The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-05-13
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.

Al. Schrode has just completed sweat
ing some 1908 tobacco at warehouse No.
l, and discovered that it turned out
very satisfactorily It was subjected
four weeks to temperature of 941a de-
gress. He could not find particle of
black rot. Mr.. Schrode believes that
the 1908 crop properly harvested will
cause no trouble in passing through the
sweat.-Stoughton Cor.
If the above experiment could be re-
lied upon as an absolute indication that
the 1908 crop would come through the
natural sweat in fairly sound condition
it would afford considerable relief to the
packers of Wisconsin tobacco. This
question has been puzzling one to all
packers and embarrassed the movement
more than any one thing throughout the
season. Many of the conservative pack
ers have held out of the market entirely
awaiting the outcome of the damage
question. It was not so much the black
rot damage that they were fearful of as
it was of must and mold. These latter
imperfections are much more to be
dreaded and the occasion of severe
losses. It is quite generally admitted
that much of the low grades of the pres
ent crop will 60 wrong in the sweat, but
they have generally been bought at low
figures with this expectation. Now it
We can have assurance that the better
grades will come through the cure in a
reasonably sound condition, the balance
of the crop would be gathered in rather
quickly and packers would be willing to
| advance prices somewhat also.
~
The sixth annual convention of the
| National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association
| was held at Atlantic City last week, and
| put itself on record as opposed to reduc-
| ton of tariff duties on tobacco or it's
manufactures coming from the Philip
pine Islands. 1t favored anti-coupon
legislation, such as was defeated by the
present congress, and resolved in favor
of a uniform specific duty on al i'm
| ported tobacco. We can scarcely believe
| that the trade in general is in fall accord
| with this latter resolution, but the con-
vention is largely IN the hands of I'M
| porters and the expression is in line of
| their wishes. The y. S. Tobacco Jour
| nal, however, has for some years advo-
Gated the uniform duty for all tobaccos
| with some persistence. Jos. L. Fried
man, of Friedman Bros. Chicago, was
elected president, M. Krohn of Dayton,
vicea-- -asident, and J. S. Brown of New
| York, secretary, f. Eckerson, treasurer.
/ The next convention will be held in Ian
caster, Pa, in May next. After the ad-
| iournment of the convention Messrs.
/ Friedman and Krohn each sent tele-
grams stating they could not serve as
/ officers of the association.
/ ***
/ The departmento of agriculture, through
i the bureau Of soils, does not intend to
I desert tobacco growers in this, the year
| of adversity. In western Connecticut
Iexperiments are being carried on this
| season, which, if successful, will prove of
! momentous Importance to tobacco grow
ers throughout all parts of the country.
The department of agriculture has two
experts, A. d. Shamel well known for
| his work in western core culture, and
| w. w. Cobey, who for three years has
! specialized in tobacco investigation work,
engaged in conducting experiments
along the line of plant breeding. About
| IA acres in four different plantations will
be devoted to experiment operations.
| All these tobaccos will be grown under
| shade for the purpose of facilitating the
experts in their work of individualizing
| the plants. It is the aim of these inves-
| LEGATIONS to secure type of each of the
varieties which will reproduce itself from
| year to year, giving as nearly as possible
| the same number of leaves, size, con-
| formation and comparative freedom from
| suckers. Planters of tobacco are in
| tensely interested in these experiments
now being conducted. For years farm
ers have preserved their finest specimens
of tobacco for seed, yet in spite of this
| extreme care, the succeeding season wit
| nesses an irregular leaved, sized and
suckered lot of plants Growers of shade
| tobacco are also welcoming the tests. In
| the Connecticut valley, 1t is claimed,
| some S1,5O0,00O has been invested in
shade tobacco and the more courageous
growers are not disposed to give up at
this stage.
In the case of the NJ. & e. Solomon
Tobacco Co. VS.. Simon Auerbach Il Co..
which was tried in New York recently,
judgment was rendered in favor of the
plaintiffs for upwards of $500. The case
| is an important one to the tobacco trade,
and is one of series of cases involving
similar questions which are pending
against various importers of tobacco.
| The NJ. & E. Solomon Tobacco Co., about
ten wears ago purchased a quantity of
Sumatra tobacco which Simon Auer-
bach & Co. had imported. The duty
was to be paid by the purchaser on the
| government appraisement as made, with
the understanding that if on a reap
praisement it should be ascertained that
lesser amount of duty was imposed,
the purchaser would have the benefit of
the difference. The tobacco was ap-
praised for 81 cents per pound. Protests
were made by the importers, and pro-
ceedings remained in abeyance for
number of years, until after the decision
of the Blumlein case, in which decision
WAS repdnred which resulted in a reap