Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-02-19
A VERY SLOW MOVEMENT
BADROADS DRIVE BUYERS FROM
THE FIELD
A Large Part of the Crop Remains
Uncared for, and Slow Movement
Is Not Encouraging

Bad roads seem to have driven
many of the buyers from the field,
and what little movement that devel-
oped last week seems to be pretty
well at a standstill now. The major
portion of the tobacco crop still re-
mains uasold, and the outlook as a
whole is rather discouraging. Pres.
Mahoney expects to call a meeting of
growers next week to consider pack
ing the crops that remain.
One of the big crops of the season
was grown by George Felland on the
Martin Root farm, and delivered this
week to Otto Eisenlohr & Brother
through Mons Helgeson. Five acres
the high price 40c, 10000 pounds, net
ting him $4345.4O Can you beat It'll
Jenson, reports a big crop-about
1000 pounds raised by l.. A. Thomp-
sen on the Col. May farm, sold at 15c
and 35c, bringing $4,000
DeSoto Argus reports that Albert
johnson and Elmer Peterson of Sag
City vicinity, delivered the formers
tobacco crop there. The buyer de-
clared it to be the best tobacco in Yer
non county.
Herman Leis of Melvina was here
on business. Some months ago some
thing was said in these columns about
his winning a wager on the biggest
leaf Of tobacco. He says he sold his
eight acres for somewhere in the
neighbcrhood of four thousand dollars.
Yes, there must have been some full
grown leaves all right. Norwalk Star
Erick f. Bolstad of Pleasant Ridge
delivered to Nels Fortney crop from
Az acres which weighed It'll pounds,
which brought $2,S16.10 at 40 and Is.
Evidently Nick Dorschied of Web
ster town is versed in other things
besides the politics Of his town, for
he delivered his crop Of 61s acres of
the weed to the American Cigar Com
pany, 1880 pounds Mt doc and 13c--
S4,208.62. Some crop, that
1t would seem that the conditions
are not different here than in other
growing and packing sections of the
state. We CLEAN from the Edgerton
Tobacco Reporter the following notes +:
The tobacco crop Is quietly moving but with
out the usual activity witnessed in a com
petitiye market. In theVernOn county sec
ton, as for several weeks past, considerable
tobacco has been taken over by dealers around
the rs cent mark. Scattering sales In the
southern district have been made at similar
prices but far greater amount sold at smaller
figures. Two large lots Of 20 and 40 acres
brought IL cents. Al the present rate Of buy
ing, however, there will be plenty Of the crop
left that growers must carry over the sum
mer, and several more farmers warehouses
have opened for the caring Of the crop. As
spring approaches many of the growers
are so anxious 20 dispose Of their holdings Mt
almost any price that comes TO them there is
danger Of serious loss under panicy con-
ditions that ought TO be svoided-if possible.
Another large meeting of growers was held
at GAINESVILLE and Rock county organization
was formed with view Of assisting the farm
ers in marketing the crop. In line with SINH
lar meetings elsewhere, a selling price Of 80
cents fixed a fair one.
Another disquieting feature Of the situation
is quite large amount of siashinR and de-
auctions made in receiving contracts that
growers claim not instifable. Most Of
the large operators are standing squareiy by
their contracts.
A moderate amount Of receiving is going on.
enough TO keep advance stock at the ware
houses.
The condition is here now How can it
best be met? The farmer cannot do other
wise but prepare 80 carry his tobacco until
such 2 time the market nCeds will require
1t. IL he cannot sart ard care for IL co the
farm himself, he EhouId a. arrange 10
have sofne OF the cooperative warehouses that
are opening up about the state put u up Tor
him, Above all things, he mus rot ailcw his
crop 70 deteriorate by permitting II to lie n
bundles in poorly protected sheds during the
summer season, subject 10 drying winds, rains
and other elements that detraet from the val
ue Of his crop. Then 10 relieve the situation
prepare to cat the acreage for the coming
year. crop Of over 100000 cases Of binders
Is probably than the market needs Of
Wisconsin leaf under the present rate Of con-
sumption.