The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-06-05
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Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton. Wisconsin.
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The following suggestions are offered
the growers of Wisconsin tobacco by the
officials of the growers and dealers asso-
ciation:
The phenomenal crop of 1902 has
passed from first hands at remuneratlve
prices; never in the history of the to-
bacco industry of the state has there
been so little tobacco in the farmers
hands June LIST. The season OF l9O3 has
opened with fattering prospects. The
copious spring showers have brought
forth an abundant supply of early plants,
and the acreage in the state will be in
creased at least 10 per cent. Growers
are urged to exert themselves, and nave
their ground ready for early planting.
Tobacco planted from the lst to the Zoth
of June and pushed to early maturity
will be a quick seller at good prices.
Manufacturers and dealers want ripe,
mellow, we'll cured goods. Farmers hav'
ing crops we'll matured and ready TO
bundle early in the season will have buy
ers galore and money to celebrate
Christmas tide. One acre of early, we'll
matured tobacco is worth three OF late
setting, half matured when harvested.
Wisconsin farmers can i'll afford to
spend their time growing low grade to-
bacco. Wisconsin is known to the to-
bacco world as a binder state. Nearly
all high grade domestic cigars contain
large per cent of we'll matured Wlscon-
sin tobacco. The season of 1903 should
demonstrate the superior grade OF Wis
consin tobacco, so as to give us national
prominence. Growers are urged to work
for early maturity and national reputa-
ton as cigar leaf producers. Let the era
of prosperity be manifest all along the
line. Let the watchword Wisconsin
to the front"
Cigar leaf dealers and others interest
ed in obtaining uniform rate OF duty
on tobacco may rest assured that when
the time comes that something can be
done in this direction the movement will
have the support of the Secretary OF the
Treasury, provided Secretary Shaw is at
that time at the head of the department.
The Washington correspondent OF the
U. S. Tobacco Journal is informed or
competent authority that Secretary Shaw
favors a uniform duty. In fact, while IN
Chicago recently, Secretary Shaw as
sured the tobacco men that he would
advocate uniform tariff on tobacco ii
the occasion offered. The Treasury De
partment is fully alive to the advantages
that would accrue from change in the
present tariff to uniform rate, but Sec
retary Shaw is very anxious to avoid
doing anything that will tend to precipi
| tate revision of the tariff at the pres
ent time and consequently counsels pa
tience on the part of those seeking tc
obtain a uniform rate. There is reason
to believe that Secretary Shaw has beer
inoculated with the Iowa idea" and
! that he thinks revision of the tariff is
/ only question of time. When the re-
vision comes assurances have been given
that the Treasury Department will earn
estly support the making of uniform
| rate on tobacco, but it does not wish tt
do anything which might precipitate
such revision.
If the uniform rate of duty which the
is. Tobacco Journal says the Treasury
Department favors has reference to only
Cuban tobaccos, there will probably be
but little opposition to the proposition
from domestic growers. But if the
scheme is to open the door to Sumatra
and other foreign leaf at lower rate
congress must be prepared to listen to
lusty protests from the domestic pro
ducers of tobacco.
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The cut rate war which has ragged sc
furiously for months in the larger cities
will probably be called off soon. The
policy of slaughtering manufactured to-
bacco and cigars for the purpose oi
building up trade has not proven a sue
cess either as business builder Or g
money saver. The general rule of trade
is to meet competition at all points and
no one for any length of time derives
benefit from unnecessarily cutting prices
except the consumer Manufacturers
can stand the drain of losses for time
but,sooner or later it becomes tiresome
That "tired feeling has already begun
to prevade the trade and there are evi-
dences present that normal conditions
must soon prevail again.
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In wet lransplanting season and very
frequently in early set fields, or upon
soil where much vegetation has been
turned under, cut worms are often trou.
blesome. These pests may be caught by
putting on each hill, or every few hills
at night, bit of clover, cabbage or
other tender green stuff the worms rel
ish. These should first be covered with
a mixture of paris green, one part to
-four twenty parts, or dipped in a pail of
water containing tablespoonful of the
poison.
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