The Washington herald., 1921-02-17
FARMERS WILL
CURTAIL YEARS
TOBACCO CROP
Maryland Growers Agree
to 40 Per Cent Pro-
ductiOn Cut.
uLOAN AUTHORIZED
Stock Will Be Sold, Proceeds
to Finance Farmers Until
Product Is Sold.
pLOAN AUTHORIZED

Farmers belonging to the Mary
land Tobacco Growers Association
pave agreed to curtail production
fthis season 40 per cent. At meet
! ing in Upper Marlboro Saturday the
Farmers Finance Corporation'
subsidiary organization, was au-
thoriZed to issue a second sale Oh
stock, the proceeds to be used Ia
financing members Of the assocls-
tion until their stock Of tobacco on
hand is sold. A considerable amount
was subscribed for, and it was de-
termined to withhold from safe
about one-third of last years crop
largely of the lower grades
There are stored in Baltimore
warehouses some 10000 hogsheads
OF tobacco. 1t is stated that buy
ers did not get all high-grade Gig
arctic tobacco on the farms; that
the part of the crop held back is
superior to the crop shipped last
year There is said to be in stor-
age now two-thirds more Of the
4 leaf than is usual at this time OF
year.
Gardiner Is Satisfied.
George I. Gardiner. manager Of
the Maryland Tobacco Growers
.
with present conditions, taking all
things Into consideration. Things
4 are getting better. he says; foreign
| conditions are not satisfactory but
are steadily adjusting themselves
20 a satisfactory basis
We have never had a failure or
famine" he said. The farmers
IRE organizing and through their
Examinations are receiving Dement'S
and advantages that make the go
y ing easy. There is sufficient de-
mand for the small amount OF
MARYLAND tobacco if marketed in
an orderly way as the demand de-
velops, to bring fair price. The
splendid cooperation OF the bankk
throughout the tobacco growing
area Of Maryland and of one OF
the largest banks of Baltimore, to-
Eether with the cooperation OF the
ssaIthy and influential people Of
state. makes finances available
carry this crop until the ineVl-
BE demand develops"
When asked if there exists any
hiscOrd between commission men
buyers and the association, MT:
4 Gardiner said:
Gossip Available.
IF YOU look for and want to lis
ten to gossip you will get what
YOU are looking for and can get
into any kind of a scrap, but l ara
irving to conduct the Maryland To-
bacco Growers Association for the
benefit Of its many members; !
am not trying to run any commits
\ sion business. nor have l any quar-
rel with commission men. They
sarc entitled to get all they can
but of their business and l want
o"say that personally I have never
been treated better than by some
Of the men engaged in this bust
ness. am. however, frank to say
that the success Of the associa-
ton will automatically interfere
with the commission business in
this market.
If farmers refuse to see the ben
eits flowing from organization and
the good the association has al
ready accomplished on this market
/ am sure commission men will
be glad to have their patronage
and as for buyers. is there any
adequate reason why there shouIt
be discord between US? Buyers
whom l have had the pleasure tC
xmeet on this market are all fair.
minded business men, and have
tried to help the. farmer far more
than some farmers are trying tC
helm themselves. OF course. they
! try to buy tobacco as cheap as they
can. Why should they be blamed
for that? Does not the farmer buy
Khat he buys as cheaply as he can.
be thing that puzzles me is why
icy do not buy it cheaper than
lhey do.
Report Surprises.
You ask me about the report that
the French will not be on the mar.
ket this year. lam surprised tc
hear this, for, unless it is a yer,
recent decision. I do not think it /.
true. I had talk not long age
with Mr.. Eoelke, of Claas-Voelk,
& Co. who represent the French
government on this market, and h,
told me that at present he did no
know just when he would be on the
market this year, as it had not beer
determined.
IF the report is true. it is very
unfortunate. as they are valuabI
buyers on this market. I can only
add that. if true. the man outsid,
the association is going to be doublJ
v unfortunate, because he will have
hard time to get financed until HI
can dispose of his crop. The man il
me association has back of him tn,
hanks, people. State and govern
mt and can be financed until tn,
bench, German, Jew or gentle get
Thto a position to handle his prod