The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-24
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The first deliveries of the 1909 crop
have been made during the week but
scarcely enough. has come to the ware
houses to form correct idea of the
probable yield or general condition of
the tobacco. AS yet but few growers
have their full crop ready, but receiv-
ing will be commenced by several firms
the coming week so that the ware
houses may be opened right after the
NEW year.. The United Cigar Manu-
facturers' Co. have set delivery dates
at a few places the coming week and
hope enough tobacco will be ready to
sta4t their warehouses at at least a few
packing points the first week of the
new year. The Eisenlohr firm expect
to begin warehouse work early, as we'll
as A. Cohn & Co. who are to pack at
four different points the present sea-
son. A. Jenson & Sons were the first
to start warehouse handling, having
opened their sorting room on the 10th,
and the warehouse handling of the crop
promises to be moving at most of the
packing points by the middle of the
coming month.
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The Jefferson Leaf Tobacco Co. of
Sparta, Wis, has filed articles of asso-
citation with the secretary of state,
with a capital Of $4,000. The incor-
porators are w. 7. Jefferson, late state
manager of the American Cigar Co. !;
his son, H. w. Jefferson, and D. w.
Cheney. We understand the company
has secured warehouse accommodations
at Sparta and are purchasing a packing
of the 1909 crop.
The first instance of the kind where
suckers have been considered of suffi-
cient value to find a market occurred in
Dunkirk recently, where Mrs. Hegge-
stad received cents pound in the
bundle for her entire crop of suckers.
The hail in July practically ruined her
crop so she permitted the suckers to
grow and topped two or three on the
hill, getting leaves, some of which were
8 inches across and quite sound.
Some time ago the Tobacco Leaf an
nounced that some of the leading grow
ers of Florida tobacco had arrived at an
| agreement whereby the acreage put
| into tobacco in any one year could be
regulated, or if desirable, that the crop
| could be skipped for year. 1t is now
| understood that negotiations are under
| way among the leading Florida houses
whereby practically the entire Florida
| crop is to be raised, cured, packed and
sold under one management. The ad-
vantages of offering the entire crop
with uniform samples and at uniform
prices are obvious. At this time the
details have not been agreed upon, but
it is understood that practically ali the
larger firms engaged in raising ano
selling Florida tobacco are considering
the proposition favorably. Frank NJ
Arguimbau is mentioned as the proba-
BILE manager of the combine. Leaf.
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i Kentucky will soon lose it's prestige
as the tobacco growing center of the
United States on account Of the night
rider depredations and the conduct Of
the hurley organizations. This new
phase of the situation is just now be
coming apparent by reason of the ire
mendous gain made in the production
of hurley crops in states north of the
Ohio river. The increase is particu
larly noticeable in Indiana, while Ohio
is not far behind. Burley growing is
now a part Of the farm activity of Hi
nois, while Missouri's record in.this re
spect has been factor of four or five
years. The night rider lawlessness anc
the fact that the administrations Of
Ohio and Indiana will not tolerate such
lawlessness, has caused the farmers OF
the latter two states to give up part OF
their farms to raising hurley. Tobacco
men here claim the tenants of Ken
lucky plantations are leaving the Blue
Grass fields for safer. countries. They
ipOint to Kentucky's attitude towards
] horse racing and predict hurley growing
will shortly be in the same catagory.
In an interview given out by an off
cial of the American Tobacco Co. to 9
representative of the Novelty News
the statement is made that the corpor
alton spends 81, 900, 900 year for pre-
miums to boost their products. In five
years time the consumption of one Of
| The trusts best selling products can be
doubled by means of redemption tags
land free gifts. An experiment was
made with its Horseshoe brand of plug
| tobacco, which until five years ago, as
Istated, was sold without the benefit OF
premium boosting. Horseshoe was ar
old-established brand which had been 9
Isteady seller for years but never exper.
fenced any marked fluctuations one way
or the other. It neither increased It's
popularity nor lost any ground with
consumers by any such advertising as
the company had given it. So, foul
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