Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-10-19
TOBACCO GROWERS
ARE AFFILIkT!hC
Organizers Here Meet With Fav.
orable Results-AHiliate and
Standardize Crops Slogan

iS Dui4Nt 1ODd-SO vi OW Cl y
Association, now represented in
"a counties in Kentucky, three ir
Ohio and one in Indiana, is ex-
tending its representation to num-
erous other counties in Kentucky
and promoters of the organiza-
ton state they will have the en-
tire state affiliated with the asso-
citation within a period of three
weeks or at least 80 days.
Monday night, ex-Commission-
er of Agriculture J. w. Newman
of Versailles, and E. NJ. Mansfield
of Carrollton, were in the city and
met number of producers and
after a conference it was decided
to hold an ajourned meeting. The
future meeting has not been ar
ranged as to date, but will in all
probability take place this month
when, it is believed, Madison
county will become affiliated with
the association.
There were a number of pro-
ducers in the city and in confer
ence with the organizers who ar
rived at late hour, and the meet
ing, called for the evening, was of
short duration, owing to political
meetings in the court house.
where the tobacco men were to
have met.
There were many who voiced
their opinions in favor of the as
sociation and its method of pro-
tecting the producer. If the opin-
ion of several given Monday night
is any criterion, there will be a
large representation in the asso-
citation. from Madison county.
Mr.. Newman came in from
Nicholasville where he perfected
big organization of that county
during the day. Lincoln and Gar
rard counties are new accessions
to the association and it is claim
ed there will be few if any tobac-
co producing counties in the state
not affiliated with the association
when the work of organization is
completed. There are several or
ganizers in the field.
There will be the largest assem-
blage of tobacco men ever held in
Lexington when the fall market
opens, it is declared. Practically
all of the producers are planning
to visit the city for the purpose of
learning the attitude of the buy
ers. Unless there is a reason
able price offered, the product will
remain in the barns, many Of
them state Indications are that
there will be the greatest interest
ever show in the matter of tobac-
co selling this year. The theory
of some of the producers as well
as organizers is that short
crop and an increase in price will
bring more satisfactory returns
to the producers than immense
productions with sale at a loss,
or a very small price for the pro-
duct generally
The Standardization of tobacco
is another featrue dwelt upon by
the organizers. They desire it
known that producers will have
full control of their crop at all
times, and may dispose of it at
will. However, the grading or
Standardization of the weed with
enable them to receive the market
price for what they may have.
There will be, it is said, various
prices for various grades. If you
have so many hundred pounds of
this grade, you know what you
should realize on it at sale. So
much per pound for that grade,
etc. Phis, the promoters state,
will enable the producer to know
exactly the value of his tobacco
supply as soon as it is graded.