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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-17
FRIDAY, DECEMBER II, 1909.

But there is no mourning in the
Congo.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-17

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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-08-20
PennsyIyania.
LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 10. l:

LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 10, 1909.
No matter how much rain falls now,
nor how favorable the weather condi-
tions may be, tobacco experts say the
crop in Lancaster county, by reason OF
the long drouth, cannot be full one.
The plants appear stunted, even those
that look healthy enough. Plenty of
fields show the plants with less than
half the growth they should have at
this time. The topping season is here,
but the plants, as a rule, will not be
ready for ten days or more, yet. The
large leaves that characterized the crop
of last year will not be in evidence this
year. So far the tobacco has not been
troubled with insect pests.
Little trading has been done in 1906
and 1907 goods recently and few sales
of the 1908 goods were reported. The
packers say there are still five thou
sand cases of old goods in the local
market, andwith the 1908 crop still un-
sold, the manufacturers need have no
fear of lack of tobacco, even should
the Lancaster county crop this season
be very short. It would make prices
on old goods go up, but that is no con-
ISOLATION to our growers, who would not
share in the profits of tobacco already
passed out of their hands. New Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-08-20

NOTE eook SKETCHES

We can think of no crop growing
from the soil that has greater recuper-
ative qualities than tobacco. 1t can
stand longer drouths and greater griefs
than any other crop produced on the
farm and still make good at the harvest
time. One reason for this is that it is
"a quick growing crop. Under ideal
conditions so days from the time of
transplanting will produce tobacco fit
for the sheds, and in ordinarily favor
able seasons rs days sees the making
of the crop. These facts are recalled
now that the present crop is making
such a phenomenal recovery from a
long season of drouth The warm days
following the breaking of the drouth,
and warm nights as well, have made
jump. BY actual measurements taken
by growers, it has been found that the
leaves have been taking on growth of
II inches each "a hours OF late. 1t
needs scarcely more than Is days of
such growing weather to be the maxi
ing of tobacco that two weeks ago was
thought to be almost beyond help. 1t
we must have drouth, by all means
let it come in July and not in August
when the maturing leaf might be pinch
ed. This season has demonstrated that
under favorable weather conditions a
good tobacco crop can be made in the
month Of August even if the crop had
not made much progress in July.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-08-20
New YORK. Aug. II, 1909.

The Western jobbers whose presence
was announced in the Tobacco Leaf last
week were interested chiefly in Connec-
ticut tobacco and, contrary to expecta-
tions, it was comparatively easy to sat-
isfy their demands as they were not
exacting, knowing that the 1908 crop
had certain defects which they expect
ed when they looked at the tobacco.
The buyers and sellers managed to get
together quickly, and large blocks of
tobacco changed hands at prices that
were satisfactory to both parties. The
quantity and burn of the New England
1908 tobacco is said to be the best in
years, so that the defects in beauty and
finish were overlooked. Though the
conditions of the growing crop in New
England are looking up greatly, owing
to the recent badly needed rains, the
long dry spells effect cannot be entire
" overcome, which is pity, because a
good crop of tobacco would have
brought the farmers good prices. There
has been considerable inquiry in local
offices for Pennsylvania, but it is too
early for packers to quote prices. =
Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-08-20
New York.
New YORK, Aug. IA, 1870

4SGV Il Jim, aug ASVOs
The season seems to have opened in
the leaf market and auspiciously so.
The Western trade has been and is still
being largely represented in our mar
ket and they have bought or contracted
for considerable volume of the new
crops. Of course, their first and chief
onslaught was on the Connecticut broad
leaf AS predicted months ago in this
place that type has become the rage.
Everybody seems to want it and every
body willing to pay the price for it,
whether good, bad or Indifferent. The
buyers are simply brodleaf mad. AS
long as they can get hold of a lot they
are even willing to overlook the white
veins. In fact white veins seem to be
considered rather an ornament this year
than Disagreement The only ques-
ton is how much and the bargain is
closed. Such idiosyncratic spells are
nothing new to the market and when
they come they mean fortune to the
lucky packers of the particular type of
leaf in fashion. The Western trade en-
gagged likewise heavily in Connecticut
Havana seed seconds which will no
doubt prove remunerative investment
as the goods are sound, leafy and rea-
sonable in price In filler leaf the mar
ket had little to offer Of old stocks, but
on packers samples many lot of
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin was con-
tracted for. Sumatra was not partic-
ularly active during the week as job
bers are still quite shy of making heavy
investments in it. From now en- the
markets. bound to become active again,
at least periodically SO. j Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-08-20
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, Wis, Aug. 20, l9

