Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-18

doubt whatever as to the great adj
vantage of such protection, and it
should be given in all ATTITUDES where
the thermometer ever touches 10
degrees below zero.
DepIores Valley Tobacco Culture.
Rev. H. P. Cutter of Maiden, agent
for the Massachusetts, total abstinence
society, deplores the increasing
amount Of tobacco culture in the Con
necticut valley, as he reported at the
monthly meeting of the society. lie
has just completed an extended tour
Of Hampdcn, Hampshire, Worcester,
Middlesex and Essex counties, three
months having been spent in the Con-
necticut valley. In the valley he was
surprised at the rapidly increasing
cultivation Of tobacco and what he was
pleased to term rum rule" He de-
plored the fact that the beautiful
valley is fast being devoted to a
growth of the weed, which has come
to be almost the only object for farm
ing in some sections, Hatfield and
Westfeld being notable examples.
Some Tobacco "Don'ts."
Here are some "dont's" for tobacco
growers, published by the Homestead:
Don't ever take down wet tobacco; 1T
never will look we'll again. Don't put
tobacco in bundle and stamp it in.
Don't press the bundles too hard
Don't expect big price for a lot Of
rubbish mixed in; this will always
show the first thing when opening
bundles for inspection. Don't put
water on the tobacco to dampen it:
nine times out of 10 it will do damage.
Don't think your tobacco is all right
and not go near it for a month; if you
do, you will find it all wrong.
Notes.
In proof that abandoned farms are
more largely the result Of barrenness
of brain than of SOIL" an exchange
reports that on one Of these in Mas
sachusetts a farmer from Long Island
who knows something about farming
has this year planted 81 acres With
potatoes, from which he is now gather
per acre. dispoeing of the same N
Worcester at from $3.50 to SIS per
barrel. At the lowest figure he will
receive over. $4,000 for the crop, or at
least 20 times the amount he paid for
the land. At this rate few more
experiments by Long Island farmers
will redeem the waning reputation Of
the agricultural district of Massachu-
sets.
The secretary of the Massachusetts
state board of agriculture has issued
descriptive catalogue of farms for sale
at prices low in proportion to the cost
of their buildings and their productive
capacity. There are so farms ad-
vertised for Berkshire county, Is for,
Franklin, Is for Hampden, 13 for
Hampshire county, making total Of
| SO for western Massachusetts. This
work fshe state board was begun 10
years ago and the results in farms
sold seem to justify it's continuance.
It is said that Chicago spectators
| have set aside fund of $3,000,00O,
and have their agents in New York
and Pennsylvania buying up apples.
and corner in the fruit is talked of.
A high price in the northern apple
regions will bring out an unusual
quantity from the Virginias, North
Carolina. Missouri and Arkansas
where they are relatively abundant,
and in years of cheapness unable,
from cost of transportation to make
competition.
A Boston agricultural paper makes
this observation: One who follows the
Boston market year after year notices
that it's distributing trade area is be-
coming more circumscribed. Other
New England cities are becoming
trade centers, and as they get Boston
freight rates from the west their
merchants can get supplies at home
cheaper than to send to Boston for
them and pay the freight out.
The Vermont potato crop is much
below the average, but is somewh 1t
larger than was at first expected. The
prevalence of dry rot is complained of
in all pOtato-raising sections. The
state experiment station early an
ticipated the trouble and advised
treatment of the vines by spraying.
Wherever the advice was needed and
the instructions followed a fairly good
crop is being harvested.
The United States government cen
sus bureau Friday announced that
statistics Of agriculture for Con-
necticut. 1t shows that 74.6 per cent
Of the land surface of the state con-
sists of farms, numbering 26,948 in all
, Their value is $97 ,O6S, Of which
$449S3,5 represents the value of the
buildings and $52.441, sos the land and
improvements exclusive of buildings.
A course in corn judging is offered
this fall to students of the Illinois
college of agriculture. The work be-
gan September IS, and will continue
nine weeks. This is the first time
such course has been offered any
where in the world.