The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-05-26
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.

Last week we talked of the enormous
proportions to which the tobacco busi-
ness had grown. Years ago | often
heard tobacco experts express them
selves to this effect; 'SIn the Connect
cut valley there were raised $4,000 cases
of tobacco, and, what in the world is to
be done with all that tobacco? Why, all
of the cigarmakers in the country could
not put it into cigars, and there was as
much raised last year as this, and next
year there would probably be as much
more. Why, we shall all have to go to
chewing and smoking to get rid of it,!
Well, what is the result today?
Our correspondents report as follows:
Feeding Hills, Mass: Young plants are
doing we'll No setting here as yet, but
the farmers will begin the last of this
week on the earlier pieces and will be
we'll under way by next week" Conway,
Mass: Tobacco setting will begin here
this week. The plants have come on
very we'll for all the cold weather. We
have had few light showers, but the
ground is far from being soaked in good
shape" Hatfield, Mass: Charles L.
Warner began setting his tobacco the
tenth. Plants are plenty and looking
we'll and many will be transplanted next
week." Bradstreet, Mass: Oscar Bel
den & Sons set out today ~ acres of to-
bacco, being the first to transplant in
Bradstreet this season." North Hatfield,
Mass: There will be very little setting
here this week. Those who would have
been ready removed the glass from their
beds to check the rapid growth, claim
ing it to be little early to SET" Wind
sor Locks, Ct: twenty-five acres of
broad leaf tobacco will be raised under
cloth in this town the coming season, in
addition to large acreage outdoors.
Large sales of cottonseed meal have been
made to growers in this section, amount
ing, it is estimated to $4,000 in three or
four towns near by" Tariffville, CT:
at is expected that the acreage this year
will be from one-fifth to ono-third great
er Sthan last year. Many growers have
bought new implements, and also large
amounts of fertilizers. The winter vetch
has been used to some extent as cover
crop on tobacco beds and endured the
winter without injury, giving moderate
growth to pillow under this spring. The
growers here have had good success in
destroying cutworms, using one table
spoonful Of spirits of turpentine to each
barrel of water at time of setting the
plants" Glastonbury, May 8: Recent
sales have been made here at "a to 30c
of crops ranging from two to thirteen
acres."-Cultivator
The statement that the Chairman of
the law enforcement committee of the
Milwaukee Anti Cigarette league has
decided to resign because he thinks it
will be impossible to enforce Wisconsins
new anti cigarette law, has peculiar
significance at this time. Mr.. Bert Hall,
who has thus announced his intentions,
considers the new law too radical. It
will be recalled that this objection was
made to the measure when under con-
sideration in the legislature, and men
who world have cheerfully given their
support to moderate legislation on the
subject bitterly opposed it. The new
law goes into effect July /. 1t is sweep
ing in its character and contains pro-
vision by which "informers" are paid for
reporting violations, one-half Cf the fine
going to the complaining witness.