The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-03-24

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Wisconsin growers have been able to
count their money and compare profits
from the tobacco crop this year at a
much earlier average date than for
several years past. In the first place
the crop has been more generally sold
at an earlier date than usual, then
where deliveries cannot be made buy
ers are weighing up and paying for the
crop on the farms so that the grower
is able to see the color of his money
and prepare to square up his various ac-
counts with his creditors. Thus the
slate is wiped off and the grower is able
to start in with the new crop knowing
exactly where he stands. Such con-
dition tends to promote good feeling
all around, for there are no uncertain
ties standing back or unpaid obligations
awaiting an unmarketed product.
The conclusion might not necessarily
follow, though it might look like a good
deal of gamble The test of this new
enterprise will come the present season
and it will depend upon the kind of
wrapping stock that can be produced.
If good, serviceable wrapping leaf, such
as the market demands, is obtained,
two thousand acres cannot yield an
oversupply by any means; but on the
other hand if the season is not pro-
pitious and an Indifferent class of to-
bacco is produced at the additional ex-
pense, then look out for disasters.
Then again, suppose the democratic
congress takes it into their heads to
remove the duty on imported wrapper
stock, there will be further breakers
ahead for the investors in shade-grown
tobacco. The intimation to go slow
on innovations is not bad idea after
all.
The decision of the United States
supreme court in the tobacco trust case
was not handed down as was expected
on the 10th, and now goes over until
after the next recess, April 3rd, or pos
sibfys into May. This court takes its
own time in such weighty matters
though there is much speculation as to
what the decision will finally be.
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The Havana-American Co., it is an
nounced, is planning to erect gigantic
factory on West 18th ST., Robley and
Atlantic Sts., Chicago. The building
to be erected will cost SITE, 900 and will
provide room for the employment of
1900 hands, and a capacity of 60, 600, 900
annually. When completed this fac
tory will be the largest single cigar en-
terprise in the middle west.
1t seems to be an absolute rule that
whenever any new type of leaf comes
into temporary fashion, every grower
starts in raising it, thereby creating an
unhealthy demand for stimulating an
inordinate increase in production. 1t
the reports from Connecticut are to be
believed, there will be set out this year
two thousand acres of shade-grown
leaf against five hundred last year,
thereby effecting 800 per cent in
crease. Does it not look like killing
the goose that laid the golden egg?
Actual activity in the market is re-
stricted to limited stock. Western
Tobacco Journal.
At the meeting of the Lancaster
County Tobacco Growers Society last
week it was reported that there are but
very few crops in the hands OF farmers.
The society adopted series of resolu-
tlons for presentation to the state leg
islature, urging the appropriation OF
sum of money to carry on the expert
mental work in Lancaster. county dur
ing the coming summer. Ii there is
generous appropriation from the state,
the national agricultural department
will give liberal sum anG send its ex-
perts to assist in the experiments. Mr..
E. K. Hibshman, a tobacco expert,
gave an address before the tobacco
growers on the subject of pole burn,
one of the hardest problems the farm
ers have to deal with. He advised the
farmers to build their sheds with ven
tilators that would keep out the damp
air in season. He held that broad
leaf burned more readily than narrow
one for the reason that the bulky leaves
crowd each other and prevent the pass
age of air.
Two bills of special Importance to
the tobacco interests are being consid-
cred before the Connecticut Legislative
Committee on Agriculture. One pro-
vides for the state furnishing tags for
all tobacco raised in Connecticut. These
tags are to bear the seal of the state
and the words Connecticut Tobacco"
and are to be furnished at the rate of
tO nverv 20n Mounds the object BEING