Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-24

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ed in acquiring khowisoge OF 'ofe'9u iess'a''
this inlportant staple.
ia answer 10 Il letter addressed TO w. u hyio'u
Fc of & Gilmore, interesting and able Gocu'he"'
m hc.r received the growth and variety OF tobacco
cultivated in several 81 the States and Territories from
which III. following extract IS taken
rttrar rrom r. e. Lg}ord's document.
eth t,s, States in which libacco was known as a
.,,,ls were Virginia and Maryland, and probably
V,rlh Carolina, IN which it was ~ cultivated, when
,hey were colonies. In Kentucky, Onio, and lennes-
ga. ana # not previously in North Carolina, seneraily,
i, has in portion OF II, ever since inc aa"p'oh "i W.
bar,l CONSTITUTIONS and, regards the three States
,sssd viii, Il. so from the territorial family INTO
,,, C the States The State of Missouri is growing
Tho article TO a very considerable extent, and, within
The last three four years, the increase has pro-
sed almost rrometrically- year 1t having reach
~ from - TO 5000 hhds. It's quality approxima'es
ne,rr that Of Virginia. than the yield Of any other
, and in wha, peculiar excellence consists, wall
! L., noticed when speaking ol Virginia
..,bou - hngshcads were received n ST. Louis last
vear ,o: the Platte country: section whc! has not
No., inhabited over two three years. and great PIE
,,al,nrs were making for another crop, indications
were favorable for greater yield the approaching sea-
son II will doubtless be cultivated As staple IN MIS-
souri in few years In Illinois, particularly IN the
Nor,hcrn Section in the counties Of Nnnebago and
OH and in the vicinity of iloomngville are the por
lions as We, most celebrated for It's growth the yield
last year was very luxurious, the land producing from
.0 70 > 800 lbs 10 the The leaf very ex-
pansye and better calculated for cigars than for any
n,Ler manufacture. In the Territory of Wisconsin,
ouemns have been made to cultivate the article also
and from the success which followed within the last
vear or two it is calculated Ia stimulate TO further eS-
,r,ions In the Territory Of Iowa, about 1850 ihdS
have hrea grown, and the experiment promised far.
ain the States Of Arkansas and Louisiana there have
been only moderate parcels grown, not exceeding an
unally probably 800 900 lbs, and these are mostly Of
acu
other sections OF the Union This tobacco, by incor-
oratinr il with foreign article, is manufactured into
what is termed 'caros, and these, by being grated,
are converted into the celebrated 'Nachtoches snuff
ain Florida the growth rs light but, from The adap-
taon of the soil and the temperature Of The climates,
SPECIES Of the Cuba tobacco IS grown, which Is ADM
rlbly suited for the manufacture OF cigars
..here are small exports occasionally to foreign mar
kets and also shipments coastwise, and the invoices
are readily taken by manufacturers. 1t IS not probable
that cotton will ever give place 10 tobacco but, should
the prices of the former continue 10 decline, as those
the latter have been maintained Tor The last three or
loar years, il would not he subject OF surprise II n
compromise between the planters should be the result
"Georcia aud A abama also grow the article and,
within the last year two, the section known AZ the
Cherokee country has produced freely, and those few
who have embarked small capitals in the entcrPrze,
conceive the investments good ones. The parcels
which have sold in the Mobile market, flor 10 or
20 hlds have been recently there considered
1
"Tke tobacco of Indiana classes with the Ohio
qualities the yield is not argenot exceeding, an
nnally, = to 5000 hids, while Ohio produces TO
$4,000. Kentucky grows It extensively There are
ily counties in the STATE each ci which produces, on
an average 80 hhds annually The most productive
lands lie the Ohio, kentucky, Cumberland, Green,
aud Banner rivers. From . Ia 5000 annually for
warded East, via the Ono and Pennsylvania canals,
and the residue, except for home use, ~ sen, to New
Orleans. The article grown in this State, IN the
l.. I.,,t and pF tnn tlar
Western States is Of quality distinct from tina, grown
N The Eastern side of the Allegheny mountains 1T is
used almost exclusively for smoking, although, occa
slonaliy, small lots are net with, which are manu-.
featured into chewing tobacco, but IS generally
yer:nd into cigars In Europe, nearly all the tobacco
which dcsccns tie Ohio and Mississippi rivers, aud
brough, TO that market, is denorninated Kentucky.
