DATE:     11/7/96
CONTACT:  Dr. DeWitt Gooden, (803) 662-3526
WRITER:   Tom Lollis, (803) 284-3343

Tobacco Growers To Hear
Latest Production Tips

     FLORENCE -- South Carolina tobacco growers will get the
latest on greenhouse management and production tips during
meetings Nov. 14 and 15.
     The Nov. 14 meeting is at the Big L Warehouse at Mullins and
the Nov. 15 meeting is at the Growers Golden Leaf Tobacco
Warehouse at Lake City. Each meeting begins at 9 a.m. and
adjourns around 2 p.m.
     Experts from Clemson University and Virginia Tech will
discuss management of greenhouse plants and greenhouse clipping
research, according to DeWitt Gooden, tobacco specialist with the
Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service.
     That will be followed by talks on the outlook for tobacco,
concerns of the Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization
Corp., quality issues and management of diseases and insects.
     After a question-and-answer session and lunch, a
demonstration of tobacco baling equipment is scheduled.
     The Big L Warehouse may be reached by turning left at the
Big L sign on Highway 76 east of Mullins. The Growers Golden Leaf
Warehouse is on Highway 341 west of Lake City.
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