The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-29
A TOBACCO FARM.
What Can be Done With the Weed
Near Waycrcss.


Waycross, Ga, Sept. 2S.-The Way
cross experimental tobacco farm is sit
uated four miles from Waycross and
within 100 yards of the Waycross Air
Line railroad. 1t contains IS acres. Mr..
w A. Paschal, the superintendent, lives
in handsome residence which is sur
rounded by beautiful grove of old-field
pines. There are three large tobacco
barns
The soil of the farm is sandy. with
clay subsoil about ten inches from the
surface. 1t is not considered good larm-
ing land in this section, as crops of corn
and cotton formerly grown there were
far below the average, although an
abundance of fertilizers were used The
land has been under cultivation for
eighty-two years. The originators of the
experimental farm are citizens of this
place, and they selected this site because
the success resulting from the expert
ments would be very gratifying to those
concerned, as the soil is considered very
poor.
The farm was started in January, 1892
A few acres only were planted. The sea-
sons were not favorable A long drought
in the spring caused the stand to be poor.
An inexperienced man was engaged to
seen a field of growing tobacco, although
he claimed to be an expert tobacco grower
from North Carolina The work was
badly managed and the fact of the
mans incOmpetency was plainly re
vealed to the stockholders He was
discharged in April. The management
then secured the services of Mr.. W. A
Paschal, who has had many years of ex-
perience in growing tobacco. He took
pb a of 20 70 an 10 taab 4 No
spite the hindrances to the growing of
the crop, the result of the first years ex-
pertinent was extremely gratifying. This
year the area was increased to
forty acres The work was done accord
ing TO the directions of the superintendent.
Fifteen acres were planted in the Hester
and long leaf Googh, (plug leaf which
grew rapidly and ripened beautifully.
Three hundred pounds of fertilizer per
twenty-five to forty-fve leaves per stalk
1t was cured on the Snow curing sticks,
but not by the Snow process. Tenacres
were planted in Cuban Havana, Cigar
leaf Two hundred pounds of guano per
acre were used. The plants flourished
and matured three weeks earlier than the
plug type. This variety grows finely in
South Georgia and is equal to the best
Cuban grown tobacco. 1t was
of simple Ventilation. Other varieties
were grown on the remaining fifteen acres
OF the different varieties grown on the
farm this year the result of the expert
ment is as follows: Nicaragua stands
first American Havana, second Cuban
Havana, 1.-TWO years seed) third; Com
stock Spanish, fourth, On the forty
acres, 10000 pounds of excellent cured
leaf were obtained. The cost attached
70 tbfv Of nd fl,a
tobacco, amounted to about 81 900 or $25
per acre. From the above results of the
second years experiment one can easily
determine what can be done in tobacco
growing in South Georgia on good soil
which is adap ed to the successful grow
ing of grain and other crops. The cost is
cheaper than anywhere else in the
United States and the quality of tobacco
is as good. The work of resweating the
tobacco Is being done now, preparatory to
the manufacture of cigars. The cigars
will be made here by the experimental
farms employees, and will no doubt meet
the popular demand. The farmers of
this section have watched the results of
the experiments on the farm for two
years, and have become greatly inter-
ested in the growing of tobacco.
Several farmers planted from five
year. 1t has been superintended by Mr..
Paschal. The experiment. has proved re-
marka bly, successful. A talk with some
of the enterprising farmers who have OBJ
served the experiments at the farm, has
revealed the fact that good acreage of
tobacco will be planted in this county
next year. 1t is certain that within a few
years south Georgia will produce an
abundance of tobacco, and Waycross will
have warehouses, cigar and plug tobacco
factories, and will be the tobacco center
of Georgia.