The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-26
THE
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton, Wisconsin.
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES,
Edgerton,


In a bulletin issued by the Agricul-
tural Department at Washington the
government confesses that very little IS
vet known about the curing or ferment-
ing process of tobacco. On this subject
it says:
1.-The whole process of fermentation in
this operation is largely a matter or
chance: it is not controlled, the temper
ature is not taken to note the process of
the fermentation, and nothing is done,
in point of fact except to MAINTAIN the
temperature of the room moderately
uniform during the winter season. In
some cases the fermen tatiOn IS overdOne
and in other cases it is underdone.
There is a strong feeling among the more
intelligent planters that more information
is needed upon the changes which take
place, in order that these may be care
fully controlled"
Here is a field then where line Of ex
perimental work could be carried on
that might result in inestimable value TO
the tobacco trade. The government has
undertaken scientific investigation along
other lines of far less Importance to
business interests and if it could be in
duced to take up subject that it con-
fesses there is little information yet
known about, the time and money spent
might be turned to good advantage.
The representatives of the tobacco grow
ing states in congress ought to be called
| upon to use their influence in setting the
experimental department at work on this
subject. And a better place to estab-
| lish station to follow this line OF inves-
| tigation cannot be found than in Wis
consln. Will some one start the move
ment to secure a tobacco experimental
station in this state?
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| A few crops grown from seed of the
| old fashioned Connecticut seed leaf va
riety have done remarkably we'll this
year, SO we'll in fact that we learn that a
number Of growers will plant this variety
this season. A big vein cutting leaf is in
such excellent demand by the cheroot
and little cigar manufacturer that it is
quite probable that a ready sale at good
| figures could be obtained for this class
| of leaf. Such tobacco ought however to
be grown On light soil where thin leaf
and light colors prevail. When the
are calling for a large
spready leaf it is we'll for the growers to
take notice and be prepared to furnish.
A manufacturer is always alert and look
! ing ahead to see what the trade de-
mands, so the tobacco grower who is up
to date, will have his eyes open and
ready to discount the future.
Xxx
! The Independent tobacco manufac-
| turers have been shut out of the states
of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota
| by the Wholesalers and Jobbers' Asso-
! citation of those states, which have ac-
cepted the bribes offered them by the
| Trust. Not to be outdone, the indepen-
dent manufacturers have gone to the re-
tailers direct, Offering him the jobber's
| commission in addition to his own profits,
! and the result has been several of the
| independent manufacturers have doubled
| their business in these states. The inde-
| pendent people should stop fooling with
the jobbers, if they do not do the right
thing by them, all should 60 direct to
the trade.--The Weed.
This condition was probably one rea
son for the action of The Tobacco Work
ers Union of Milwaukee who recently
have passed boycotting resolutions
against the goods of the American To
bacco Co. and warn dealers in trust
goods that they will be put on the ''un-
fair" list and ask other unions to sus-
tni, 4hn,, II, thn.r ,noc;tinn