EDGERToN, Wis, Aug. 20, 1909.
The expected has happened this time,
for field buying of the new tobacco
crop has commenced in the Vernon Co.
section, including Crawford as well.
The Pretzfeld firm, the Bekkedal- Blur
Rosenwald concern and the buyers rep
resenting the United Cigar Manufac-
turers Co. have taken the field, which
will induce others to join and merry
chase for desirable crops will now be
on. Just what headway they are max
ing is difficult to say at this writing,
but growers in this district are gener-
ally early sellers so it seems probable
that selections will be readily taken
over. The prices are about on par
with those that opened the market a
year ago-from 10 to II cents for wrap
per and binder grades and 2 cents for
filters, all bundle delivery. Before the
week is over hundred buyers doubt
less will be riding the growing sections
and contracting tobacco that is yet
quite long ways from the shed.
The weather conditions have been
decidedly favorable for the develop
ment of the growing crop, which is
rapidly approaching the harvest. Top
ping has become general and in few
instances shedding has started.
Little has developed in the market
for old leaf worthy of note. Both '07
and '08 goods in country hands is quiet
ly being absorbed and moderate sales
by packers on manufacturers orders
are being made. A. Jenson & Sons
have received about Toes of '07 from
growers and A. S. Flagg nearly 1O0cs
of '08 during the week.
The shipments out of storage reach
$50 cases from this market to. all points
since last report
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-08-20
of the Date for SAM
pling the 1908 Crops of Cigar
Leaf Tobacco

In accordance with the rules of the
National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Associa-
ton, also the Leaf Tobacco Boa of
Trade of New YORK City, notice is
hereby given that F. G. Linde, II lil-
ton & Co. is prepared to strip sample
and guarantee the 1903 crops of tobacco
as follows:
Tobacco grown in tie states Of Com
necticut, Massachuse IS, New York,
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, Septe~.
Der 1st.
Tobacco grown in the state of Ohio,
October 1st.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-08-20
CoLFAx. Wis. Aug. II. 1909.

The crop of tobacco in the vicinity OF
Colfax is most encouraging this year,
as the crop has not suffered from the
drouth like other sections of the state.
The rain of last week soaked the ground
so it was impossible to walk in the
the fields after the shower, and since
small showers every day. The crop is
very leafy and will require great care
in handling. The greater portion of
the crop is topped and next week will
see the harvest on in full blaze. lr
fact, if no hail storms or frosts come,
Colfax will have the finest crop it ever
produced.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-08-20
New England.

We have got some as fine tobacco to
look at as we ever grew, and some as
bad as T ever wish to look at Taken
together, the good and poor, it cannot
be an average crop, for taking the best
/ do not believe there is an acre of it
that will produce ton, and much of
the best when it is stripped will have
to be pretty damp to weigh out 1900
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-08-20
GAINESVILLE, WIS.
pounds the same as usual for ton to
the acre tobacco, and there are acres
that will not strip 1000 pounds.

