The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-31
Tsbseee n Kansas.


We note that the farmers in enc or
counties In Kansas are making
quite an effort to introduce tobacco
culture in that state, as the following
telegram to the st. Louis Republic
shows:
TOPEKA, KAs., March 2l.-Hereto-
fore the cultivation Of tobacco In
Kansas has been regarded rs an e1-
pertinent, but recently that industry
has received quite an impetus and the
week promises to become ono Of the
profitable crops Of the State. Within
the past two weeks about Is families
from Eastern Kentucky have located
in Miami, Anderson and Franklin
counties, in the eastern part of the
State, for the purpose Of growing To-
bacco. This makes over so families
who have located in these three
counties from Kentucky for the pur-
pose OF raising tobacco. Some Of
them have been there for several years
aad have given the experiment a
thorough test. 1t is estimated that AL
average Of 10 acres to each family, or
Z total of 800 acres, will be planted in
tobacco this spring. All are experts
in this branch Of agriculture and are
confident of success.
Those who have been cultivatins
tobacco for the past three years in
that section say that their crops have
averaged about 1900 pounds an scre
and that II has sold at from 10 to Il
cents q pound, or more th,n $3.50 Al
acre. The quality is pronounced
equal to the best that is raised in thu
famous tobacco fields of Mason Coun,
ty, Kentucky, or the Ohio countr,
just acrsss the river.
The Paola Board of Trade is ofer
ing every encouragement to farmer
who will raise tobacco and will furnish
seed free. A movement has beer
started to erect . tobacco warchous,
there. A proposition has been sub
nitted by . prominent firm Of tobac
co merchants 10 construct q war,
house As soon rs 200 acres have beer
planted in Miami County alone, ant
the crop is seen to be growing. Tbi
proposition will certainly be accepted
tor there Is little doubt that thi
much will be planted, even II NJ
special effort is made. The ware
house men have promised to max,
advances on the growing crop whc,
desired"
The merchants Of Psolo evident
ly are more wide awake to the ad
vantage that would result to then
from the culture of tobacco than tn,
merchants OF Cape Girardeau ]
seems TO US that if the farmers of thi
county and Stoddard and Scott coult
be induced to raise tobacco, that th,
merchants of this city would reap tn,
greatest benefit. 1t should be re.
memhered that raising tobacco in thil
country is not an experiment, bui
that tobacco can be raised here al
good IS any where in Kentucky, be,
cause good tobacco has been raised
here in the past. The high price Of
wheat and improved machinery for
harvesting it caused the farmers Of
this county TO stop raising tobacco
but tho low price of wheat will now
compel them to take up tobscco cal
ture again. II only takes a short time
to put in a wheat crop and only takes
. week or ten days te harvest q very
big crop with machinery in these
days and our farmers have had q very
easy time of it, as long as the price OF
wheat was high, but now with every
prospect that wheat next August will
be worth IS cents per bushel in this
market, they will have 10 give up. to
somc extent any way, relying on
wheat alone. Our merchants Zoe
will feel in the falling of of trade that
the low price o fwheat effects business.
II several Thousand acres were plant
ed with tobacco In this neighborhood
the loss of business oecasioned by low
price Of wheat would be speedily
made up by the money realized from
this crop. Why can not our mer-
chants make up two or three big
premiums for the farmers that raise
the largest crop of tobacco In the
territory tributary to Cape Girardeau?
We would like to see q premium of
800 offered to the farmer raising the
crop of tobacco and premiums
Of $50 and S25 to the farmers that