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Evening star., 1899-07-29
Agricultural Philanthropy,


Agricultural PhiIanthropy.
The spirit Of philanthropy is fertile In
the invention of new fields for benevolent
effort. An association, whose secretary is
the Hon. Caroline Roche, has been formed
for the purpose of encouraging the planting
of flowers and shrubs in railway cuttings
and embankments. There are in Great
Britain 10000 miles of these cuttings many
of them as barren as Sahara. The railway
companies and the public would, of course
have to be satisfied that this charitable
gardening involved no serious risk to life
or interference with traffic, but it seems
the companies are friendly to the idea.
Earl Grey, writing in Lady Warwick's new
magazine, the Woman's Agricultural Times
states that one of the principal railway
companies, having been approached, has
declared itself pleased with the scheme.
TWO directors are of opinion that If the
$4,000 permanent way men. who are broad
ly speaking, stationed in groups of five on
every section of two miles. could be inter
eSted in helping local effort to make their
respective sections attractive the result
would be satisfactory to the owning compa-
nies, and also to the travelling public. Earl
Grey cheerfully suggests that ladies Who
are fond Of gardening should form them
selves into committees to take charge of a
five or ten-mile section Of railway, collect
funds for the purpose of seeds and plants
for the wages of labor, the reward of rail-
way men and possibly, where local enthu-
siasm is sufficiently developed, for the en-
ployment of a gardener of their own 1t
will be interesting to observe how the pro-
posal Is taken up. If once beginning were
made 1t might perhaps be initiated on other
railways and become popular. The pro-
moters dream of competing companies en-.
tering on a kind of flower-show rivalry
measured by the mile, and that a display
of ornamental shrubbery and color through
an otherwise depressing district may be
held out as an inducement to passengers
to book by that particular route. No doubt
II that particular route were otherwise as
handy there would be many who would
prefer 1t. Hiding the grossness with fair
ornament was to Bassanio a base form OF
outward show and deception, but In a
gloomy railway cutting nothing could be
more delightful. We suspect, however that
Lady Warwick and her friends hardly real
ize the extent of the draft they propose to
make on the good nature Of manhood.
Valuable Books Going to America.
The American book collecting millionaire
is rapidly denuding this country of its rar.
Evening star., 1899-07-29

II has been estimated that English people
use an average OF eight matches each per-
son per day. and annually over 100, ,000-
oo0.oOo are burned. The largest match fac
tory is IN Austria, and each year it uses
22.OOO pounds of phosphorus, turns out
2.5OoW0.OO0,OOO matches. and for the boxes
alone 10000 feet of wood are used.
Evening star., 1899-07-29

1t is believed that the most ancient die
tionary in the world is the Chinese lexicon.
compiled by Pacut-she 1000 years before
Christ.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-06
Connecticut Valley.

Sales of the 1899 crop are being made
and also preparation for asserting. Many
of the earlier crops will be at once as
sorted and given forced sweat. The
packers will be busy asserting soon after
the middle of October with full gangs of
men, and soon after the steam box will
be in use. We understand that the
packer at Whately Station has 30 men
engaged for work; and his apparatus for
sweating is said to be first class. Some
the early crops are being stripped now,
and the growers are we'll pleased with
their crops. They are light in color,
large in leaf, sound as rock, fine and
silky. 1t is quite probable that the new
crop will appear on the market before
the end of December. All the packers
seem to think that it is the early bird
that will have the best of the market.
We heard one make remark that a
light wrapper would command almost
any price he would dare to put on first
class goods. All this goes to show that
our farmers need have but slight fear of
the Sumatra. 1t is evident that the
smoker wants fragrant wrapper rather
than the uncanny Sumatra. Fashion
can't always hold the front place unless
it possesses quality. The world moves.
and good looks alone can't always be in
the ascendant, Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-06
NUMBER As.

by one of the largest packers, who has
ridden for weeks all over the tobacco
growing sections of Wisconsin, that the
80 crop will not yield more than 10000
boxes of available binder leaf, because
70 per cent. of the entire crop has been
stunted in its growth, and is consequent
ly short and thick and stumpy in leaf.
IT, therefore, our cigar industry keeps on
increasing as it did during the past two
months of the current fiscal year, the
chances are that our market will be
cleaned of every sprig of cigar leaf be-
fore the new year comes around, and
factories will be compelled to shut down
on account of lack of cigar leaf
The Sumatra market is holding its
own with view of very lively business
during the next few months. Its con-
sumption is bound to increase, and to
recover not only it's former proportion
but to exceed it by goodly percentages.
Sales for the week abobt 300 bales.
The Havana market remains un-
changed. Everybody is waiting for the
arrival of the new crop, meanwhile eX-
hausting all the odds and ends to be
found anyWhere.-Journal
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-06
New YORK Sept. 30, '99.

