Wai VOLUME LII, NO. 21 Hurley Cull First Co Burley Now One of Principal Cash Crops of Watauga; Practically All of Weed Produced in Western Section of County: Control and Prices By HARRY M. HAMILTON. Jr. (Watauga County Farm Agent) i Burley tobacco is a comparatively new crop for Watauga farmers.! The culture of burley tobacco was started in this county about 15 years ago. Jim Eggcrs cf Beaver JDani, ;ind John Greer of Mabel, were two of the pioneer burley growers in the county. L. A. Henson of Vilas, claims to be one of the first growers of burlcy in the county. He states that he knew very little about tobacco production when he grew his first crop, consequently he cut the tobacco and piled it in piles or shocks to cure: The to boceo rotted very nicely, thus exposing Mr. Henson to the somewhat merciless wisecracks of his neighbors. Although burley production v.as started in the county about 15 j years ago. it did not roach cnmmtjrCial importance until about 1930 or 1931. The first record of hurley acre-1 age in the county was made in 1932 under the old AAA program. This record shows that the total acreage for that year was 135. By lP'.'.O the acreage had increased to 25i. Since 153fi the average annual acreage has been 327. Practically all the burley tobacco in the entire county is produced west of Boone because the eastern section of the county is not well suited for tobacco production. i~r^ # The 1 ( l | rp-, 5&3Sfl?l> BOON Tobi OPENS ITS FORETELl BRIGHT, I PROGRES! THE SKY. REJOICES DITION, A ONE OF THE CHOICEST rAUGi An independent 1 BOONE. WAT ture in Wat. 'inniercializ COUNTY FARM AGENT ! Hi ~ i ilf Jul ! mmmmmimm HARHY M. HAMILTON. Jr. CROP CONTROL VS. PRICES I It is interesting to note the flue- | (nations in prices since 1931. During I the year 1931, '32 and '33 there was no control program in effect in the l urley belt and the average price received by growers was 10 cents per pound. During the next three ] years. 1934 to I93tj, under the AAA 1 control program, the average price i I of hurley tobacco climbed to 35 j ; cor.ts per pound. In las'; without ! : crop control the average price skid- ! 1 ded to approximately 16 cents per ' pound. During 1338 with market| ing quotas in effect the price aver' aged three cents per pound higher Daniel E Clarence A. Price, Manage [E'S NEW BU icco Ma r-w-i ? - ? ? riK3 i aHASUIN UIN Ufc< -.TNG ADDITIONAL PROSPER JUSTLING, BEAUTIFUL BOONE 5IVE TRADE CENTER OF THE ! THE DANIEL BOONE'S MANA WHOLEHEARTEDLY IN THIS ND PREDICTS FOR IT A FINE ? NORTHWEST'S LEADI FOODS .. . REASONAB1 . JHPS \ mm SPECIAL K (rVeekly Newspaper?Estat AUG A COUNTY. NORTH CARO msa Was 81' ed in 1930) County Agent Predicts Favor- ( able Prices at Boone's New j Warehouse; Cites Advantages ; of Local Market; State Tax Here Much Lower than ill 1937. During 1939 there has been no hurley tobacco control other than the soil conservation : program. A control program in eifect tor 1940 will stimulate prices | for the 1939 crop as well as the 1910 crop. i< BOONE BURLEY MARKET This year Watauga tobacco grow- ^ ers are fortunate to have a market c at home for their tobacco. The Mountain Burley Warehouse at r oouue ranKs with tne best warehouses in the entire hurley beit arid the prices which growers will |. receive at this market should com e pare quite favorably with prices v icecivcd at any other market ;i throughout the hurley area. There r are a number of advantages open to ri growers who sell their tobacco " through the Mountain Buricy warehouse. For instance the grower . will save a great deal of time in c getting his tobacco on the floor be- d cause of the daily sales. His tobacco will be sold the following day 1 alter it is placed on the floor, con- , sequcnlly the tobacco will not be- c come disarranged, damaged or cov '. (red with dust through having to remain on the baskets (or several : duvs before it is sold as it lie j ouenlly the case in other ware- h houses. This factor alone should result in J1 a higher price per pound for grow- t tContinued on page four) loone I I r i ; RLEY rket "F.MRFR fitk ? I ITY FOR :. . . THE LAND OF .CEMENT NEW ADSUCCESS! NG HOTELS. LE RATES. ? -I &ET U