the acre tobacco, and there are acres
that will not strip 1000 pounds.
Our correspondents report as follows:
Agawam, Mass, Aug. 5: Tobacco is
looking as well as could be expected
after the long drouth which we have
had that is now broken with nice
rain, which I trust will bring the crop
through in good shape" East Whate-
ly, Mass: Some harvesting will be.
done this week if we have favorable
weather. Topping is we'll along. =
North Hatfield, Mass: "A few in this
neighborhood will commence cutting
early this week, think, for they are
greasing up the old long wagons, 9.
pretty sure sign. Mr.. Swift has fin
ished sampling his last winters pack
ing, and he reports it as sound as
bullet. Cultivator
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-08-20

oAAASON~
States government intends to guaran-
tee the cigars and tobacco psoducts Of
the Philippines as means Of popular
izing them is causing much unfavor
able comment from the trade papers.
The u. S. Tobacco Journal is especially
caustic as the following quotation from
a recent issue will show: Not satisfied
with striking fatal blow to our cigar
industry in the free admission of 15O,-
900, 900 of Philippine cigars, the admin
istration has gone out of its way, is en-
gagged in an uncommonly extraordinary
step, to make that blow as effective
and deep-cutting as the powers of the
United States government possibly
could make it, that is, the United
States government proposes to guaran-
tee the cleanliness and quality of the
Philippine cigars that enter the Ameri-
can market free of any duty! Colonel
George r. Cotton, the Insular Collector
of Customs for the Philippine Islands,
is working on this extraordinary
scheme, according to his own state
ment, as follows: "a unique feature
of the cigar trade af the Philippines
and the United States under the Payne
law will be the inspection scheme now
beine put in operation. All cigar fac
tories will be inspected and the gov
ernment will provide certificates which
will be attached to each package OF
cigars, cigarettes and other manufact-
ured tobacco sent to the United States,
which will plainly indicate the grade OF
the tobacco used, as standard, or extra
select, and also show that the articles
were manufactured and put up by
healthy operatives working under sani-
tary conditions in factories regularly
inspected by the health department of
the Philippine government. Thus any
one purchasing Philippine cigars IN the
United States will know from the label
on the package, if he will take the
trouble to look at it, that it is of stand
ard or better grade anda clean product.
If he buys alleged Philippine cigars or
cigarettes which do not bear this label
he must take chances that they have
been put upon the market fraudulently,
or that they are below grade, or possi-
bly are manufactured in factories which
are not inspected by the health depart
ment. These cigars and cigarettes will
be the only product in any market of
the world having behind them gov
ernment guarantee as to their quality
and cleanliness" A government guar
antee as to their quality and cleanliness
SO as to make sure the American peo-
pie shall make grab at the Manila
cigarsi Was there ever an administra
ton that gave such an arbitrary and
profitable privilege to any domestic
product? Or would any administration
have ever dar>d to show such a strange
and extraordinary partiality to any
class as does this Filipino-mad Taft ad-
ministration to an alien race and for
eign product?
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-08-20

The bulletin Of the Department of
Agriculture giving the condition of the
tobacco crop on August 1st for the en-
tirescountry, gives the average condi-
ton as SO. per cent as compared with
85.8 year ago. The Wisconsin crop
is given standing Of n per cent as
against 80 per cent Aug. l, 1908, and
an average Of 81 per cent for ten years.
1t must be admitted that the govern
ment report is very conservative.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-08-20

Along about this time in the season
when handsome fields Of tobacco are
going into the sheds, the buying fever
every year gets beyond control and a
panic in the growing districts is likely
to occur. We are not surprised, there
fore, to learn that the rush is again on
in the Vernon county section, but how
large force will be drawn into the
contest remains yet to be seen. It is
useless to comment on the situation
which a sober second thought will con-
denim as unbusinesslike.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-05-20
Packing and Shipping Wool.

