The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-17
ADVERTISING TO RESULT IN BIG
DEMAND FOR eURLEv LANDS

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result Of the advertising campaign
the Burnley Tobacco Growers Co
operative Association is to launch
soon, James c. Stone, the president
and general manager, told growers
last week at the Kentucky agricul-
tural experiment station at the first
tobacco field meeting held by the
station.
I'm few years there will not be
enough land in Kentucky to produce
the hurley that will be in demand
as result of the publicity" he de-
clared.
Keen interest in marketing meth
DDS, the control of tobacco diseases
and insects and more efficient pro-
duction of the crop was manifested
by more than $50 farmers and grow
ers who we're at the meeting. Dele
cations from almost score of coun-
ties in Central Kentucky we're pres
ent, Fayette, Carroll, Kenton, Owen
and Shelby counties being represent
ed by the largest groups.
Appealing for increased co-opera-
ton in extending the success of the
hurley association, Mr.. Stone in his
address outlined some of the things
the association plans to do in the
future.
"All Cooperative marketing will
sweep though every phase of farm
ing in the next few years." Mr.. Stone
predicted. wool growers, cattle
men and sheep raisers together
with those in practically all other
lines of farming will take up this
method of marketing as a means of
developing a merchandising system
that will enable the farmer to get a
fair price for his product"
An inspection of the tobacco plots
on the station farm where root rot
resistant varieties of standup hurley
were found growing in comparison
with varieties commonly used in
Central Kentucky proved to be one
of the main attractions of the meet
| ing, all those who viewed the plots
being convinced that use of resistant
varieties offers means of reducing
the heavy annual loss which tobacco
growers suffer each year from the
ravages of the disease. which is rec
ognized as one of the most destruc-
tive of the leaf crop.
| Plants from the resistant strains
we're found to be making normal
growth and we're strong and healthy
while those from the common va
rieties were weak and stunted as
result of being infected with the rot.
On most of the plots, the resistant
variety plants were as much as
three feet taller than those from the
common varieties despite the fact
that all plants weret reated the same
and grown on diseased soil
members of the station staff will
not be satisfied until every famer in
Kentucky makes a practice of com
ing here for authoritative information
on farm and home practices" Direc-
tor Thomas P. Cooper of the station,
said in opening the afternoon pro-
gram of speeches.
He pointed out that the material
which had ben presented during the
course of the tour over the station
plots was sufficient evidence that
members of the station staff were
doing outstanding work in connec-
ton with tobacco as well as on other
important lines of farming such as
livestock, soils, dairying, horticulture
and poultry.
He outlined the main liens of
work which have been in progress
at the station for number OF years
in. connection with tobacco produc-
ton and marketing problems and
predicted that hurley growers in the
future would find it increasingly
difficult to produce their crops eff
hciently. This, he said, is indicated
in the history of every other crop.
He added, however, that there was
one encouragement for the hurley
grower-the Burley Tobocco Grow
ers' Cooperative Association-which'
he declared. has made Kentucky IA
nous throughout the country.
"In this period when farmers still
are using the same methods the
same equipment and the same prac-
tices that they used 100 years ago.
the various state experiment sta
lions stand out as the one institu-
ton which is working hard toward
the enlightment of the farmer"
James C. Stone, president Of the
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