area planted to
tobacco this year, the July condition of
the crop, expressed in percentage, with
the indicated production, has just been
kissued. 1t shows that 1,774, 300 acres
are planted to tobacco this year, the
July condition being expressed by 1876,
with an indicated production of /, ,453,
100000 pounds. Kentucky, as usual,
leads in the tobacco acreage, with $751;
900 acres. North Carolina is next with
46O, 900 acres. Wisconsin leads the
cigar leaf producing states with 48, 900
acres. The acreage given for the prin-
cipal tobacco producing states are as
follows: Massachusetts, 10000 acres;
Connecticut, $4,000; New York, 2, 700;
Pennsylvania. Al, 900; Maryland, %, 800;
Virginia, 209, 900; West Virginia, Is, 600;
North Carolina, 460, 600; South Carolina,
112, 300; Georgia, 80, 900; Florida, 1000;
Ohio, 1O4, 1000; Indiana, 1890; Illinois,
300; Wisconsin, 48, 900; Missouri, 3, 200;
Kentucky, 551 900; Tennessee, 107, 400;
Alabama, 1,100; Louisiana, 400; Ar
kansas, 800. United States, LIZA, 300
The following is taken from the N.
| Y. Leaf: Packers who have rather
closely followed the progress of the as
sociations' operations IN the various
tobacco growing sections of the coun-
try, and who base their opinions upon
| interviews with members of these or
ganizations, as we'll as upon their, own
observations, are inclined to the opin-
ion that it is still very problematical
whether these joint enterprises will in
the end pay. Judging from the his
tory of past experiments of this ma
ture, they hold out little encourage
ment for success, and are undoubtedly
| honestly confident that the farmers
will regret by fall that they did not
| accept, as individuals. the prices Of
fered during the buying season. In
support of this contention the packers
point to the many discouraging factors
| which must be considered by the farm
er who markets his crop through an
association. He must wait for his
money until all sales are completed.
| He must risk heavy damage, possibili-
ties of a changing market, and many
| other disheartening possibilities, which
| under the established system of sales
to the packer, are avoided. While it
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