Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-22
Many Samples of Corn And Tobacco, the
Product Of the Clarksville Tobacco
District, Displayed.

would have been had the weather
been better, it is creditable and
shows conclusively that the farmers
are taking more than ordinary inter-
est in advancing all agricultural pur-
suits.
The gathering is known as a To
bacco Congress and all subordinate
lodges within the GAINESVILLE Tobacco
District have been requested to send
delegates to it. The representation
is said to be good, probably better
than at any previous congress. The
fUnion Warehouse is responsible for
the fair and it is held in connection
with the Congress. This warehouse
has offered 1896 in premiums for the
best sample of tobacco grown in
1891. In addition TO this, premiums
have been offered by the State COM
missioner of agriculture for the best
samples of corn grown in Montgom-
cry county. These premiums have
brought out many fine samples of
corn and tobacco and the man who
thinks good farm products are
not being grown in this
section is much behind the times.
The samples OF corn embrace all va
rieties, from the yellow of long ago
to the improved Willis. A sample
of yellow corn exhibited by G. Il.
Hor5ley, of the Meadow country at
tracted more attention perhaps than
any sample with the exception of the
improved Willis, shown by Thos.
Elliott, of the First district. Mr..
HOrsley's corn was grown on hill
land, is heavy and soundyand made
a splendid yield. The improved
Willis grown by Mr.. Elliott was firm
and finty add yielded about fourteen
barrels TO the acre on hill land. The
ears were about foot in length, and
when shelled it was noticeable that
the cob was very small. This is un.
doubtedly the best variety for farm
ers to grow, and they are nearly all
partial to it. The Hickory King"
was another good variety exhibited
by Thos. l.. Mabry, of the Fonrth
district.
The premiums had been awarded
as follows at the time of going to
press:
TOBACCO CONGRESS.
The Tobacco Congress was called
to order at II O'Clock to-day in the
Criminal court room. G. d. Bell was
elected chairman and G. p. Warfeld
secretary. The morning was taken
up by hearing speeches from Com
missioner Goodwin and T. j. Oglivie,
of the State Bureau of Agriculture.
Their speeches in the main were d.
rected to the good results that are
bound to follow meetings of the
kind. Mr.. Oglivie also speaks in fa-
vor of organizing a Tennessee Insti-
tute. The object Of this organization
is that of gathering crop statistics
for the Bureau of Agriculture and of
working up more interest in agricul-
tural pursuits. The gentleman was
successful in organizing an institute
with about thirty-five members, COM
posed of some of the best farmers of
the county. f. M. Nolen was elect
ed president.
The Congress passed strong resolu-
tons favOring an honest market for
all farm products and adjourned un.
til O'Clock. At the evening session
board of directors and superinten.
dent of the Union Warehouse were
elected, but not in time to give the
result in this issue.
TENNESSEE TOBACCO.
LIST class-Best five pounds in bun
dies, Austrian or Swiss wrapper
special premium, B. X. Gold, $40
Awarded to II. s. Ivans second
premium So, Wade Wilson.
2nd class-Best five pounds in bun
dies, best American black wrapper
special premium, B. f. McKeage,
$40. Awarded to r. S. Ivans |
second premium, S., G. A. Barnes.
Bird ciass-Best five pounds in bun
dies, best German spinner; special
preminm, w. F. Dorhmann, $40,
second premium s.. c. A. Barnes,
first A. j. higgins, second.
ith class-Best five pounds in bun.
dies, best African leaf; special prem
ium, p. c. Hamburger, $40, second |
premium s.. T. Nicholson, first
j. c. Nichols, second.
9Th class-Best five pounds in bun
dies, best stemming leaf; special
premium, Jack Crouch, $40, second |
premium 50. J. r. Williams, first
j. r.. Nicholson, second.
9th class-Best five pounds in bun
dies, best bright piebald tobacco,
silky and waxey; special premium,
Ernst, Muller d Co., $40; awarded to
IL. Albright.
KENTUCKY TOBACCO.
LIST class-Best five pounds in bun