Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-15
ATTENTION TOBACCO
GROWERS
PLACE ORDERS FOR
TOBACCO SEED NOW

The blight wildfower or rust which
destroyed so many crops Of tobacco
last season and so seriously injured
many more, has caused a great mon
ey loss to the farmers ard will cause
many who wish to escape OF mini
mize as far as possible this danger
in 1921, to consider the quality of
the tobacco seed which they will SOW
this year, if it is determined to SOW
any, and to inquire carefully as to
when, where and by whom the same
was produced.
No one seems to know the source
or cause of this disease. Some con-
tend that it was produced entirely by
weather conditions and that the dis
ease is not transmitted from the
plant to its seed, wnile others believe
that whatever may De the source or
cause Of the disease it may be so
transmitted. Therefore, in order to
avoid as far as possible the risk of
the same trouble in the 1921 crop, all
farmers should avoid planting any
seed harvested from any crop Of to-
bacco raised On any field or even
near any field where the disease APP
peared, even though in q mild form;
al. hot
knows to what extent it may again
appear in crops grown from such
seed.
In view of these facts every farm
Ell should try to raise his plants for
this years crop from seed produced
from the 1919 crop of tobacco, and
avoid, if possible, the use of any seed
from the 1920 crop.
1t is the chit or miss" farmer who
is willing to take the chance Of us
ing such seed.
Our advice is to SOW the best seed
obtainable, for it is the cheapest and
best in the end, and take as little
risk as possible this year.
We must admit that we do not
know what caused the disease during,
the past year and have no theory as
to how to prevent it except to use
care in the selection Of seed.
This disease did not appear in the
1919 crop, and therefore we think
that the use of seed from the 1919
crop is safer than the seed form the
1920 crop.
1t is quite likely that the seed from
the 1919 crop is limited in quantity
and therefore it becomes the more
important for the farmers who desire
such seed to secure the necessary
quantities as soon as possible and be-
fore the supply is exhausted.
Among the we'll known and leading
brands of such seed which has been
tested for number of years in the
Burley district and we'll known thru
out said section by the farmers, is
"Judy's Pride" produced and sold by
w. S. Judy Seed Company, Of Lex
ington, KY, which has made bust
ness for number of years Of pro-
ducing this we'll known and tested
variety.
In order to avoid any danger of
to the recurrence of rust |
this company burned and destroyed
all the seed produced from their 1920
crop, which was cultivated solely for
the purpose of securing the seed.
They are now offering to the farm
ers only the seed produced from their
1919 crop, of which they have only a
limited quantity left. This will go to
The farmers in the nature o ia "frst /
aid," and gives them an opportunity
20 avoid whatever risk or loss might
result from rust, and they are offer
ng this to the farmer
This seed was carefully grown and
saved from choice stalks only, and
he farmers can rest assured that the
Use of this seed will reduce the dam
ger of loss from rust to the mini
num-
w. S. JUDY SEED COMPANY
Stone Norman, Richmond Agent
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