Litchfield enquirer., 1874-01-15
E-oz sk~ Hsr1fora COarznt- The TaSacco Crop ofIsz3.

af t0a@css hgIags ESth 1t some desirable .s1turc aE aatpEanl disaster. In some s'a-sSe,E< of the tDbaeoO- growing states al- u1ss<s every ysxr. hail, wInd or frost con- >t1-vs s-s.2lRSt the EeSd. trying 1t would ~sS1- If poSsshRe, to externinate the plant, oS st besss iEfaEe is for the market, while n osagTs the crop possesses the most de- >srzhse features and Is eagerly taken at t1slztei pEseeS- The crop of of 1S64 was .usslv rss-ar3e1 &s the best ever raised Ia Se= England. and gave such q reputat- uo1 Ca Coa=s<tscat seed leaf that in 1865 she cruP sEaznte1 to 5000 cases. Since teCnc k1vSvEE. Ee have had several poor srVEss Ike tAat of lS71, of which a large FsEEatIty sslll Te@AiEs Tn first and second nsHsis, and which Is almost too poor even te shIp~ The exCp of 1S7I, however, was s good o2e, amounting to 1S0.OOO cases. tsat slnee tAe famous crop of 1864 nothing has approached if, unless 1t be the present "us. which bids fair to be one of the best over gruEa Tn tho valley. At the present tiAlc large amount Is Enstripped, but frou sppe2zzRceS gives evidence of posses >in= every desirable quality known to sccd leaf when attaining its finest form. The ealor of the crop can hardly be inn prosSd: EaCss of the crop will prove to be hgas cinnamon. the most deslrable shade aa1 wkOlly free from tlat harsh rough feel Ias so oftsn foand some years, and which yreatly lnlurSz the leaf for wrapping pur DOGS The crop Is also free from white 0E grSSa rSlnS, Hhich often iniure the crup. preventing an uneven appearance, xnsl IsiaxSzg ths looks of the crop when u.&azsSrturel Inc leaf IS exceedingly sirm sE1 silky, the veins are small and syeu- whlte the c0l0e of the whole leaf ap- Ps&rs to be even instead Of having many shades of coaox upon the same leaf. But wkfhe the leaf Is fine and silky, as all to- hErcs dezsgaed for a cigar wrapper should bs. Is still possesses body enough to sweat well. vhscA is an important requisite, as fEu2, xsr0ng leaf Is essential in a perfect wzFpex. Doubtless most of the crop throughout the valley IS of a light color, GEs snail amount being dark. a feature us0Ss 6sSSr&h1s from the fact that We have z large stock of dark leaf still in the sszrksS. Early in season the crop promis- si but little. indeei it seemed as if it were te be a failure, but frequent rains usw gave 1t an '10nw2rd movement, which brOagAs the crop forward very fast and ESpeaed u fR excellent condition. The cr0P Of IS79 w1s badly affected by pole rus and sweat. while that of the pre- <szk season Is not affected at all. Less
 
 sszn Sxew bsfnEe, while pole rot is wholly unknown by any growers of the present er0R Ia some sections, portions of the trust. whicA entirely ruins the leaf affect ci. as ft makes the leaf thick, changing ;he csl0S ard depriving it nf flavor, the aaoss eSssuslal cf all the desirable qualities FsSss=SSed by the plant At the present tlrae k1yexs are Tn the field anxious to. ot.szin the finest selections, and passing ty inferior lots, or, If taken, at prices hardly profitable to the grower. The stock OE strictly the fine wrappers in the c1zztEy Is snail Of last years crop only zbozt9S 00 e@seswere good, the remainder bsSng inferior tob&cco, lacking strength and firmEe<s of leaf, making it wholly unSik tO wEap with and barely desirable as E1leE. Thus ik will be seen that fine waFPeE are in demand, and we see no EezSoa why fine goods should rule other wise than at high prices. Shippers are exporting portions of the crop of 70. '71, and =. and by the time the crop of 1873 Is ready t0 manufacture, much of the in- fsES0r tobacco n0w giutting the market WIu be SO1, and manufacturers anddealers supplied once more with strictly fine to- hacca. We wo1ld advise growers of the weed to demand good prices. While the panic Is affecting nearly everything else, tt ReNa not bring the tobacco crop down to prices too low to admit of its culture. We are confident that buyers will take the present crop at tho very best prices. The demand from manufacturers, iobbers and shippers for fine wrappers was never better, and from the class of buyers now operating m the crop, we feel confident that the growth Is in all respects a fine one and satisfactory. There is no reason why the present crop should be sold at inferior prices, as it will doubtless prove to be one of the best grown in the valley, and supplying the trade with quality of Leaf not to be found in the market. Grow CTS are aware that strictly fine crop is not secured every year. but that failure and disaster ls often the result, sometimes destroying the entire crop. wlnle oftener IHiurIng ik to such an extent as to render it unfit for cigar wrappers, and conse- quently depriving the grower of any con-
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