The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-28
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Editors Of the Dispatch 9. Gentlemen
The season Is rapidly approaching Wnen our
tobacco Ianters will commence Inc prepa-
ration of the ground intended Tor the re-
iception OF this crop, and we Wish 10 avail
ourselves OF the columns OK your Wldeiy-
circulated journal to make one or TWO sug-
igestions. The markets OF the world are
largely oYerstocked with medium ana scom-
mon grades, while good and line are COM
!paratiyeIy scarce. The crops OF virginia
and the West now being marketed are very
large In quantity, but in quailtY nave chs.
appointed both planter and buyer; and 1t
is in the interests Of both OF these classes
that we urge upon the planters both OF VIZ.
ginia and the West, but more especially OF
Virginia, to reflect before they add 10 the
present inferior crop. How can TINS De
done? We answer: First, by cuT1datng
the quantity you usually plant; second, Dy
discarding to great extent, II not entireiy,
bought fertilizers. II the manure made
upon the plantation is only sumclent Ior
two, three, or four acres, then plant only
two. three, or four acres, and planters may
rest perfectly satisfied that the time ana
labor bestowed, upon these few acres VIII
he amply rewarded. Under the, aneW dis
nensationn the less you pay out the more
Won win take in. Virginia tobacco IN other
DAYS was almost indispensable, but now its
renIItation is somewhat OF a "myth." Our
nIanters had Just as well open their eyes to
The established fact that for the most OF
the grades the West is not only a formida.
HE but. successful competitor. and thai
in this State thousands OF hogsheads are
sold. manufactured, and stemmed (madt
| into strips for foreign shipment) in prefer
ence to our own production; and that, too
notwithstanding our inspection laws have
attempted to attach stigma to the western
| plant. The West, with its comparatlvel!
virgin soil, can and will produce the guam
titu; let Virginia try to produce the quality
AS an evidence OF the status Of western to
bacco in Great Britain we will state tina
about a year ago we propounded to ou
friends in England this question: &" How
many Virginia strips can you sell for u
this season ?" Mark the reply: "That de
pends upon the quantity of western yo'
send US; ten western hogsheads for on
Virginia is the proportion" Recent letter
will give some idea Of the feeling now prev
alent in tobacco circles in Great Britain
and we may add throughout Europe.
Extract from a letter received from
manufacturer dated January 80, 1878: : w
observe that several reports estimate tina
the make of strips this year will be abou
&c, 1000 hogsheads, and though we imagln
this can only be vague report, still II
amounts to anything like that the marke
here must inevitably be swamped com
pletely."
Extract from letter dated in Englan
February 9, 1878: "The prospects OF gu
English markets are not encouraging, but W
cannot help hoping that your planters will
help us by very considerably reducing thei
growth OF tobacco this year. Another ful
crop and we are swamped altogether"
And now we ask OUT Virginia planters t.
weigh the matter well, and determine whe
Their small crop OF good tobacco is no
likely to pay them better than large crol
of inferior tobacco. We think an ansWe
will be found in the daily sales at our ware
houses and Tobacco Exchange. The plante
making twenty hogsheads, let him MAKE
ten: and he who makes ten, let him maxi
five; and even greater reduction Woult
be desirable.
Messrs. Editors, will you not give III
national and State politics for little while
and render your valuable aid in giving ou
agriculturists-the people upon whom W
in the cities are so dependent-all the in
formation upon this subject you can beg
borrow. or buyp ToBACCo-DEALERs.