The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-10
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Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton. Wisconsin.
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.

The warm growing weather needed for
the making of the corn and tobacco crop
has been present for the past two weeks,
working wonderful changes in the pros
poets or the tobacco fields. The growth
has been so rapid that the plants are
fairly jumping and if the present condi-
tions continue for another ten days all
the delays in the getting out of the crop
will be lost sight of. The early planted
fields show an advancement scarcely be-
hind those of other years at this date,
while the progress Of the later set is
quite satisfactory to growers. One OF
the surprises of the season is that the
outlook should improve so rapidly. It is
most encouraging sign to see a crop
come up under such conditions, for it is
the quick growing tobacco that is most
desirable for binder purposes. Frequent
showers to keep uniform development
of the crop are now needed for the COM
ing few weeks, and another tobacco crop
will be assured. The next thirty days
will most likely decide its fate. At the
present writing the prospects give hope
to the tobacco growers of this state.
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The experiments which DR.. Harvey
W. Wiley, the Chief of the Bureau of
Chemistry of the Department of Agri-
culture, has been conducting at the
some day to be of considerable interest
to all users of tobacco. At the conclusion
of the tests of the effect of the various
mined, Dr. Wiley will take up the ques-
ton of the effect tobacco has upon the
digestion and on the human system in
general. 1t is understood that he will
peoceed as has done in the case of the
foods, that is, he will take pure tobacco
IN various forms, smoking and chewing,
and see what effect it's use has upon the
consumer when taken in small quaint
ties, larger quantities and so on. He
will then take up the adulterated totsac-
co and ascertain by experiments what
effect tobacco of this character has upon
the system. 1t is DIR. Wiley's intention
to take men who are regular saa0kers
and ascertain their physical condition as
to their heart action, breathing diges-
ton, ETC.. whiEe continuing the use of to-
bacco under NSrmal conditions, and then
to have these anen to suddenly cease the
use of tobacco entirely. The effect of
such stoppage will be carefully noted,
and DIR. Wiley expects to be able to re-
port on tine benefits or injuries in the
sudden change of the habits of smokers
and chewers. i.
1t is estimated that there are not few
er than 100000 persons that earn their
living, in whole or in part, from the
growing and the manipulation of the
tobacco plant. In the United States
alone there are no fewer than 657, us
persons engaged in growing, curing and
manufacturing this product, besides
those engaged in it's sale, transportation
and the retail trade, which must be fully
as many more in the aggregate. Assum-
ing that the crop grown one year is
manufactured or exported the next, or
taking series of years as basis of fig
vring, the government ought to be able
to check through it's revenue and Gus
toms departments so as to account very
closely for the amount of tobacco which
the agricultural department declares
through its statistical agents is produced
each year. But the fact of the matter is
there is quite wide discrepancy. The
reported production as given by the CEN
sus of 1889 was 488 256 ,646 pounds. The
total quantity of domestic tobacco re-
ported by the commissioner of internal
revenue for that year, manufactured and
exported, was 555 054 O40 pounds. This
statement shows an excess Of manufac-
tured and exported tobacco over produc-
tion of sc, 1877 ,402, or 1876 per cent. of the
whole. Since the census of 1900 the
conditions have been reversed, and now
the trouble is to account for the large
excess in production over that of manu-
facture and expectation. This is another
proof that it is quite difficult matter
to arrive at anything like accurate sta
tistics regarding the tobacco crop. -
The United States Department of Ag-
riculture has decided to make the little
town of Nacogdoches, in east Texas, the
biggest tobacco experimental station il
the world, and it is announced that on
August plant for the curing, baling
and warehousing of all tobaccos grown
at experimental stations in the South
VIII De opened there, VIII experts OF the
Department OF Agriculture in charge.
This decision is the outcome of expert
ments and tests which have been going
on in east Texas for the last year and
half The climatic conditions there are
said to resemble those of Cuba very
closely, with the Gulf clouds, the morn
ing fogs and dews, the sun and the gen.
eral humidity, all of which are believed
to have great influence in giving the
Cuban tobacco it's delightful aroma and
flavor The experts of the department
have analyzed the soil, which they find
is substantially the same as that of the
Vuelta Abajo district of Cuba, and they
have every hope of raising tobacco equal
to that produced in that celebrated re-