In the first two months of the present
fiscal year, which dates from July /, and
for which alone the official stamp re-
ceipts have so far been published, the
output of our cigar industry increased
by over one hundred and sixty-seven
millions, a phenomenal and unprece-
dented increase, on which we comment
editorially in this issue. If the increase
should continue in the same ratio during
the entire fiscal year, it would close with
a total increase of over a thousand mil
lions, and famine in cigar leaf would
be the inevitable consequence. The con
dition of the market to-day presages al
ready a scarcity With the exception of
a few lots of Big Flats, nearly all the
suitable domestic wrapper leaf, whether
sound or damaged, has gone into con-
sumers' hands, and to supply the un
avoidable deficiency the 'o8 Wisconsin
will have to fill the breach. No wonder
that there is such an early and prema-
ture scramble to secure the green New
England crop. The market for the pres
ent has quieted down from sheer ex-
haustion The only activity during the
week was in '98 Wisconsin, of which
about 1900 boxes changed hands at
prices ranging from IL to 1913 cents.
But the price of Wisconsin is bound to
go up, as the SO crop will furnish but
limited quantity of available binder leaf,
which, in case of necessity, might also
serve as substitute for wrappers on
cheroots and little cigars. 1t is estimated
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-06
Lancaster.
LANCASTER New ERA, Sept 26, '99.

Notwithstanding the large sales of last
woek, the market continues fairly active
since. Manufacturers, under the stimu-
lus of a busy demand, appear to feel
warranted in buying literally of such
tobacco as their trade requires. Along
with this there is also more or less of a
speculative movement, which carries off
a good many goods, giving more or less
activity to our market. The following
sales are reported: A. M. Hess sold 226
cases; @. III. Welchans & Co. sold 165cs;
Julius Fox sold 64cs; Charles Tole
bought 800cs, and |. III. Weaver sold 700
cases; in all 1,955cs
From the paragraphs which appeared
last week in our exchanges from this
county, one would suppose about all the
tobacco has been housed. But several
long trips into the northeastern and
southeastern portions during the closing
days of last week showed a good deal of
tobacco still in the field October will
probably be here before the last has been
put away, which is unusually late for
this locality. The crop is considered to
be an average one in quality, but less
pounds per acre than usual.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-06
Patents Granted.

List of Patents granted to citizens of
Wisconsin for the week ending Oct. I'd.
reported expressly for The Reporter
through the patent and law office of o.
e. Duffy, TOT G. ST., N. w. Washington,
D. c., from whom copies can be had for
twenty-five cents each:
James G.. Chandler, Racine, syringe;
John P. Donovan, Phillips, stack roof;
John r. Freuler, Milwaukee, copying
press; Frederick Hachmann, Whitefish
Bay, feed box; Charles F. Kade She
boygan, folding table; Joseph Koenig,
Two Rivers, making metal combs; Jos.
Koenig, Two Rivers, grinding, polishing
or buffing machine; Joseph Koenig, Two
Rivers, and n. Dedrick Manitowoc,
comb cutting machine; Franklin Yates,
Racine, sash holder and fastner; Carl Z.
E. Zimmerman, Cumberland, pendulum
escapement.
TOBACCO.
John w. Dunn, Newark, N. j., cigar
making machine; John w. Dunn, New
ark, n j., machine for cutting out cigar
wrappers and binders; Leon .Schoonover.
Pa, shears for cutting stalk
tobacco; Theodore M. Wilson, Canton,
ILL.,, device for bundling cigars.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-06
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET

EDGERToN, Wis, October 6, 1899.
Riding for the new crop has about
ceased for the present and only few
scattering sales have been reported dur
ing the week. Each of the firms whose
buyers were swarming the growing sec
tions few weeks ago have taken their
men out of the field. At the present
writing matters dre quiet throughout
the tobacco sections. Some hunting of
scattering lots of old goods has been
done of late and Soverhill & Porter have
picked up about $50 cases from growers,
at prices quoted in the following tran
sactions:
Roberts & Fosdahl, 35cs '98 at Sic.
John Sampson, 23cs '98 at SIC.
Sampling is still engrossing the at
tention of the packers and while some
business is being done no important
transactions have reached us.
A heavy freeze during the week it was
feared might be productive of fat stems
in the shed but up to date no injury
from this source is reported. The early
harvested tobacco is now pretty we'll
cured down.
The shipments out of storage reach a
total of 11O0cs, % carloads, for the week
from this station to all points. Since
last report 615cs of cigar leaf were ex-
ported from New York.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-06
New York.
New YORK, Sept 81, '99.

