SUGGESTIUNS 
TU TUBALCLU 
GROWERS 
EUR Tibet 43 
CHUP 
By H. A. McGEE 
Tobacco growers have a 
definite responsibility in the 
farming program for 1943. 
We are faced with a probable 

increase in demand for ciga- Mr. H. As MeGes 
rette tobacco, a demand for S. C. Extension Tobacco 
food and feed crops and this Specialist 
in face of a labor shortage 
ever growing more acute. 
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics has this to say, 
“Between the calendar year 1940 and 1941 the manufac- 
ture of cigarettes showed one of the sharpest rises on 
record, and further increases are taking place in 1942. 
Rising consumer income and the increased number of men 
in the armed forces are the chief reasons.” 
OUTLOOK FOR 1943 PRICES GOOD 
The outlook for prices in 1943 is just as good as it was 
in 1942 and each farmer is going to have to decide for 
himself what he is going to do about his tobacco acreage. 
We are going to be asked to raise at least as much tobacco 
in 1943 as we did in 1942 and we are also going to be 
asked to grow as much food and feed crops as we possibly 
can. This, then, is going to make it more desirable than 
ever before for us to cut all the corners we can and make 
our labor and equipment go as far as possible. With this 
in mind let’s think about a few things we can do to save 
and, if possible, reduce our labor outlay in 1948, and at the 
same time produce the crops expected of us. 
SUGGESTIONS ON SAVING LABOR 
By early preparation of plantbeds we not only save 
time but we stand a much better chance of producing an 
abundant supply of good strong plants. Prepare plant- 
beds several weeks ahead of sowing time. 
Secure good seed for planting. In this connection it 
might be well to advise against the all too common practice 
of jumping from one variety to another. One farmer in a 
neighborhood produces an extraordinary good crop and 
too many others want to plant that same seed next time. 
Let the Experiment Stations and reliable Seed Breeders 
test out varieties for you and don’t take a chance with any 
seed of uncertain or unreliable origin. 
BED OUT TOBACCO LAND EARLY 
Bed out tobacco land this fall or early this winter. 
This can be done with a very small outlay of labor and 
will put the land in condition to produce a maximum crop 
of tobacco. After the land is bedded do not disturb it again 
until you are ready to put out the fertilizer. Then open a 
furrow on top of the bed, put in the fertilizer, stir with a 
bull-tongue or small shovel plow and then ridge back and 
plant. Immediately after transplanting the middles should 
be run out and the beds built back. After this operation is 
completed, attend to re-planting and getting a stand. Leave 
off cultivation just as long as you can after transplanting. 
The tobacco will grow off faster if left alone and much 
mae and labor will thereby be saved for other important 
work. 
