Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-10-03
TOBACCO NOTES.

The following well-known planters have
been in the city this week:
C. II. Pennick, Daysville, KY.
Jno. W. Shaw, Thomasville, Tenn.
Geo. w. Shaw, ThomaSville, Tenn.
Il. Z. Porter, Elkton, Ky.
b. G. Porter, EIkton, KY.
J. w. Standard, Elkton, KY.
Jno. s. DAILY, Showers, KY.
NJ. A. Miller, Olmstead, KY.
G.. I. Saddler, Ulmstead, KY.
S. {. Russell, Olmstead, KY.
A. B. Gum, Saddlersville, Tenn.
Jno. L. Cross, Trenton, KY.
Lee :. Cumming, Wallonia, Ky.
J. NJ. King, AdIIirViile, Ky.
r. q. Taylor. Barren Plains, Tenn.
Peyton Thomas, CadiZ, KY.
q. W. Caudle, Bald Hornet, Tenn.
w. III. Lee, Corbandale, Tenn.
T. IL Major, Beverly. Ky.
J. q. ThomaSon. Eait lIor.n.t. Tenn.
K. Il. EdmoIrlsor, Ss.iI"r,- lte~i, Tenn.
j :. Grunbiey, ErktaII. XIV.
II. u. Marshall, Tat Station, t"nn.
j. q. RYAN, GrautTiliV, Tenn.
]. ". Ryan, GTs.ntvillr, reHu.
G. ~. Foni, PORK is,iyst, Tenn
Aqnili2 Grant, Port h.iyaI, Tenn.
Davis Towuiey, Trenton, ny.
T. NJ. Ncien. Carmel, Tenn.
oiSn, Carmel. Fem.
" .sAS Albright, B,tts.sli's Slorc, Tenn.
j. E.s}owers, Corintudaie, Tenn.
w. Bowers, Corbdnd.de, Tenn.
w. j. Bowers, Corhand.te, Tenn.
j. o. Turner, st. Bethlehem, Tenn
q. A. Farmer, Montgomery county.
VIM. Coke, Montgomery county.
Richard Murphy, Carmel, Tenn.
Nj. A. Mackey, Trenton, KY.
3. f. Heathman, Montgomery county.
VIM. Ellis, Palmyra, Tenn.
James Ellis, Palmyra, Tenn.
Il. l.. Harmed, Palmyra, Tenn.
j. q. HumphrieS, Caledonia, KY.
j. NJ. jackson, Trenton, KY.
l.. o. Garrett, LongYiew, Ky.
r.. b. Daniel, jordan Springs, Tenn.
j. Il. Southall, Jordan Springs, Tenn.
4. B. Bailey, Elkton, Ky.
VIM. Bronaugh, Pembroke, Ky.
j. w. Trahern, Ross. Hill, Tenn.
j. l.. Brodie, Rose Hill, Tenn.
walter Fort, Saddlersvlle, Tenn.
j. b. Winston, Auburn, KY.
j. Il. Rausdell, Henrietta, Tenn.
The collections of internal revenue from
tobacco manufactures in the period extend
ing from 1862 to SS5 amount to $685., 5000.
raised in the vicinity of Lyon school house
in Logan county, KY, this season. The
weed is king up that way.
A barn containing about two thousand
pounds of tobacco, belonging to Mr.; John
w. Richardson, near Salem, on the South
side, was burned Wednesday morning.
The Farmers Home Journal, published
at Louisville, says there was slight frost
In Kentucky Thursday morning OF last
week. A little damage was done TO tender
vegetation, but none of consequence TO to-
bacco.
Evansville Special Sept. %, says: In
terviews with large leaf tobacco buyers
show that fears of injury of frost are un-
founded. So far there is no serious damage
to it in any way in this section of the coun-
try.
Nashville American: To preserve the
color of the leaf which 1t takes when first
cured, fires should be kindled in the barns
every morning and during every damp spell
and the tobacco thoroughly dried out.
When the stalks and stems are fully cured
1t should be taken down and put III bulk.
"A call has been issued for the North
western Leaf Tobacco Growers Convention
to be held in GAINESVILLE, Wis, Oct. Is and l6.
the welfare OF this new interest in the
Northwest, call the attention of Congress
and other political authorities to the tariff
laws, and consider means by which the
actual intent of the act of Congress can be
Growers and dealers from all
parts of the country Will be present
-Madtsonyille Times: Last week we we've
out visiting the schools, and, as we passed
through the country, we could not help but
notice the great outcome ia the tobacco
crop. Four weeks ago the general impress
sion was that there could not be half crop
raised, while now the prospect is for some
thing like an average crop of the weed.
Many of the farmers have recently informed
us that they have the best tobacco crop that
they have ever raised. The corn has i'm
proved very much from the late rains, but
we feel safe in saying that the people OF
Hopkins county will not starve this next
year.
w. ]. Marshall & Co., Henderson, KY,
'eport to the New York Tobacco Leaf: For
some weeks past the tobacco prospects have |
)een steadily getting better each day. The |
weather. although little dry, has been just |
what Is calculated to bring out a backward |
;rop. 1t has been warm and sunny. and |
rost now seems long way of. We have |
llFpAdV StafRd in r6n0rfE hat |
obacco was very huctuating and uncer- |
ain crop, and must now state at the risk of |
contradfctinS our former reports |
hat in our opinion the 1885 crop will be an
Lverage one in quantity and possibly in |
quality. One-third of the crop has been
loused, and great many fields are ready
or cutting.
Nashville American Stoves have re-
emily been introduced into the heavy to-
'acco- growing regions for curing tobacco
hey do their work admirably, and are
Teat protectors against the danger of burn
ng barns. Every farmer should provide
himself with several. They save fuel, dim
nish the danger from fire, and cure up q |
arm of tobacco in much shorter space OF
lme than open-faced fires. They are also |
being made of sheet iron, and
nay be readily carried from one barn to
mother. They differ from fiues in the fact
hat the tobacco receives the smoke and
lso the creosotic flavor so much desired by
AMY customers for heavy tobacco. The
matter deposited on the to-
amage during the sweating process 1t
lso enables ii TO resist the damaging inf1u-
noes of an ocean voyage.
"A revenue tax was first placed upon to-
acco manufacture on July 1. 1852 the rates
eing cents for stemmed smoking, cents
)r unstemmed, and 10 cents for chewing.
n 1868, the tax on stemmed smoking was
aised TO cents, and on chewing to Is cents.
q 1865, the snuff tax was fixed at 40 cents |
ne tax ON hand-twisted tobacco at 30 cents |
nd ON other manufactures at 40 cents. In
'60 the rate was fixed at 40 cents fer chew
~ and smoking manufactured tobaccos. ,
cents for hand-twists, and Is cents for
nokiDg tobacco, not sweetened, sfemmed |
butted In 1878, the tax on stemined was
.duced TO 10 cents, for partially stemme6
noking and chewing tobacco and snuff 81 .
snts. In 1871 general tax of 20 cents ON
lewtng and smoking fobaccOs was esfab-
shed, which was reduced to "A cents in
20, was reduced 70 IL cents in 1873, and to
cents in 1883,