Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-01-14
IS QUITE in FASHION here
SHORT LIVED STRIKE AT ONE OF
OUR WAREHOUSES;
Tobacco Conditions Unusually Good
and Prospects Bright for Busy
and Big Finance Harvest

mere nave been no outstanding
features in the tobacco situation with
in the week, but a steady influx of the
weed from all directions. 1t is evil
dent from the deliveries, that !arg-
er per cent of the crop was taken from
the poles during early case periods
than was credited. All that is need
ed now is two or three days of case
weather TO permit taking down of
all hanging goods, and sufficient help
to put it in the bundle, then look out!
The delivery for two months TO follow,
would give Viroqua and Vernon coun-
ty strongest shower of hard cash that
has ever been experienced. All deliv-
cries confirm the suggestion that the
1919 crop is the greatest money yield
er we have ever had.
An incipid and short-hved strike
was inaugurated t the Bekkedal
warehouse, in this city, last Wednes-
day, result of a misunderstanding re-
garding pay for sizing. Management
state that practically all of the desir-
able help has returned to their posi-
tions, and things are moving on as
usual.
Most of the packing houses are
working all the help warranted for
the present, or till the rush of deliv-
cry comes. Goods are coming for de-
livery in unusually good condition,
with practically no contention of quail
ity or price cutting.
Jack Tewalt took S2O5.36 in cash
from less than one-third of an acre of
ground.
On the VIM. Webb farm adjoining
VirOqua on the east the crop Welded
Mr.. Webb and tenant, Leonard Gran
um, a neat sum. From 6 y acres they
received $3,971.63
A number of big yields, and still
larger checks, have come to the know
ledge of the Censor. The greatest of
these is reported from the J. w Nor
ris farm at Round Prairie, where Theo-
dore Tollackson was the tobacco ten
ant, sharing alike with the owner in
the swag. They had eight acres of the
weed, and were rewarded by a check
of So ,262.90, selling at IS cents to N.
E. Fortney. They also took $134.00
from seed grown and sold, making the
returns from the years crop S5,39S. 80
C. H. Carter told us that Sylvester
Solverson of Franklin, delivered at
Readstown, from his eleven acre crop,
$50 bundles, receiving $2,502. re
has at least $50 bundles yet to be TAX
en- from the hangings.
January 5, David Engler, who lives
on the neat home place two mites west
of town, delivered his crop to N. f.
Fortney and NJ. d. Helgeson, taking
5,39S pounds from 212 acres of meas
ured land, bringing him S1,703.77.
We do not remember of having ever
recorded a larger yield in pounds and
money from a similar acreage.
He earned his money and got good
wad of it, did julius Domke, who haul
ed his crop here last Saturday, leav-
ing home in Genoa town at 4:30 in the
morning, and returning not till late in
the evening. He received 81 $50 for
his two-acre crop Although along in
years, Mr.. Domke set an example for
the younger generation, putting in
sixteen hours straight in his days
work
Lloyd Olson delivered 80 bundles,
receiving 33 cents straight, getting
$1,175 for two acres of weed.
DeSoto Argus says: Although to-
bacco growers are generally well
pleased with the returns from the
past years crop, few of them have
better record than Jacob Podowitz of
Victory, who received the sum of ST.
714.56 for a crop grown on a acres.
The price was &c per pound, and Sc
per pound for filters. This averages
over $425 per acre"
Geo. J. Amann of Genoa vicinity
made the 20-mile pull Monday, and
delivered his tobacco crop to MeIn-
tosh