Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-13
| THE TOBACCO CROP.
| The Prospects Are Good For a Heavy
Yield.

Yield.
This year bids fair to retrieve the declin-
ing fortunes of the tobacco grower, and
unless q heavy frost comes there will be
harvested large and excellent crop. The
cool and damp spring rather retarded the
growth of the plants in the beds, so that
setting out in some places was two weeks
later than usual. But the favorable weather
which followed transplanting gave the
plants good start. >In some parts OF the
state the tobacco growers experienced little
trouble from the cut-worms, so that very
little resettlng was required. In Glaston-
bury the long dry spell in July seriously
checked the growth, but the rains of two
weeks ago and the subsequent hot weather
have caused fine rapid growth and an ex-
cellent crop is now assured.
A number of farmers in Glastonbury
have begun cutting some earg 1;i 1'-s, but ut
Begun until the 18th. Farmers hereabouts
think the crop will be the best that has
been harvested in years. There are COM
paratively few worms and no signs of rust
about the plants.
In East Hartford and South Windsor
also the crop is very fine, and there is q
larger acreage in tobacco this year than
there was in 1889.
The tobacco planted in these towns is
mostly Connecticut leaf, although there
are a number of acres of Havana seed.
Some of the earlier crops in South Wind
sor were harvested last week and many
more farmers began cutting yesterday.
| The crop is in fine condition, and as it
now looks will average 1900 pounds to
the acre. Farmers are jubilant over the
| good prospects for a heavy crop, and the
| high prices which have been offered for
| tobacco tend to increase their delight. No
sales have as yet been reported in these
towns.
On this side of the river the crop in
| Windsor, Suffield and other towns is in
splendid condition and will be harvested
early Many of the farmers have gone in
to Havana seed very heavily this year, an6
the cropis certainly fine one. In Wind
sor some of the farmers have begun cut
ting. William HI. Filley, large grower
began cutting on the It'll. Charles Fow
ler's Sons of Westfeld, Mass, have beer
down through the Connecticut valley in
specting the crops and have bought five o.
six fields, including those of Messrs. Mar
shall, Holcomb Dubon and House of Pc
quonock. The price paid was from % cent
I
| buyer only takes his chances on the fall O.
prices, as the farmer must deliver the to
bacco to him in perfect condition and 81
the danger of loss by frost or other Gauss
is not obviated to the farmer The buying
of the tobacco in the field was merely t.
secure the crop to the buyer, but he take'
no chances on any damage which may hap
pen to the crop. The acreage in Windsor
and Sufield is about the same as las
year. but the product per acre will b.
much larger.
prominent tobacco dealer said Satur
day that he did not anticipate frosts before
September Is, in which case nearly all o
the crops would be harvested and housed
Of course there are some farmers who
would not be able to get in their Tobacco,
il the season lasted until December. Blu
as it looks now, the crops in general will
be out of the way by the first appearance
of frost, and the money which farmer
lost in last years crop of tobacco will b
more than made up
Slight injury was done the tobacco cro]
by the severe hail storm which poured owe
some parts of the state Sunday afternoon
The towns that largely grow tobacco es
capped the hail and got their storm in tn
form of rain.-Hartford Courant.