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Show DIK FARMERS FRDMKEHTUCKY Reign of Terror Inaugurated hy the Raiders Responsible for Loss of Tobacco Beds. Many Tenant Farmers, Tired of Conditions, Con-ditions, Preparing to Leave the 8tate, While Farm Owners Are Placing Their Property on the Market. Lexington, Ky. Becauso of warning warn-ing lottors and visits rrom night riders, rid-ers, many rnrmcrs In nearly all or tho forty-two counties In tho whlto burloy tobacco districts aro busily destroying their tobacco beds and at tho prosont tlmo loss than one-third or tho num-ier num-ier usually planted havo boon start 'ed. In ninny counties hugo signs havo been erected on buildings and In high places near by declaring tho Intention Inten-tion or tho farmer not to ralso a crop kills season. Realizing tho difficulty of making a living Tor tholr ramllles In caso tho decision to ralso no tobacco is adhered ad-hered to, many tenant rarraora aro preparing to movo to other states, whllo many rnrm ownora havo plnccd tholr property on tho market with tho nvowed purposo or leaving Kentucky. Ken-tucky. Tho murder or Farmer Hedges In Nicholas county, nnd tho raids In Woodrord and othor counties last Week, havo Increased tho nlarm. In announcing their determination to go clsowhero tho tenants declare thnt It will bo Impossible to subsist from tho proceeds or crops, or hemp, wheat and corn. In tho neighborhood or Mount Sterling Ster-ling many farmers havo received threatening letters, with which wero matches, powder nnd poison, and In both farm districts and tobacco towns nrmed guards havo been placed at the threatened points. |