The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-14
ALL ABOUT GROWING TOBACCO
PROF. WHITNEY TELLS ABOUT
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.


MederO Tells of His Experiments
in Growing Tobacco Around OcaIa.
Ocsls. Fla, Jan 1S.-When the tobacco
growers convention met this mornine,
Prof Whitney, chemist Of The United
States agricultural department at Wash
ington. was introduced and made very
Instructive address on the conditions Of
the climate in the various states, as re-
lated to tobacco-growing.
Mr.. Cory of the Owl Tobacco Company
of Quincy followed. Mr.. Corrys talk was
heartily applauded,
Dr. jenkins. director of the Connecticut
experiment station. followed Mr.. Cory
and spoke largely from the standpoint of
an experimental station man. He said
every section and state in the growing
of tobacco had its own conditions and
modes of culture. lie gave a history of
his station. which the people of his state
found necessary to establish to improve
the condition of their leaf. in order TO
maintain its market. The station was
founded in 1892. The farmers formed a
stock company. and bought the land and
the state assumed the management. This
five years experiment will determine wha.
elements of soil are taken off and must
be replaced, the effects Of fertilizers on
the crop. etc. Quickly decomposing fer
tilizers and those containing salt were
positively hurtful-such as vault deposit
or night soil. Linseed, cotton seed and
castor pummice were good He said sta
BILE manure could not be depended on
as a source of plant food but it
There was no rule which they could fol-
low. To do so was gambling. Climate
was a great thing, but soil better yet if
adapted to growing tobacco. ono poor
grower in district lowered the price of
the products of a good farmer. If fertl-
lizer is needed, don't stint; put it on free
~ when you are sure you are right. Quail
~ in tobacco was everything. Better 500
pounds an acre in quality than ton in
quantity.
J. L. Modero of Ocala followed on Re
suits of his Experiments in Growing To-
bacco Around Ocala-" He visited all sec
tons of the state and settled here. be-
cause the conditions were all he could ask
similar to Cuba-and his experience dem
onstrated the correctness of his judgment.
He had doubts at first, because he had
been told Florida tobacco had no aroma.
He knew better now, for with long eXper-
fence as a smoker he could truthfuily say
that the quality and flavor of cigars made
of Florida tobacco were as good as the
best made of tobacco grown in the most
famous district of Cuba, with which he
was familiar
Next a paper of great interest was read
by o. L. Joyner of North Carolina, on
types OF tobacco in his state.
He was followed by c. r. Hulloms of
Tennessee, who told all about their crop
of 100000 pounds, which is worth $780,
600, and the profit there is in it for their
growers. If half he heard was so, and he
did not doubt it, Tennessee farmers
would make money to come to Florida
and grow wrapper tobacco. Theirs was
mostly plug, and averaged cents a
pound.
Capt. ]. b. Johnson Of Dade City,
speaking of Montaos purchase of MIR.
Coleman's tobacco at 60 cents a pound,
said Montao took it to Tampa, made five
grades of it, treated it after his process
and sold the highest grades OF the 400
pound lot for So a pound and got 60 cents
for the poorest.
The convention then named the fol-
lowing vice presidents: Milton Whitney
of Washington, A Cohen of New York,
j. d. Briggs of Kentucky, o. L. Joyner of
North Carolina, e. II. Henkins of Con-
necticut, c. J. Hullem of Tennessee, j.
Il. Culivar of Illinois and Ariel Cook of
Georgia; and the following committee to
interview the ways and means commit
tee: c. Cory of Florida, A Cohen of
New York, and Ariel Cook of Georgia.
f. 3. Moody and J. b. Johnson of the
committee on resolutions, recommended
that a permanent organization be
formed, and that it be called
the National Tobacco Growers Associa-
ton, the president TO have authority to
appoint an executive committee of TWEEN
ty-tVe.
The resolutions also thanked the rail-
roads and the people of Ocala for courte-
sizes. The resolutions were adopted.
Gen. ]. d. Briggs of Kentucky. was
nominated for president of the associa-
ton, and was elected unanimously.
Prof. Noodle was elected vice president
by reclamation, as was d. S. Williams
for secretary.
The discussion of the tariff on tobacco
last night was most interesting. Mr.. Cor
~ of Quincy, read long paper in regard
to the tariff on tobacco, in which he
claimed that the Florida growers are dis
eliminated against under the present law.
Mr.. Corrys chief grievance seemed to be
the importation of Cuban tobacco, claim
ing manufacturers were benefited at the
expense of the Florida growers.
Mr.. Gunby of Tampa, took up the ques-
ton, and said If Mr.. Cory had not said
he was "A tobacco grower i'm Florida. he
would have thought him a Sumacra im-
porter. Mr.. Gunby then defended the
present duty on Havana tobacco.
Henry Curtis introduced the following
resolution: Resolved, That it is the
sense of this meeting that an uniform
rate of duty be imposed on all tobacco inn
ported into the United States at 81 so a
pound, regardless of grade and
quality, and a committee of five
representative growers be appointed to
present the claims of this body before
the House committee on ways and means,
and such committee shall appoint a hear
ing when they take up the tobacco sched-
ule."
Mr.. Gunby said if such a law should be
passed il would drive out of the United
States every manufacturer.
Mr. Greedy of Jacksonville amended Mr..
Curtis resolution, 70 the effect that
duty be placed on Sumatra wrappers of
81 a pound on Cuban wrappers of s.. and
on Cuban filters Of 50 cents.
IL was further amended by Prof. Noodle
20 duty Of s. on all imported wrappers,
and 20 cents a pound on filters.
Both amendments were voted down, and
Mr.. Curtis resolution adopted.
Mr.. Modero, the Cuban-Ocala tobacco
grower and curer, said he deemed this dis
cussion of duty premature What he