The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-02-09
hurley GROWERS
URGED TOCUT OUT
THIS YEARS CROP
Representative Cantrill Says
Over 8 Years Supply of Bur-
ley is on Hand now.

Washington, Feb. Am appeal to
the hurley tobacco farmers for COM
plete "cut-out" OF the 1922 crop was
issued by Representative J. Campbell
Cantrill. OF Kentucky, after he had
analyzed the tobacco census report
He says:
Taking the total stocks of hurley
in the hands of the farmers and man
ufacturers at j63,OOO,O0O pounds the
consumption of hurley on the basis
OF the past six months OF 16j,OOO,OO
per annum, it is evident that we now
have on hand at the present rate of
consumption over three years supply
of hurley.
This is the first time in eight years
that this critical condition has con-
fronted the growers of hurley tobacco
To be perfectly frank with the hurley
tobacco growers land | am a large
grower of tobacco myself, | cannot
possibly see any hope in the next few
years of hurley tobacco getting back
to a profitable price until the three
years surplus in the hands of the
manufacturers and growers is vastly
reduced.
ut was this critical situation which
recently prompted me to go to Ken
lucky and advocate the cut-out' of
the 1921 crop, which | did before any
tobacco to speak of, was marketed
this year.
I'm my opinion the only time to
perfect complete cut-out of the crop
is when every tobacco grower has his
full crop in his possession. During the
past thirty days a great many hurley
growers have sold their crops of
i tobacco at greatly reduced prices, and
as contracts with tobacco tenants, as
rule date from March I, it is very
evident that it will not be possible to
make complete cut-out for the 1921
crop.
For a section of the hurley dis
trct to grow a crop of tobacco and
| for the other portion to cut out the
| crop is no reasonable and fair thing
to do. Consequently. in order to put
! the growing of hurley tobacco upon
profitable basis in the future, il
seems to me that the thing is foi
everyone to grow a crop of tobacco
this year, and early in the season tc
make every effort possible to get up
compact organization of tobacco
| growers who will agree not to plant
can share in the high price. and
any tobacco in the year 1922.
This organization to cut out the
1922 crop should start with the plant
ing of the 1921 crop so that everyone
who has crop this year pros
perity which will be bound to come
next year when the crop is cut out
"The farmer is the only business
man in the United States who con
tnues to produce at full speed in the
face of worldwide business de
preston The manufacturers of the
country, who have had an oversupply
have not closed down their factorie,
entirely and are using up their sur
plus The merchants are curtailinl
their purchases in every line of bust
ness to meet the depressed bushes.
conditions which are Worldwide
why in the name of common
sense. does the hurley tobacco grow
err persist in raising big crop. ther
break his own neck in the future
when he is already confronted, OF
the present basis of consumption
with three-years' supply of burle,
tobacco in the hand of the manufac
turers and growers To continue yea
after year. to produce hurley tobacco
with this tremendous surplus will in
evitably lead to conditions which ex
sisted in Kentucky twelve years ago
when practically every tobacco ten
ant was an absolute slave of tn,
tobacco trust, and when the Lane
owners themselves could barely sc
cure enough. from their lands to fee,
and clothe their families BY Loui
Ludlow, special correspondent t.
Louisville Post.