The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-08
TOBACCO.
Important 90 Farmer..

| important to Farmers.
While our Western and Southern
farmers and grain-growers have been
quick in approaching the increased
value Of the products of their soil by a
liberal use of fertilizers, it is o curious
fact that the raisers Of tobacco in the
same sections seem to have much dis
regarded or overlooked their chance to
benefit in the same proportion from the
same source. This is the more remark
able, as they have before them instan-
ces from the Northern and Eastern
States, which are really less adapted to
the culture of the tobacco plant than
their sections of the country, that 60 70
prove the immense advantages to be
derived from careful tilling Of the
soil. the liberal use Of fertilizers, and a
judicious handling and curing OF the
product. While In Connecticut the av-
erage product of the acre reaches l45O
pounds, OF an average value of twenty
seven cents per pound, the Virginia to-
bacco-grower only barvests Ais pounds
from bis acre, for which he gets only.
on an average, ten cents per pound
In the Western States the yield per
acre is somewhat larger, but the value
OF the crop is still less; thus, in Illinois
for instance, the average acre produces
663 pounds, which brings only eight
cents per pound and in Ohio, where the
average product is 700 pounds per acre,
the value is only six cents a pound, or
less than one-fourth the value OF the
same quantity OF Connecticut tobacco.
In other words, if we are to compare
the value OF the total product per acre
OF the States we have just named, we
fad that Connecticut realizes S39l oo
per acre OF tobacco; Illinois, S53.O4;
Ohio, Si2; and Virsinia-the greatest
tobacco.growing State in the county
only S4l.S0 per acre. To make this
table little more complete, and taclIl-
, tate comparison with the other tobacco,
raising States, we shall make a total
summary. as follows: Massact usetts
reaps 1912 per acre OF 200 pounds
average value PC cents per pound; New
Jersey, S3l5, 1900 pounds to the acre,
av. val. - cents; Michigan, 5000, loop
lbs. to the acre, av. val. 2Oc.; FLORIDA,
$40 for 800 lbs, av. val. 29c. New
York. $ll2 90 for 500 lbs, av. val. he:
Missouri. 500 20 for 992 lbs, az. val.
l0c. Arkansas, S9I 30 for 40 lbs, av
val. l3c.; West Virginia, S9l.9l tor
7O7 lbs, av val 13c. {; Georgia, $Il -
for 371j Tbs, av. val. l9c. Tennessee,
81 n for as lbs, av. val. l3c.; North
Carolina S66.04 for sos lbs, av. val.
BE; Indiana, s6j.19 for 81 lbs, av.
val. &c. Maryland, 500 for 500 lbs av.
val. l3c. Kentucky, s6O.03 for CO. lbs,
av. val. &c; Illinois. $50. o. for 663 lbs,
av. val. Sc. ; Ohio, SO for 100 ibs., az.
val. &c. Virginia, $4l so for 4lS Tbs, av.
val. Zoe On the Dist instant the II.
Lonis tobacco dealers will hold the only
fair to be convened in this country for
the current year, and upon that occa-
sion premiums, expressive ofthe various
GRADES of excellence of the tobacco
exhibited. are to be literally awarded.
This will be done in the belief that
compact exhibit of all the attainabe
facts concerning the tobacco crop in all
the States will prove both useful and
timely, and conduce towards a more
general and better observance OF the
rules under which one Of the great staple
products OF our country will attain It's
highest value and greatest perfection
and we sincerely hope that this conven.
ton will be literally patronized and
lead to the desired result. The total
product, as near as can be ascertained,
dnring the year 1870, amounted TO
273, 80, 900 pounds. at an estimated
value OF So POO ,32j. Virginia was,
as usual, very largely ahead Of any
other State in the total quantity OF TO-
bacco produced, if not in quality, she
leading the file with sixty-tive million
pounds, representing total value of
100000, or very nearly one-tiith OF
the value OF all the tobacco raised in
the United States. Next in order
comes Kentucky, with forty million
pounds; Tennessee, thirty-fve million
pouhds North Carolina, thirty-three
and a halt million pounds; Missouri,
eighteen and a half million pounds
and then follow in succession, with
gradually diminishing quantities, Ohio,
Maryland and Illinois, (both allke)
New York, Indiana, Connecticut, Ma
sachusetts, Michigan, West Virginia
and Arkansas, Cloth alike) Georgia,
Florida, and New Jersey.