The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-05-23
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Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton, Wisconsin.
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.
Wisconsin.


Reports from the various tobacco grow
ing districts of the country indicate that
an increased interest has developed this
season regarding the cultivation of shade
grown tobacco for wrapper purposes.
The experiments that have been con-
Quoted in the Connecticut Valley by the
Agricultural Department of the govern
ment the past two years have been at
tended with such success as to prompt
the growing of adegrown leaf upon
larger scale this year than ever before.
Several large companies have been or
ganized which are preparing to plant at
least 1000 acres the present season.
These companies are backed by some of
the old established packing firms who
have great confidence in the ultimate
success of their venture. As high as
$3.50 per pound was realized for the
choicest bales sold at recent auction OF
Connecticut Valley shade-grown leaf.
While the average price obtained was
much less, the net result paid the grow
ers fairly we'll upon their investment.
These experiments have demonstrated
that domestic wrapping tobacco can
be produced that will answer the re-
quirements of the manufacturing trade
that is now supplied by an imported Su-
matra tobacco
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The Connecticut method is likely to
find several imitators in the Wisconsin
tobacco growing sections this season.
These will be largely experimental, but
sufficient number of farmers will grow
limited area under canvass to test the
adabtability of the various Wisconsin
soils. So far as reported four plats in
Rock county will be put under canvass.
TheI Bemis Bros. near Footville have ar
ranged to put out three acres and have
already some of the material on the
ground for the framework. S. B. He'd
dies will grow an acre, and F. S. Baines
about IL acres in the city limits of
GAINESVILLE. w. T. Pomeroy & Co. of Ed
! gerson also contemplate putting out
half acre or such matter under can
vass. Mr.. G. F. Lang at La Crosse is ar
ranging to plant an acre and a half patch
to be covered with shade. It is quite
possible that a few patches will also be
put out by Vernon county farmers. Su-
! matra seed has been sown for these vari-
| Gus experiments and the young plants
are now we'll started. The ordinary Ha-
| vana seed type will also be tested under
shade and both varieties given fair
| trial
The growing of tobacco under shade
has been conducted for several years
past in Florida, and to the late Mr.. F. A.
| Schroeder of New York is said to belong
the credit of originating the plan. Mr.
Geo. Underhill, who represents the pres
ent firm of Schroeder & Arquimbau in
this state, has lately returned from
visit to the tobacco plantation of his
| firm at Quincy, Florida, and brings some
interesting information concerning shade
grown tobacco. His firm has 230 acres
| under cultivation at Quincy, all of which
is shaded with narrow 21a inch board
| strips, which is the usual method of cov-
ering the fields in that state. The en-
| tire tract is also under irrigation and no
| such thing as crop failure has been
known since they commenced to grow
Florida Sumatra wrappers. Their to-
baccos are cured and put up for market
like the imported Sumatra tobacco and
| is sold alongside of it in the markets of
the country. The Owl Tobacco Co., A.
Cohn & Co. of New York, and Tassig &
Co. of Chicago also have large tobacco
plantations in this vicinity. Mr.. Under
hill attended the auction sale of shade
grown leaf in Hartford, Conn, recently
and gives it as his opinion that the Flor
ida grown leaf is much superior wrap
per in every way. He expects to return
to Florida in July and take charge of the
plantation of his firm at Quincy. The
most of the present crop is now out and
stands knee high, though some late
paintings are yet to be made.
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GAINESVILLE leaf tobacco dealers are de-
termined to resist in every possible way
the recent raise in the cost of insurance
on tobacco warehouses and their con-
tents. They will favor those companies
that insure at the old rates, and il neces-
sary will form a local insurance COM
pany A we'll attended meeting of The
Janesville Leaf Tobacco Dealers asso-
citation was held at the Office of the asso-
citation Saturday evening and the ques-
tion of insurance rates was pretty thor
oughly discussed from all standpoints
The secretary was instructed to investi-
gate the standing of certain insurance