The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-10
TOBACCO CRUMBS.
Some Notes of Interest to the Trade.

MIR. Perry Rentrow has eleven acres
in tobacco. He has cured and sold
two barns and they melted him Fl
cents per pound after paying all
charges, such as commissions, freights,
etc. His crop is a fine one. Wilson
AdOanee.
Mr.. J. F. Taylor, who has been
travelling through Pitt county for some
time past, tells usethat the tobacco crop
is also fine in that county. Mr.. J. R.
Warren planted eight acres He has
already cured nine barns, making very
fine cures. His crop is estimated at
5000 pounds and he has been offered
S1,25o for it just as it stands. In adj
dltion to this Mr.. John Gotten has IL
acres, Mr.. A. A. Forbes 20 acres and
Mr.. Gus Evans SO acres in tobacco,
and they are making excellent cures.
Wilson AdUance.
The Virginia and North Carolina
tobacco crop of 1889 is generally con-
coded very short in weight, with a
preponderance of cutters and smokers,
and consequently scarcity of good
filters or heavy bodied wrappers, in
Guiding mahonganies. Hence prices
all round are high, and show an adj
vancing tendency. In the export
types there is not much of an improve
ment, except in the higher grades of
types grown ii restricted section and
of special use abroad, and 1t looks as
If there is not much hope for the i'm
mediate future of export tobacco in
general Cincinnati Tobacco /our-
nal.
TOBACCO IN PITT
MIR. A. A. Forbes and Mr.. Evans,
living near Greenville, have each about
20 acres of tobacco from which they
are getting fine cures. They will be
able to sell their crops for $3.50 per
acre.
Mr.. Yellowly, living near Green
vile, has about 5 acres which he will
sell for sI5o per acre.
Mr.. Flemming has S acres from
which he will get 500 pounds and will
sell it on an average of 20 cents per
pound.
Wrappers grown on those farms are
worth SI.25 per pound. -SeotIaua
Neck Democrat
TOBACCO CULTIVATION IN EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA
1t is a noted fact that the tobacco
cures in the Eastern and Southern sec
tons of North Carolina are generally
successful. A we'll known tobacco
man accounts for this in the fact that
tobacco in those sections is always cured
during the warm weather in August.
The temperature is then high, general
ly even, and hence it is much easier
to regulate the heat than in September
when the nights are cool. Mr.. r. H.
Kicks, of Nash county, has cured "a
barns this season, all of the brightest
color and without a failure of any sort.
All his tobacco was cured by the goth
OF August and, hence during the hot
weather. This theory seems very
plausible and if true then the Eastern
tobacco counties have a great advan-
tage over those of the cooler sections
of the State.-DanUiXe Tobscro /ouy-
nal
NASH AS A TOBACCO COUNTY.
The peculiar advantage ofNash coun-
ty is its splendid adaptability to the
growth of fine bright tobacco. Up to
five years ago, no tobacco had been
grown in the county. Experiments
were then made on a small scale by
totally inexperienced men, and the
possibility of successfully cultlva-
ting the weed was clearly indicated.
The area was gradually increased and
in 1888 about 600 acres were planted
which yielded an average of over one
hundred and sixty dollars per acre.
The present year from twelve to fifteen