Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-01-12
TOBACCO SHOWS BIG
GAIN IN A YEAR
Average of Burley Sales Tor De-
cember Was $23.25 AS Com
pared With SASS in 20
1Ey Associated Pressl

Frankfort KY, Jan. l2-Due to
! delay in completion of the organ
ization OF the Burlcy Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Associa-
ton; made necessary by inabili-
ity To operate until the organiza-
tion was legalized. sales Of bur
Hey tobacco throughout the dis
trict. in Kentucky were cor;par-
iatively small during December,
according to the monthly report
OF sales assured here bv Commits
sioner of Agriculture w. {. Ham
ma. The total sales of the 1921
crop were 7.456.l99 pounds at an
average OF $23.25 hundred ami
OF the 1920 or previous Years
crop. 6.69l.2l2 pounds at an ay-
erage OF Sl4.95.
One of the features of the
months sales OF hurley was the
large amount OF the 1920 crop
which came onto the breaks dur
ing the month. This ii is said,
SHOWS that reports given circula-
ton last year. that many farmers
were holding back their crops for
during December growers sold a
total Of 2007,S20 pounds of the
1920 crop at an average of S20.24.
Dealers sold 2.0S4.274 pounds OF
The 1920 crop at an average OF
$1l.u0. and reSaleS Of this crop
crop totalled 2.309.6H pounds at
ali average OF $l3.l0.
The sales OF the 1921 crop BY
the grower. totalicd 5.l77Tl+
pounds at an average OF 81 %
a Hundred and BY dealers 1900
GS5 pounds at an average OF
$27.55 hundred. while rcsales
were AZ 800 pounds at an aver
age of SPIES.
One sucker tobacco of the 1921
e op sold by growers totallci s.
l22.S42 pounds for an average OF
Sl3.42 a hundred and sales by
dealers were 1i7.050 pounds az
IN average OF SIG.36. making a
total al 5.2:9.Sq2 pounds for an
average Of Sl3.42 hundred.
Sales OF one sucker tobacco OF
the 1921 crop by growers totalled
70.425 pounds for an average OF
$3.50 q liurdrcd: by dealers A..
TO pounds for an average OF
81 .43 and rc~alcS : 900 pounds
Tor an average of S5.zl. making d
total OF llT.525 pounds for an ay-
eragc oi 5000 hundred.
Unfircd dark tobacco Of the
1921 crop totallcd 4.+S2.l00 pound
inr an average OF $l6.57 a hun
dred and sales for dealers were
50Z55 pounds for an average Of
Sl5.52 a hundred. making a total
OF 4.542.S'5 pounds for an aver
age OF $lO.65. Sales OF the 1921
crop were confined TO growers
who sold 529.l35 pounds for an
average OF $500 a hundred.
Sales OF fired dark tobacco OF
the 1921 crop by growers we're
5.51.55 pounds for an average OF
$3.50 hundred; for dealers 400
40 pounds for all average of
Sl625 and resGles were 3,040
pounds for an average Of S6.S4
hundred. making a total of 1919
545 pounds Tor All average OF
Sl5.O5 hundred. Sales # tho
1920 crop for growers were 2,050
pound. for an average OF $lO42 d
hundred and for dealers $3.50
pounds for an average OF S7T2.
making a total of 6l.600 pounds
for an average of $7.S3 4 hun
dred.
Sales of Green River tobacco OF
the 1921 crop for growers were
:. 5.54S.S65 pounds for an average
Of Sl6.7S hundred: fcr dealers.
l64./VO pounds for an 4 erage of
$3.50. making a total OF 5.992.-
SS5 pounds for an average OF
Sl07S a hundred. Sales Of the
1920 crop sold for growers total
led 527, 200 pounds for an average
of $1,000 a hundred and for deal
ers 200 pounds for an average
Of Sl6.42 hundred. making a to-
tai of 534.400 pounds for an av-
erage of $1,000
The total of all tobacco of the
1921 crop sold was 2S.lSl $50
pounds for an average of Sl7.I
and of the l92 crop 7I33.&2
pounds for an average OF $l4.94.