The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-07
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that separate government book must
be kept at every storehouse from which
leaf tobacco is stored or shipped, must
prove most annoying regulation to
dealers. From the viewpoint of dealers
it is most unnecessary ruling as we'll,
for it does not add any safeguards to the
government supervision of the transfers
of the tobacco. The revenue offices in
the tobacco sections have been swamped
with protests of dealers but their argu
ments so far have been unavailing and
the department insists upon strict en-
forcement of the regulation. A some
what similar order was attempted to be
enforced few years ago when the deal
ers were required to take out separate
licenses for each storehouse, but the in
justice was shown the department and
the order was withdrawn. The govern
ment official does not seem to recognize
that the place for keeping the books for
the sale and withdrawal of leaf tobacco
is at the Office of the dealer who might
have dozen storehouses for tobacco in
single town or scattered about the state.
To require him to maintain an Office at
each place, which sometimes may not be
more than shed in the country, is not
only hardship but entirely unneces-
sary. AS the matter now stands the
local collectors are instructed to see that
the regulation is enforced.
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Out of the total receipts in internal
revenues of $249, 102,7 for the past fis.
cal year, according to the annual reyort
of Commissioner of Internal Revenue
John w. Yerkes, there was collected
from the tax on tobacco $4S, ,422,997. The
taxes collected on tobacco for the larger
part came from the manufactured article
in the form of cigars and cigarettes. OF
the former the report SHOWS 500, O,672649
were sold, while 1892, ,759,893 cigarettes
were taxed. The net increase in collec-
tions from cigars and cigarettes was
ST. ,442,962, as compared with the previ-
Gus fiscal year, and the increase from to-
bacco and snuff was 81, 1901 The to-
tai production of tobacco and snuff in
the United States was 382, ,648, ,OO2 pounds.
The total exports of domestic tobacco
manufactures from the United States
we're: Cigarettes, 1,710,939, 900; cigars,
100000, and manufactured tobacco and
snuff, 9,094,032 pounds.
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Secretary of Agriculture James Will
son has just completed his tenth annual
report, which consists of complete and
highly interesting review of agricultural
production in this country for the past
year, together with comprehensive ac-
count of the researches and experiments
which the department has been and is
conducting. Tobacco says Secretary
Wilson, (which has shown weakness for
several years on account of low prices,
while not yet recovering It's place IN
pounds grown, has crop this year of
629,OOO,OOO pounds, with value which
is in close company with the three years
of highest value, and it is expected will
be worth S55,0O0,000 or perhaps $4,000,
600 more" The report declares that
satisfactory evidence has been secured
that the tobacco produced in Texas
meets the requirements OF the trade as
high class domestic filler A ready mar
ket has been found for the filler leaf
produced in Alabama, the product being
similar in quality to the Texas and Flor
ida leaf. 1t has been demonstrated in
Virginia that by the use of carefully Sc
lected fertilizers the profits IN growing
tobacco can be considerably increased.
In Ohio the work of introducing the
bulk method of fermentation has been
continued, and over 25,OOOOOO pounds OF
tobacco have been fermentsd according
to the method prescribed by the Bureau
of Soils It has taken period of five
years TO accomplish these results, and
the system is now SO we'll established 10
Ohio that the packers should be able to
proceed without further supervision OF
our experts. Owing to the serious dam
age caused annually in Connecticut by
pole sweat or house burn, the Bureau OF
Soils conducted some preliminary inves-
LEGATIONS in curing sheds containing both
the cut and primed tobacco. A detailed
record of the moisture and temperature
conditions in each shed was Kept, as
also of the condition Of the tobacco, with
a view to determining the point OF rela-
tive humidity and temperature OF atmos-
phere at which tobacco would begin to
pole sweat and the means to prevent the
dtluOSDu0FS OI Luo SHCO oOSOtI1HS SuOA
as to favor its spreed. This study will
be closely followed, as it is believed that
results can be obtained which will he OF
great value to the Connecticut growers.
Summing up the progress which has
been made in tobacco breeding expert
ments, Secretary Wilson says: "In the
work of improving Connecticut wrapper
tobaccos two hybrids have been produc
ed-the Brewer and the Cooley. The
Brewer is a hybrid of the native Con.
necticut broadleaf with the imported
Cuban, while the Cooley is a hybrid of
the native Connecticut Havana seed va
riety with the imported Sumatra. La
the hybrids the good qualities, hardi-
ness, and the adaptability to ConDecti-
cut conditions of the native varieties are
combined with the superior wrapper
qualities of the imported Cuban and
Sumatra. The product of the hybrids
has superior qualities for cigar wrapper
purposes, possessing characters which go
to make up valuable wrapper tobacco.
Numerous growers have been pleased
with the superior grade of tobacco pro-