In preparing wool for shipment al
ways put II up in good. clean condi-
ton. says Kansas sheep breeder.
Use wool Irvine and wrap the fleece
carefully. Reject all undue dirt. Don't
attempt to sell refuse for wool Use a
wool box This gives fleece com
pact and tidy appearance. | have
heard that some object TO the wool
box. but ! cannot understand why.
Turn the outside OF the fleece In. and
when the fleece is tied let II appear to
be idly wrapped.
Always ship with tags carefully fas-
tened to the package containing the
wool Let the Tugs not only give the
name OF the party to whom you ship.
but also your name m shipper. Send
q letter at the time Of shipment stat
ing the number Of packages Of wool
you ship and the weight Of same.
II one will 30 into large wool house
and see the condition Of some neeces
and note the trouble arising from I'm
proper shipping be would appreciate
the wisdom OF the few suggestions
that have made.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-05-20
VALUE OF DRAFTERS.
Why They Ars the Most Profitable
Horses For Farmers to Breed.

Why They Ars the Most Profitable
Horses For Farmers to Breed.
Replying to correspondent regard.
ing the value Of drafters for farmers.
the Breeders Gazette. Chicago. says:
This Journal has contended for
more than quarter Of a century that
the drafter Is the most profitable horse
for the farmer to breed. Reasons for
this have often been set forth. Draft
bred animals are salable for cash from
weaving time to maturity. There ID .
good demand for them at all ages. and
the return for the grain fed In much
larger than when the same amount Of
food II used to make beef. mutton or
pork Not only II this true. but the
mare earns her keep BY her labor in
the harness. The whole. thing may be
stated In abbreviated torm thus: A
well bred draft foai i've or six or
seven months old Will sell at weaving
time for from $40 70 SIS or more. Up
TO that time be has eaten only q very
little grain. A steer that WIN bring
the same gross price viii take twenty
months or more TO make the weight.
and II takes quite an Investment at
present prices Of grain to make Z
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-05-20

Never make your colts or horses face
q blank. dark wall aIl the time whIlo
in the barn, Give them plenty OF light
II 10 better for their eyes.
The growing colts. especially the
roadsters. should hare q lot Of erer-
cisc. They should under no circurn.
stances be kept In the stables.
Take care to avoid shoulder gals
and saddle sores. LIT the collar from
the horses neck occasionally and al
low II to col. and be careful TO sec
that the harness does not rub.
An ovsrworksd mars or one that 70
poorly fed cannot be expected to pro
ducc q colt that will have the vltnlity
or the constitution Of one that came o.
q marc that was well fed aud only
moderately used.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-05-20
HARD LIcks At THE START.

There Is no method Of handling the
potato field which VIII put the soil In
SO good condition or kill so many
weeds as thorough work with the drag
during the two or three weeks follow
ing planting. Assuming that the ground
has been given thorough preparation
for the reception Of the seed, II is well
to wait six or seven days. depending
somewhat on the weather conditions,
until the weed seed gets nicely germi-
mated and Is beginning to show above
ground. II Is well 70 give the field a
very thorough narrowing, letting the
drags lap and then giving the same
treatment at right angles. Again, as
soon as the potatoes begin TO show
above ground the patch should be gone
over with a four shovel cultivator and
the rows given a shallow covering.
which win start a new batch Of weeds
10 sprouting. At the end Of four or
five days. when the potato sprouts be-
gin to break through this covering, the
Geld may be gone over again with the
harrow crossways OF the rows, which
VIII again swat the weeds in the row
and not injure the young vines 70
speak Of. Later on cultivation should
be given, and II the soil Is mellow and
weeds are still terminating another
treatment may be given with the har.
row when the vines have got past the
brittle state. Methods similar TO the
above win not only put the soil In fine
condition for the growth Of the crop,
but win reduce the weed pest to q
minimum. All the succeeding work In
the field. even through digging time,
VIII be pleasanter and more satisfac.
tory as a result Of this weed cam.
paign at the start
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-05-20
BREEDING THE
BERKSHIRES.

