The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-02-21
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We present herewith the complete
program for the Special Tobacco Farm
ers' Institute in connection with the an
nual convention Of the Wisconsin To-
bacco Growers and Dealers Association
to be held at Assembly hall in James
Vile, Tuesday and Wednesday. Feb. 25
and 26. Hon. George Wiley will be In
| charge of the institute.
| PROGRAM.
Tuesday morning session, 10 o'clock.
| Address of Welcome-Mayor S. B. Heddles,
| GAINESVILLE. Wis.
| Response : Past, Present and Future for
! wisconsin Tobacco-John M. Estes, Slough
| ton, Wis.
| Honest Way to Prepare Tobacco for the
MarketmMr George e \ Moen Gamordge Wis us;
! Relative Value of Wisconsin Tobacco in the
| Manufacture of Cigars.-Mr. Frank F. Hase.
| Milwaukee, Wis, editor Cigar Manufacturer
| Discussion-Mr. George Rum rill, Janesville,
| Wis.
| Afternoon session, 80 o'clock.
| A Successful Tobacco Grower and How He
Performs His Work-Mr. Chas. H. Everett. Ra
cine Wis.
Discussions Hon. W. D. Hoard, Fort Atkin-
son. Wis.
How Can We Investigate and Disseminate
Valuable Information Pertaining to the Cul-
| ture and Curing of Wisconsin Tobacco?-Mr
| A. G. Erickson Cambridge, Wis.
| Discussion-Mr. Stephen Haight, Rockdale
| Wis.
| How Can the Wisconsin Tobacco Growers
and Dealers Association Accomplish the Most
| Good for the Grower?-Mr. Herman Olson,
Cambridge Wis.
| Discussion-Mr. Fred Bemis, Footville, Wis.
Wednesday morning session, 10 o'clock
| Right Kind of Stock to Keep up Tobacco
Farm-Prof A. R. Whitson, Madison, Wis
Afternoon session, 80 O'Clock.
| How to Eradicate and Prevent Must and
Black Rot In Curing Wisconsin Tobacco-Mr
Kilian Klement Detroit Mich
DiScusSiOn-Prof E. P. SandSten Madison,
Wis.
Swine and Tobacco: an Experience-Hon.
Geo. Wylie Morrisonville, Wis
Seed Beds-Prof e. P. Sandsten. Madison,
Wis.
Prizes to be Awarded.
The Wisconsin Tobacco Growers and Deal
ers Association offers 5000 in prizes, to be di
vided as fO1lOWS:
5000 to grower displaying best ten-pound
sample of 1907 cigar leaf
S15.0oto grower displaying second best ten
pound sample of 1907 cigar leaf.
| $1,000 to grower displaying the third best ten
pound sample of 1907 cigar leaf.
$500 to grower displaying the fourth best
| ten pound sample of 1907 cigar leaf
Rules Governing Contest.
| Exhibitors can make but one entry
Such entry must not be less thar ten pounds,
and of the 1907 crop.
Must be grown by the exhibitor, who must
| be or become member of the Association.
IAN entrance fee of so cents will be charged
each competitor.
Ax II tobacco exhibits placed in competition
| f19 the above prizes are to be donated to the.
Association.
All exhibits must be in and regularly entered
by O'Clock, February 25th. Awards will be
made at 2 o'clock, February 26th.
Growers should also bear in mind that
there will be a limited amount of pure
Havana tobacco seed grown under the
direction of the state experiment. station,
| there for distribution. The farmers will
| also find it to their advantage to bring
| samples of their crops to the convention
for there will be plenty of buyers there
and interested in knowing where such
| crops are located. The progressive to-
bacco grower can we'll afford to take
:! couple days off and attend this institute.
| ~
| It is noticeable fact this year that
every buyer who has made tobacco pur
| chases in this district takes special pains
to buy no two crops in the immediate
| neighborhood. In each case, too, they
try to lead the public to believe that
| they are taking all the choice crops, and
it may be that this is given out for the
purpose of misleading those who have
| not sold and later to induce them to sell
| at much lower figure. Every grower
is pretty fair judge of tobacco and
| knows what his crop is. He should not
| become frightened in this way but
| should by all means hold out for good
| prices, providing be has worthy crop.
| In every tobacco growing section this
| same method O.: picking up scattering
| crops is noticed. If you have good to-
bacco you have no reason for becoming
| excited or too anxious to sell in a mo-
ment. There is demand for goods Of
good quality.-Gays Mills Independent.
| 1t is said that it is poor rule that don't
work both ways. The scheme mention
ed above is the one buyers are alleged to
practice in other years when they desire
to set up the price-pay big price for
small lots in scattering localities to keep
the other fellow off the preserve but
this is the first lntimation coming to no.
tice that it could be used to bear prices.
The more reasonable solution, it would
appear, is that the buyers complained of
were trying to take the picks out of each
locality, and yet We may be wrong in
this inference.
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A Lancaster exchange in reviewing
the market situation in Pennsylvania,
which is very similar to that In this
state, comes to the conclusion that the
prices paid growers for the 1906 crop
were unwarranted. The bad results of
those early purchases at high prices
have reacted very unfavorably on the
trade, which has remained almost at
standstil for year. Packers have hard
work to sell their goods at profit, and
some may even have TO do so at loss
The result of these high prices and stag
nant market has been demoralized trade
and the crop of 1907, which is beginning
to be bought up, commands only about
one-half the price of that of 1906. In