The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-05
RAISED \ orn,~ TOBACCO o"or.
IntercstinE Experiment ~ Connec-
ticut aud Expected Eject.

From the Nov York sun
Hartford Conn An experimental crop
~ cuban tobacco has been grown this
year by A. u Brothers u roquonock
Tho growth Of the plant was wa, bel with
mucn interest as me nclI bears the only
tobacco OF the kind erowu in the state
Two wears ago Coneressman stevens
Henry sent a small package OF cuban to-
hacco seed 20 Nj Brothers The sss,ds
we're planted 500 the spriug but onlN aEht
plants mltuted From these fcW pants
were obtained the -eed that AR brothsru
planted this spring. from which De- has
raIsod uhout onc-thlrd' ~ an acre Of Gu
ban tobacco The crop WAS SUI this week.
bat not pntn DO has gone through the
sweat ana has heen cured viii It's utlii}
FOR cigar purpos,s Doe knoNt.
Tho plant .1ncr@ considerably from thc
ordinary Havana seed tobacco II ~
mu0l Simmer ana the leaves are smaller
ard dropping The texture BE- heavier tn
dieattrg that the leaves may bee used Tor
wrappers although Cuban tobacco % MOI
generally favored for wrapping the ieni
not beIng sufficiently smooth and 'hln
I Mr. Floyd. government expert mas
watched the development % this crop WIN
interest and test viii be- made 20 de-
D
wrapper. of satisfactory flavor can n'
made from this cuban tobacco
curious feature of ~" crop be that u
ls naturally spotted The leaves ar" reg
ularly and handsomely spotted ana az no
chemicals have been used q a. Suppoeen
that 10. spots ore caused hN me SUNS
or exudauons OF insects Il this D. 'n'
cas- the kind of insect s. unknown More
tobacco o. ta,ug artihciaily spotted iu the
/ o. .fH a. NaHf
ting Is done hv thu buyer. and when
there BE- "a loss BE- falls upon him. still the
growers are not wholly satisfied WIN th'
scheme They say that there t. shrfhH-
age OF from 9u to so pounds - the acre
/ The buyyr places the Joss az not over ni'N
pounds bias whatever ~ b.. 10 tal@ UPON
the buyer Great care has 90 Do n-td ~
tho application Of IN" spo'unE hhin.
II is applied too freely The plants ar
burned and made worthless To some
fields IN this state buyers have intrnsteu
tho work Of spottiug 20 ineNperlen'en
/ hands with the result that in parts oi
several heas the plants are Wiiteh an"
burned
throughout the state this seasons cror
is the largest .nd best for years "l'
! should the season be a good curing ON
the farmers will receive prices shoN" w
average. ~ ught wrappers 81 good quii-
nv ore scnres IN the market Last sea
| ON many new tobacco harns were put ~
aud building u going on thH season a.
most every farmer has little more t"-
| bacco In the grounds this year thhn ever
| hefor,. ana soieminc principles are rein@
applied 20 harvesting and curing ne crop
in the larger neids Tho experiment SO
ftan az poquouock has done much towari
/ eliminating scientific tobacco culture ~
TINS region Attention has been given 10
artinciai sweating the protection OF
whole Fields through the entire season 20
prevent injury ay hail. AMI Improvement
IN the mechanical facilities for handing
rho crop The farmers through president
Frve 81 tho Connection, Tobacco Grow
ers Association. have fought ngoinst me
/ introdurmon 81 cuban and Porto hican 60
| hacco bat are now assured that the pres
| tro 81 Connecticut tobacco for wrapping
purposes cannot be- put iu jeopardy on
oompetinon with outlandcr tobacco A.
[ the same time the agitation has been
valuable ln teaching the farmers that ~
I they would succeed In making tobacco
| raising profitable they must apply more
up-to-datc methods and scientific princi-
I Piles
| Harvesting has becn Foing on the plsi
| week ana the reason's crop everywhere r.
! bountlni ard % excellent quality There
I has been no damage by hail this wear
ana both early ana medium helds are OF
lcxur.ant growth The Int SCI, also
| viii be above the average " tho mild
/ weather continues litfle longer Eghiy-
/ FIVE pr cent 81 the crop ts rcckoned ns
good. 10 per cent small aud per cent
! mnchei Ccttonae.-d meal and cotton hull
ashes are the principal fertilizers used
I Buyers are slow IN making prices rs II
D. presidential year. They are also
/ holding on to sec how the crop cures
l From ~ to - cents a pound f. the aver
age price expected and. beedes many
farmers get o guarantee Of from go 10
500 an acre