"Ear!y attempts 10 prepare kentucky tobacco for
che wing having failed other efforts have not since been
made The objection arises, II said to chewing, that
the tobacco assumes spongv pr"pery-the quId in
ceascs to an unusual sze and besides however favor
ahl the appearance, after the leaf s manufacture
ed into Jumps, it loses lis backsh, rich color, and
becomes soon after exposure 10 the aclicn Of the at
,uosphere to what is termed Frosted. This untavor-
able, mutation supposed 10 be occasoned from the
quantity OF nitrous uId il imbbes during the process
If vegetation. These latter remarks intended to
apply solely 20 the product OF Kentucky. in Tic New
England States, the article of tobacco also cultivated
to md OF fanciul extent, aud little is sent abroad
I
crown what ierm,d the seed leaf, the product ofthc
Cuba seed and the yield is probably half million Of
pounds annually. The flavor opportunities very near
| " The Cuba tobacco, and the leaf will command the
Ia chest prices; and, besides that which is manufactured
cigars nj home considerable portions are exported
20 the North Of Europe.
"'rhe qnalr degenera!es, however, in the course o.
three or four years, and then again had Il
the foreign seed for sowing.
"Tobacco fer chewing is furnished almost exclu
siseiy by virginia. certainly 'the best is from tina
State
eliza, portion Of North Carolina by which it il
bounded, and whose waters have their in The
higher regions, and which mingle with those OF thu
former produce to small extent, article winch lose
very little, probably, in comparison with the 'Vrg
MIA weed
"The soil and climate appear peculiarly adapted Il
i,s cultivation; the leaf is rich in color, and heavy il
conscqucn nee OF lis 'iatness
"'ihe foreign exports have always been large, ant
considerable portions also exported Tor smoking ant
for The manufacture Of smut.
"he loss IN It's manufacture is very small for there
IS market ever for the oiills The stems viii general
Is bear freight and xported To Germany, where they
are naticntd and Gu, INTO small ibrcs for smoking ant
are used by ;he rcasan;ry.
"ln all the States not hitherto named among which
! is Maryland, (Which grows annually 10000 hogshead
or upwards) the article is amos, exclusively adapted
for smoking, for the manufacture of snail; iii the
| former in pIpes or by beng converted INTO cigars
"rhcre is want oil uniformity in the weight of hogs
heads the average Of the smaller, as Mary land, OHIO
&C. beng abcu, $50 lbs whsle those Of the larger,
which Virginia IS the more prominent, average about
| |, 400 those Of Kentucky, and other Western
States, are about 500. Ia speaking Of hogsheads &c
morally, the average Of the producing States is calico
| ! 900 lbs per hhl.
manufactured tobacco for chewing which is most
ly to be met with in boxes; Gnsead Of kegs former
ly) is selected and compressed with great carc-the
average Of the boxes about 40 lbs. neit and bale
ceroon Of foreign averages aboGt 100 lbs. nett,
Consumption Of T"baceo.'
Various estimates have been made in the consump
ton Of tobacco in the u. S. The great difficulty in
irving at fair result to the quantity consumed
from tue want Of proper returns by tile tobacco
growing States, showing the quantity grown, the mum
Der CT hogshrads inspected and exported. In the alb
of tins data aud from The general use of tobacco
IN this county, ii NAY easily be imagined how errone
aus opinions formed and extravagani views taken
Of the quantity consumed, when the extraordinary
growth Of other staples is made the standards of
rarSon and the Did increase Of the populations at the