Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-03-06

near The same, if not equal to that period,
the present stock will soon be consumed,
if the production does not increase, which
was not the case last year, as the inspections
of this wear will not likely exceed those Of
last year, especially in Maryland and Ohio;
and under these circumstances, the prices
of tobacco must improve this is the gene
raj impression with those who are engaged
in the trade, as the improved state OF this
market clearly indicates and under such
favorable indications, it would be bad poll
cv to abandon the cultivation of crop,
that has paid, when properly managed, un-
der more unfavorabe circumstances, which,,
] think, may be clearly demonstrated by a
fair estimate of the cost, and sales of the
crop, when judiciously managed, and no
other crop will be found TO pay expenses,
when inudiciously managed. or produced !;
and in conclusion, shall try to show, that
tobacco can be cultivated with profit, and
especially in Maryland, and as much so as
most other crops, and then sugges. such
crops and proportions to be cultivated, in
CO junction with it.
I As | have remarked above, that the pro-
bable cost of an acre. when ready for mar
ket might be put al thirty dollars, which
will pay all expenses when fairly managed
under the system | have advised, and the
cost will not vary much whether you cul-
tivate fine or coarse description, for in
proportion that The article is fine, it requires
more care and nealness in the manage
ment, and i, does not vary the expense
much, whether fair crop is five hundred
or fifteen hundred pounds per acre some
may be led to say, that five hundred pounds
is no crop at all, as in some sections Of
Maryland, fifteen hundred pounds is only
considered fair crop, as it often gives two
thousand pounds, and ! have known two
thousand five hundred pounds, and heard
of three thousand pounds, which am not
disposed tn doub;, as tried ono-Elth of an
acre, the best had i'll my crop, and it made
six hundred pounds of good tobacco, which
sold for over seven dollars per 100 pounds;
but this is such yield as no person should
base any calculation on but ] Introduce
these facts to show that the profits of It's
cultivation is not confined 10 those sections
Of country which produce fine tobacco, as
the price and quality are much nearer pro-
-
may be disposed to think. There was
circumstance occurred, in one Of The ware
houses in this city, in 1912, which went to
ILLUSTRATE this fact; there was planter from
Montgomery county Maryland, present,
when there was some tobacco being opened
there, from one Of the lower counties on
the western shore Of this Stale, which was
large and heavy, and the gentleman remark
ed that ii must be very Improbable to cul-
,iva,e tobacco in a district where such tobac-
co grew, a it would not command over four
dollars, and stated, that he obalined ten dol
lars per hundred pounds for his whole crop.
A gentleman from ST. Mary's county, who
was aware of the difference Of quantity that
was produced in different locations, and
from difIeren, soils and kinds, remarked,
that though he only sold his crop for six
dollars and seventy-fve cents per hundred
pounds, he expected that he obtained the
best price, and inquired the amount The gen.
,leman obtained per acre, who stated II to
be six hundred pounds, which was sixty
dollars per acre the 9th er, from ST. Mary's
stated that he sold fourteen hundred pounds,
which was nine,y-four dollars, which was
over the average price of the county, but
not large crop for one that was we'll man
aged and have made much inquiry from
most sections Of the western shore Of Ma
land, where the land is adapted to the
growth Of tobacco, and find that fifty dollars
per acre is not too high an estimation for
an acre of well managed tobacco. on pro-
per soil; and | think that most planters
No &c III. &c thou, mill Ia
the trial, by careful experiment, or in other
words, thirty dollars properly expended on
an acre of land, suited 10 the growth Of to-
bacco, will produce fifty dollars worth of
tobacco. As think this an important, point,
shall state it in another way II you pro-
duce fifteen hundred pounds of heavy to-
bacco, and ge, three and one-hird cents,
you have fifty dollars, and if one thousand
TWO hundred pounds, and get four and one
sixth cents, you have fifty dollars; and if
one thousand pounds and get five cents, it
is fifty dollars; if eight hundred pounds
and get six and quarter cents, still 1t is fl
ly dollars; and if the crop is very fine
and reduced to six hundred pounds, and
The price be eight and one-lhird cents, you
have the fifty dollars and hope that our
lower county friends, will not think that
have quoted the price of lSlS-no. so; at
the most depressed state of the market, these
prices have been obtained for we'll managed
tobacco. have cultivated tobacco in St.
Mary's county, Mary land, eleven years out
Of the last twelve, and have obtained an ave-
rage Of .sixtylhree dollars per acre, after
paying freight aud commission, and J do
not think my expenses have been thirty
dollars per acre; and if these calculations
are fair, and to be relied on, think that
twenty dollars per acre, will be considered
fair rem! for land in any of the tobacco