Dl'llON dished in the Year Flight* 'UNA. THURSDAY, NOVEM Diseases control! roBAcco yields N BURLEY REGION rowers of Both Types in State Annually Eose Millions of Dollars to Varied Plagues. State College Experiment Station Issues Bulletins on Control. North Carolina harvested this ear one of its largest tobacco crops a history, but it would be even bitter if it were not for diseases which )r. Luther Shaw, plant pathologist 1 the State College extension servcc. says annually destroy from 50 o 100 million pounds of tobacco in he state. "In addition to the actual oss in -oundage, a number of cisases materially lower the quality f the harvested crop, resulting in urther losses to the farmer." h" lated. "At this time when production is uKii una yiejns in general are av raping far above normal, there could not seem to be much concern ibuui tuuairCO diseases.'* Dr. Sh?.w ontinued. "However, all fields are tot affected alike by diseases, and 10 farmer likes to see his neighbor reduce a big crop while he watches iisease cut his yield, nor do farmrs of one section of the state enjoy eeing those of another section oul!o them in nroduetion because of Iisease conditions." The plant pathologist explained hat the differences in soil and clinalic conditions affect the different ypes of diseases. In many eases onditions unfavorable for the doclopment of one group of disease?, avers the development of other roups. As a result of complexities ^rising from such conditions, ileholy effective control measures ;itve not been found for many of the obacco diseases. In many eases t here effective measures are known he control practices are so complex, xacting and varied in nature to (Continued on page four) I ^ ;? i! ^ : Bm ; Anot " in the E I Lif? the Nor For near iv this eslabli: served t h ? region. 11 meni is a so1 pleasure to a FREE! Regula ? CONI FOUNT/ " ... to the f ? mg the bes tobacco duri thi ee days i m market seas " IJNE5 WEL( : BOC ? r EMOC sen Eighty-Eight BER 23. 1339 Early Clippii That Local ] I First Wata PIONEER HURLEY GROWER S. t_. EGOrfES I make thorn border on the vnpracj iical. Research Work Being Done "It is, however. encouraging to r i port that simple, effective. and practical control measures are knowr lor some of the major tobacco dis cases," the specialist said. 'Also ! a large amount of research work h j now being conducted by federal and j state technical men in Norm Caro I Una for the purposes of developing 1 control measures for the disease? ; now out of control." i Anion:. the minor Lobaced 'Us.-o. es for which effective control inrus ucos arc kUu.v ri a' c-r Mosaic. blu? j mold, angular leafspot (blackiire) wildfire, root knot NE DRUG The REXALL Store fi i i ]RAT SECTION C?EIGHT PAGES ig Indicates Realtor Sold uga Tobacco 4 S. C. Eggcrs' Initial Experiment With Burley Was in 1030, According to Letter Written Farm Journal; First Harvest Was About 300 Pounds (Editor's note: Mr S. C. Egi gers, well-known Boone realtor lays claim to the distinction of being the first Wataugan to ! market burley tobacco, and submits an interesting letter which was published under date of April 30, 1930, in the Burley Bulletin, Greenville, Tonn. The letter provide.-- most interesting read' ing at this lime and is reproj duced.) At the request of your Mr. A. L. Brown. I am writing this article givj mg my experience in growing bur - { L"y ("harm in Watauna county, N. C. Watauga county joins Johnson county Tenn.. and has the highest average altitude of any county :n North Carolina. Boone, the counl ty seat, has an elevation of 3,333 , leet above the level of the sea, and is the highest county seat town east j of the Rocky Mountains, and the \ scenery and summer climate arc un surpassed in Eastern America, i j I planted about one-eighth of an acre in hurley tobacco, at the sugccsiion and under the direction of my good friend, M. W D. Morefield , ot. Johnson county, Tennessee who L donated the plants. The ground was j plowed and harrowed until it was . thoroughly pulverized. Before plow(Continued on page four) KET : H ward! ' :^4UH J " R E. Manager B :akty :n at CO. : - iilfc i- Jll.- - Sb .*111 9s-. j vsia.;. .... .'-SSiij t