Burley tobacco transplanting behind in Tennessee, Kentucky

(Tobacco Farmer Newsletter) Tennessee and Kentucky burley growers are running way behind in transplanting because of a rainy spring. "We would normally like to see about half the crop transplanted by June 1," says Daniel Green, chief operating officer of Burley Stabilization Corporation (BSC) in Springfield, Tn. Instead, he doesn't think much more than a quarter is actually in the field. Continued

Photo: Mr. Jones planting tobacco. With the wooden peg in his hand he scoops a small hole for the plant to be inserted. (Jack Delano/Library of Congress).