The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-20
THE
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgertnn, Wisconsin,
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.

NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.
With the return of warm weather the
seed beds for another tobacco crop Will
be sown. The plan of sowing sprouted
seed, SO generally in favor in this state,
will in most cases be continued. The
grower is thus enabled to know IN ad-
vance whether his seed will germinate
before it is placed in the ground and if
his first effort be a failure he has yet
time to secure other seed before it is too
late. Years ago it was quite common
practice to SOW dry seed very early in
the spring or as soon as the frosts were
out of the soil. The old plan has very
largely given away now to the practice
of sowing sprouted seeds, waiting until
the spring has we'll started and ground
warm, so that a quick, rapid growth is
secured. Seed beds can thus be safely
made as late as May 1st with reason to
expect, under ordinary conditions, that
plants may be large enough to trans
plant at the usual season. Growers have
also learned by experience that it is very
| necessary to protect their plant beds by
| canvass coverings, especially when
sprouted seed is sown, to protect them
from drying winds, then If the beds are
looked after and kept watered during a
dry time, there seldom need be any fail
! ure to obtain plants in season for early
transplanting in the west. These mat
ters are so closely looked after by grow
ers now that a shortage of plants at the
| proper season are ware occasionsln this
state.
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Among insect pests, the flea beetle
does the most damage, as it attacks the
plants just as they come up 1t may be
| successfully combated by kenesene emul-
| sion Or by ashes or plaster slightly damp
ened with kerosene. In 1896, cutworms
| destroyed many beds OF plants nearly
ready to set. Any spray OF arsenites
I.strong enough to kill the worms killed
the plants, but the swee5ened bran mash
wifn paris green saved 'the beds wher-
ever used. %5lugs and weevils do great
deal of damage in wet seasons. They
rsk.ss.l be driven off by sprinkling flowers 'oi
suipher lightly over THE plants. The
Isskapher is also used bgmany to drive of
| the flea beetle
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i The national convention of Leaf To
Sacco dealers will be held in ChSeagc
May 7th- Delegates from New Asork
1 Philadelphia and other leaf centers will
he present and the meeting is looked
Iforward to with gEeat deal of interest
Arrangements are being made by the
iChicago dealers to give the leaf maen a
Il warm reception and a good time la that
city.
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InrepFy to letter from the collector
Gor tobacco growing district, In which
Rle asks whether farmer may place his
tobacco i'm the hanas ofother persons to
be sold for him. it was advised by the
commissioner <of internal revenue that
the farmer may place his tobacco an the
hands of "a qualified dealer in leaf to-
bacoc0 to be sold by him to other quail
lied dealers in leaf tobacco, or to tobacco
or cigar manufacturers, or to persons
who purchase leaf tobacco in packages
to export; but that storekeepers, ped
| dlers and other persons who WouM sell
and deliver leaf tobacco, not OF their own
raising, to consumers, would, under Sec
tion So, act of August %, 1894, be re-
garded as manufacturers of tobacco, and
all tobacco so sold by such person would
be regarded as manufactured tobacco,
| subject to tax of twelGe cents per pound.
| It is contended by the importers of
tobacco cool 81 100000 year is paid
| by them ia duties on the dampness of
tobacco when it arrives nm this country.
The difference In weight when tobacco
arrives here after sea voyage and when
taken out of bond is very material and
| is just that much loss to the importers.
| The government should stop this class
of robbery, else get Uncle Sam a mask,
| dark lantern and shootin' irons that he
may play "fuil Dress part; that the
people may all know they are being
| robbed The Louisville Weed insists
that the Dock Weight clause should be
repealed by Congress at once, it is fla
grantly unjust.
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A Havana correspondent says: From
Vuelta Abajo the reports about the new
crop continue very favorable. The to-
baceo is now being piled. Several tran
sactions of Importance in the new goods
is being reported. Rumor has it that
the prices paid for green tobacco are as
high as those which prevailed last year
namely SAC to $50 per. qtl., with green
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