The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-01
Our Tobacco Column.

4 lheTc arc pfoD0usy
the Former and Mechanic who have read
every number OF the paper since is hrst
o . araoce October 9Th 1877. In that
time il has had enough ustter to all hity
books the size Of the Family Bible; sad
every reader will admit tina, fully halt Of
this matter has been given TO the adver-
Using aud up-buihiag Of The South a.
section; of North Carolina as a State Ard
of Raleigh, as thas States capita ksch
,eadcr will remember, also, how lard Ne
have worked 10 encourage I~mmigratioD
taking trouble to write long articles Tor
Northern papers, and print thousands Of;
circulars at our own expense 10 set forth
the advantages Of the STATED; heuce he
will not need be told VIC rejoice at the sue
cess of the State Exposition Each read
er. also, will remember how We have
sought to III the growth OF to-
bacco, by showing what had been done
10 Durham, Winston, Henderson, Oxford,
etc, as well a. by printing specific lnfor-
nation. ,Iuch has been said about spe-
cial editions Of various papers but the
| Farmer and Mechanic, without any blow
about it, issued in 1873 q special edi-
ton" of :. 800 copies, containing sketches
of all the State Industries. The next
| year we printed an edition OF 10. 900 copies
which Col l.. l. Polk sent to every
postoffice in North Cardinal containing
| letters by Prof. Kerr, Or. Ledoux, Prot.
Geo. Il. Hanna aud others, describing
the States resource, together with W
| solid pages of Tobacco Information
giving the whole method Of curing. prlz-
ing, aud sale, BY three Tobacco experts,
| viz. Mai. X. l.. RIrland. Of Va, Col.
! John OFT OF Richmond, and Prof. August
Vocleker of England. Many a farmer
| within fifty miles of Raleigh is to-day
| protitning by the reformation then fur
nished. Further, during last year, We
printed another special edition containing
LOCO extra copies, which contained some
ten columns of matter relating TO tobacco
Thus it will be seen, I've speak now 10
our thousands OF new readeTs) that the
Ftrmer ard IechdHjc has the very best
Of grounds for feeling gratTied at the
sign, in the new direction. The slow
torture, aud eventual ruin by a strictly
aIl-cotton style of farming, which we have
warned and howlcd against for a dozen
years past, has gradually come to pass
until at length our people are sadly ready
for a change. They rave given 10 cent
| cotton and Chicago pork a fair trial, with
the result of learning by dear experience
| that it is the hardest life for the least
money they could select. We refer
now Ito the class Of moderate farmers
such as occupy the great central section
of North Carolina. Consequently it has
come to pass that i Investigation of
industry such as some Of our readers
sncered at 10 1879 and 1880, is likely to
occnr by general consent Ia 1888.
Right here, the Farmer md Mechanic,
in the same spirit Of love for our people
which has always characterized it, must
raise a note of warning, lest the excite
ment and Boom ishnesS of the past
week be accepted as a fixed thing for the
future. Far from it,. The present sea-
son is a remarkable one. Old tobacco
farmers in every part of the State will
tell you that the crop has been easier to
raise, larger IN Leaf, and easier to cure,
than ever before! Prices. too, have been
uncommon: first, because the trade was
hampered until Congress adjourned;
second, because the market was emptier
than common; third, the European crop
is uncommonly poor: fourth Cocally)
we have the advantage of the immense
amount of advertising of North Carolina
Bright" Tobacco that has been done
within five years past. The "Blackwell
Bull'Company alone has spent over hun
bred dollars a year putting the glory of the
North Carolina Bright Yellow Leaf
thus attracting the attention of buyers
and manufacturers the world over. We
really believe that the benefit of this
wide spread advertising 5000 newspa-
papers, besides all manner of other
methods) has don more for North Car
Dina tobacco raisers than for the firm,
itself; because it set the shrewd Yankees
on the track of the weed which enriched
Blackwell. Part of these four causes
may operate to keep up the price next
year: and we really think it will. But
we warn our Wake county growers. and
intending growers, that an acreage OF
about Is to Is cents per pound a crop
of 500 pounds to the acre is all they can
count on. we believe every Wake
county farmer, having ashy, friable soil
and sufficient knowledge of the plant,
can net CLEAR of all expense) so per
acre, after the barns have been paid for.
This will give four times the profit Of
cotton, with less trouble, risk, land, and
outlay, time and labor.
The opening Sale (or Break" as
it is called ofthe pioneer Warehouse"
in Raleigh last week, was a repetition of
the Boomy Blooms" so often heard in
| fnhunpn tnurrS Mr. I-vorE C4r,,,,J,
like his brother George, is n man of much
energy, and wide acquai Itance, as was
shown by the fact that the 14.000 pounds
of Bright Wee don his floor at the hour
when a%uctioneCr Garland Wcbb's tin
horn summoned the soyreigns to sce and
smile on the singular scene, came from
Warren, Granville, Franklin, Johnston,
Harnett, Chatham and Durham, rather
than Wake. though Wake was more FULLY
represented the second day.
The opening was, Of course. rather
Boomish.e 1t had beer advertised that
Governor Jarvis, Caleb Il. Green, Esq..
and others would make speeches SO
that there was a large crowd, including
a number Of ladies, and others who do
not buy, sell, smoke, chew or snuff the
stuff. The speeches were we'll made
and well received /; and then Messrs.
Webb and Ed. III. Lee ooh the floor.
The first three pounds put up were not
superior to many others. out there was
a struggle get them Qor the advertising
glory of the thing and 50 the bids We're
tossed between catcher and pitcher until
finally MIR. /. Jones, of Durham. took
the cake at the modest price of $50 per
pound or go for the three pound lot
1t was costly weeds, 'i-near!y a dollar
a chew but Mr.. Jones knew the value
of being the'highest bidder''in tie State.
and the first buyer in the new mar
ket.