A successful breeder of swine says
Of the Berkshires:
no farmer who Is on the lookout
for profitable swine will make a mis-
take In selecting the Berkshires. On
the contrary. II given proper care and
attention they will prove Q revelation
to the man who has been handling
scrub stock. While. to be fair. this
might also be said Of a number Of
other high class breeds, having bred
the Berkshires 20 successfully for
many years. l naturally prefer then,
and cannot recommend them too high
~.
I'VE have never had q Berkshire
SOW eat a pig" says another breeder
Of these swine. -Neither have we ever
bred q cross Berkshire SOW nor bred
or owned q cross Berkshire boar. The
Berkshire u not the underlined hog
that II once was. The champion boar
at St Louis weighed over 1000
pounds. The second prize boar weigh
ed $50 pounds. The sows weighed
800 pounds. We have q yearIing boar
that weighs 100 pounds. and q full
brother to a couple Of our brood sows
weighed COS pounds at eleven months
and twenty days old Their ability to
put on this weight with the best posi-.
BILE feed has not been affected by this
improvement.
sin summer the mature animals are
maintained almost wholly upon pas
ture, with only a small ration Of whole
oats or wheat middllngs at night. The
pasture Is clover. rye. rape and perma'
nent pasture. Our best success has
been with rye pasture. We put In two
pieces last year. Aug. %. and com
meDced pasturing II as soon as II gol
a fair start During summer months
the little fellows run on pasture and
are fed twice a day. They get sior
composed Of corn. middlings. oats and
digester tankage. a byproduct OF the
packing houses. containing about
per cent protein. and we prefer II q
oiimeal.
"For two or three years we bad oul
troubles when weaving pigs. Som.
Of each litter and frequently the bes'
ones would have white scours. Late
~ we have started them when on thu
dam by giving a side dish Of wheai
middlings fed dry In creep. From
the time they are weaned they shoult
be fed twice a day just what they vii
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-05-20
LApysucs DESTROY SCALE.

The owner Of an old orchard near
Ephrata, Pa. has undertaken a quite
systematic propagation Of the lady
bug as an aid In keeping In check the
ravages Of the San Jose scale. with
which bis orchard had become In
tested. The trees were 50 large and 10
such condition that be did not feel that
be would be justified In spraying and
was on the point Of cutting the or.
chard down when he noticed that for
some reason the scale insects were
held in check. On making an exam
nation be found that colony OF lady
bugs was wintering near the roots Of
one Of the trees, which be concluded
was the agency which was doing the
good work. Since that time. a little
more than year ago. they have multi
Piled until every tree has its colony Of
bugs. During the summer the lady
bugs crawl all over the tree, feastins
on plant lice and the scale, and when
fall comes they congregate at the base
Of the tree, where they spend the win.
Ter. This preventive has worked g
well with this man that biz neighbors
have taken colonies u the bugs q
their own orchards.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-05-20
Breeding Up Stock.

A western stock breeder advises
farmers to breed up stock rather than
buy all pure breds. He says that to
establish a herd Of pure breds costs
more money than the average farmer
can afford when the progeny b TO be
sold to the packers or the butcherA
Good females Of pure bred beef stock
bring high prices. and the farmer
would need a considerable number 20
make a good start. But with a pure
bred bull he can In q few years have
herd OF cows that will make II pos
sible 10 market beeves OF high grade.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-05-20

0hAND CHAMflOH bthhnhlht bhhho~s
clean up greedIly and no more. n We
ind one with thumps be Is taken
AWAY from the SOW and put IN a pen by
himself til he gets good and hungry
and runs around squealing q bit sew.
eral times a day for day or 20.
THE Berkshires have great consti.
tutional vigor. are easy feeders and
produce a pound Of meat at a mini
mum cost. Both breeder and feeder
desire a rapid and economical flesh
producer. The Berkshire meets this
demand. For this reason many feed.
ers use pure bred Berkshire sires. The
prepotency Of the sire Is shown In a
herd OF striking uniformity OF confor.
nation and quality. such as finds q
ready sale on the market. The pigs
also fatten easily and produce a very
superior class OF meat The meat OF
the Berkshire Is firm. Of fine grain.
with the fat interlaid with the lean.
and IN Of prime quality. No better
ham or bacon goes TO market than
that from go pound Berkshire"