The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-12-16
THE WHITE
hurley CROP
Will BE Cut Down Next
Year.
Grower OF Boyle CLARK. Bourbcn.
Scott And Woodi3rd Counti-,
Generally AFr.e Ths, Acreage
viii BE Reduced Regardieu
OF The Prices Thi. Year

Lexington. Ky, -nat Central
Kentucky tobacco growers intend 90
reduce their acreage for 1921 con
.idcrably below their planting Tor
1920. was indicated by reports r.
ce.y,d Saturday from the counties OF
Boyle, Clark. Bourbon. Scott, ana
Woodford The same sentiment was
expressed by growers Of Fayctte
county who we're asked whether they
would plan. a. much next year a.
hey did this season. Some replied
that % depends ia the price paid for
tobacco this year but the genera
tenor Of the replies Vas that the acre.
s~c .oul p. considerably reduced q.
gardless OF puc,, tals year, uuj se,.
,ral growers said they would get oct
Of the business altogether Y they
could 10 SD and hold their tenants
Henry NJ. Bosworth. former State
Auditor and Treasurer and large 20
bacco grower. who received a high
price for his 1919 crop, said he would
"cut in half or cut Il out altogether
II the prices paid AZ the opening %
the Lexington market Jan. 3 did not
warrant the conclusion that the manu-
facturers would pay a good price for
good tobacco Mr. Bosworth planted
forty acres this year and about the
same IN 1919 Tie reported that his
average, which was about 800
pounds 70 the acre last year, would
not exceed much more than half that
figure for 1920 season. Mr. Bos-
worth said hc expected good tobacco
would brug good price on the
zoos Leaf markets
Reports from Boyle county told Of
weight losses, as compared with last
ear running as high a. forty per
cent. VIII Durham, who planted IS
acres Of tobacco on Col. K G. Evans
farm. cut hardly any Of II because
the damage done il by wild fire, rust
and other damage. Mayor W. o. Nc.
lntyre. Of Danville. one Of the editors
Of the Danville Advocate and himself
in touch with the farmers Of the
county. said that there was con
siderable acreage in Boyle which was
not ent. The county last year aver
aged around 800 pounds TO the acre.
and Mayor Mcintyre said farmers
thought they would be lucky il their
crops averaged 1000 pounds this
year.
Boyle farmers intend 20 reduce
their acreage next year Among the
growers who had planted what would
be called small acreage in this sec
ton of the State. including William
McAnly, T.. L. MeGraw, a. l.. Hates
and A. Peach, another tenant Of
Colonel Evans.
Clark and Bourbon
From Clark and Bourbon counties
only general reports were received.
but they were along the same line as
the reports from the other counties.
showing heay yloSs in weight and de.
termination on part Of growers gen
orally, both landlords and tenants. 10
reduce their acreage next year 10 a
point at which II can b handled with
out the employment Of expensive out.
side labor 10 care for the crop and
prepare il for market
Lively bidding and good prices on
the loose leaf market this year will
insure enough hurley tobacco acreage
IN 1927 10 supply the needs OF the
manufacturers On the other hand.
should the market show dragging
tendency or should there be low prices
prevailing Il j. practically certain that
the 1921 crop will be considerably
reduced. as much as so per cent in
most Of the counties. or cut out al
together Il the rganized grwers take
stand in favor Of that solution %
the low price prblem