The seed leaf market during the past
the trade designate of the "betwixt and
between is still on and active dealing is
being held back by the scarcity of mar
ketable stock. Old binder and filler
goods are comparatively scarce, and the
new Wisconsin and Pennsylvania pack
ings from which the deficiency must be
made up, are just being sampled. AS
stated in our last report, some new sam
pies of these tObaccoes are already be-
ing shown, and few sales have been
made. However, it will probably be a
couple of weeks before the goods will be
generally available. Quite number of
out-of-town dealers and manufacturers
are in the city, but their presence thus
far has not served to stimulate the local
leaf market.
Havana Nothing of an encouraging
nature has developed since our last re-
port. Importers, to use trade phrase,
are "sitting" on the last few bales of
their depleted holdings, and business
has been reduced to a strictly retail
basis A few sample bales of new goods
have been sold, but it is too early, of
course, to make any showing with the
'99 crop, and the home market is prac-
tically dead.
Sumatra healthy undercurrent of
business continues to be felt in this
branch of the trade. The demand seems
to be we'll distributed as to year, quality
and color. the inquiry being about even
for new and old, plain and spotted,
light and medium tobaccos. Sales re-
ported during the past week amount to
about 300 bales.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-06
BaldWinSViIle, n, Y.

This has been a disagreeable week in
a climatic way, and with various attrac-
tions has not left much time for business.
Buyers are riding, our correspondents say
'looking," and we hear of a few sales.
The New York market conditions still
continue encouraging. Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-06
MIAMIsBURG, OHIO, Sept. 20, '99.

The market is steady, with numerous
buyers on the roads and no change in
prices. Spanish and seedleaf are still in
the lead, Dutch not as yet receiving
much attention.
A light rain on the night of the Oath
failed to bring tobacco in case, on ac-
count of cold wind.
Quotations: For go Spanish 10c; '98
do. to &c; Dutch to 10c; seedleaf 6 to
7c; '99 Spanish to &c; seedleaf 8 to Sc;
Dutch nominal at to 7c. Shipments 6
carloads-News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-06
New York.

Sales of Seed Leaf Tobacco reported
for The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter by
J. S. Cans Son, Tobacco Broker, No. 1913
Water Street New York, for the week
ending, Oct. 6, 1899:
15Ocs '98 N. E. Hav. at 20 to 55c.
75cs '98 n. E. seedleaf at 80 to SOC.
150cs 98 Zimmers at 13 to 15c.
125cs '97 Zimmers at 16c.
1OOcs '97 Pen. seed at II to 13c.
150cs '98 Pa Hav at II to 12c.
125cs 99 Pen. seedleaf at 1Oc
200cs '96 Wis Hav. II to 12c.
150cs '97 Wis. Hav. at 824 to 91ac.
Total 1225cs.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-06
THE
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton, Wisconsin.
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.

The u. S. Tobacco Journal has dis
covered another reason to account for
the early buying of the Wisconsin crop
in the fields, which is given in another
column. Some one has figured it out to
this newspaper that the present crop
"will furnish but limited quantity of
available binder leaf, which, in case of
necessity, might serve as substitute for
wrappers on cheroots and little cigars"
AS authority it quotes from a New York
packer who has ridden the growing dis
tricts of our state and who says 'that
the '99 crop will not yield more than 30
600 boxes of available binder leaf, be-
cause rs per cent of the crop has been
stunted in growth, short, thick and
stumpy in leaf" If this is the correct
situation, then the explanation is ample
and the reasoning would indicate that
most of the good tobacco is already
bought up and doubtless the packer
quoted is one of those holding large
tobacco was green in the fields. There
is scarcely any question but many of the
late fields looked rather "short and
stumpy'' when the early contracts were
made before harvest, but three or four
weeks time that elapsed before cutting
made some remarkable changes in this
tobacco and the writer is not disposed to
believe so large proportion of it will fall
below grade suitable for domestic
binder purposes. At least he hardly be-
lieves it is just the right thing to do to
cry down the quality of crop in ad-
vance of time when the cured samples
can be seen and it's quality foretold.
XXX
It is rather hard upon such staunch
friend of Sumatra as the u. S. Tobacco
journal to admit that the manufacture
ing trade is turning toward domestic
wrappers again. It is hardly fair or
truthful even to charge the enormous
and almost instantaneous increase" to
the startling production of little cigars
alone. The swapping up of the '98 New
England and Big Flats as quickly as
they were thrown u BON the market tends
rather to show that trade is shifting to
domestic wrappers for all grades turned
out of the factories. The success of
some of the large factories with seed and
Havana goods has started a hoste of
smaller ones into similar line and do
mestic wrapper stock brings almost fabu-
lous prices again. The vredict of the
smoker who has tried it is that domes-
tic wrapped cigar now fills the bill and
the fad that the eye alone must settle
the question of good cigar, is fast pass
ing out of date.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-06

After extended correspondence, The
N. E. Homestead made it's annual fore
cast as to the probable cigar leaf tobacco
crop of the country. Ohio comes in first
with by far the largest acreage, but
drouth, insects, hail and frost have re-
duced the yield per acre so that the crop
will not make so enormous a total yield
as it might. While there are some mag
nificent pieces, the average yield for the
entire state is low.
The past few years there has been a
big increase in the acreage of Wisconsin
leaf This year, there is probably &c, 400
acres, and as the crop and general con-
dition is unusually fine, it will probably
average 1900 pound per acre.
Tobacco is raised in PENNSYLVANIA in
the counties of Lancaster, York, Tioga,
Bradford, Clinton, Chester, Bucks and
scattering pieces in few other counties
The acreage planted this year was larger
than for several years, but early summer
drouth ruined plants and reduced their
size, and hail storms in many sections
rendered so much destruction that the
average yield will probably be no more
than last year. There are, however,
great many very fine crops, and Penn
sirable than for some time.
New York growers increased their
acreage perceptibly. The York state
crop has gone into the barns = in prime
condition and with very little injury.
The acreage, estimated at 1920 acres, we
believe will average 400 pounds per
acre.
The syndicates and the few farmers of
Florida and Georgia growing the weed
probably had 5000 acres Georgia to-
bacco averaging 700 and Florida leaf $50
pounds per acre. Lack of buyers and
suitable market has discouraged the
once promising tobacco industry of Flor
ida, and it is on the wane. Texas, like
wise, meets difficulty in selling it's to-
bacco, which is reflected in a smaller
acreage.
fuThe New England leaf has had most
favorable season The 100 acres in New
Hampshire will probably make 1000
poundsper acre, or 10000 pounds; Yer
mont 149 acres at 1900 pounds per acre,
223, 800 pounds; Massachusetts, 3700 acres
at 1900 pounds per acre, nearly 100000
pounds, and Connecticut $500 acres at
1000 pounds per acre, or 13,50O,000
pounds. This is total for New Eng
land of nearly 100000 pounds, or ST.
143 cases.
The table of probable acreage and
yield per acre may require correction as
to weight of leaf, but the estimates sub
mitted herewith are the average of re-
ports of many growers:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-28

Farmers Can No Longer Anord 90
Hatch Chickens without the
Aid Of Encubators.

The farmer who raises more than 100
chickens cannot afford TO hatch them
with hens. The average farmer should
arrange with his wife and girls 20
hatch as many chickens as can be cared
for during the coming season. The
farmer has every advantage as poul-
try raiser over the man who makes
specially OF il. He produces nearly ey-
erything that is needful In the way OF
feed and can provide shelter for an un'
usually large number very cheapIy by
making straw houses or other make
shifts for temporary use.
Where this plan is followed incuba-
tors and breeders are used 10 greatest
advantage. These machines have been
so nearly perfected that a boy or girl
of average intelligence can care for
them without difficulty. The children
take an interest in such things and soon
learn how TO operate them perfectly,
and once this knowledge is acquired the
presence OF an incubator or two is cause
for very little extra work.
When an incubator is used the chicks
al. come out at one time, and. being Of
one age, have an equal chance 10 grow
up. IL is no more trouble 10 take care
OF 100 chickens in good brooder than
il is TO watch an old hen with three
q clens. An incubator Is much easier
10 care for than lot OF sitting hens, and
il Is reliable in every way. II does not
get tired OF sitting and strike. nor does
il get fussy and scratch n lot OF valuable
eggs into a heterogeneous mass Of shell,
contents and nest material.
A sewing machine is considered indis-
pensable and to go without a moving
machine is TO be very far behind the
times. The man who would make his
poultry most profitable must use an in.
cubator and breeders in order o derive
tn greatest profits from his flock.
These machines are cheaper than ever
and better than ever. No class OF ma
chinery has been improved TO a greater
extent than these and they are now so
perfect. that the old claim hat "a child
can operate them" is literally true
Farmers Voice.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-28
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Leghorns and brahmas do not thrive
well together.
From this time on through the win
ter give the fowls warm breakfast.
Buckwheat bran and mashed pota-
toes make a frst-class warm mash tor
breakfast.
II the fowls have bowel disease change
the food for a day or two and also
change the grit.
Roup is so contagious that on its first
appearance the only safe plan is TO
take away all affected fowls.
Feathers on the legs, large combs aud
warts and heavy crests do not add any
thing TO the egg production.
Put an old cock. not over two years.
with the laying pulleis. and fully ma
tured, well developed young one with
the old hen.
DO not throw the scraps from the
table 10 the poultry after each meal.
Save them up o cook until soft and give
them warm for morning meal. Cook
them in milk. IL possible.-St. Louis Re
public.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-28
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