The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-12-05
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best let the tobacco come into proper
case is not of recent standing. Men
who have raised tobacco during life
time do not agree, each basing his
opinion on his experience and success,
Some hold that at the coming OF the
soft and foggy weather as much OF the
moist air as possible should be let into
the shed, thus bringing the crop into
proper case as quickly as possible. 9th
ers are persuaded by their experience
that the right and safe way is to keep
the sheds closed, except for the ven
tilators at the bottom of the outer
walls, allowing the moist air to rise
upward through the hanging tobacco
and to follow the draught currents go
ing up through the roof ventilators.
The fact of the matter is that the at
mospheric conditions generally are such
that any construction of shed may show
different results at different times.
The air movesin great bounding waves,
as it were, and the moisture clouds
flow past over the surface of the earth,
now heavier, now lighter in point Of
| moisture, as the air waves carry them
on. 1t is, therefore, perfectly possible
that the tobacco hanging in two sheds
standing not very far from each other
and having the same system of ventila-
tlon,s may come in case in different
degree during the same given period
of time, one going into heavy and the
! other into lighter case. 1t would, how
ever, seem reasonable that ventila-
tion arrangement permitting the moist
ured laden air to rise upward through
the shed would insure the most even
casing, and permit of fuller control of
proper circulation, provided that a
proper relation in size between the in
| take and exhaust ventilators is cor
rectly maintained The safest course
to follow is to watch the shed closely
during the case weather, no matter
| what the ventilation system is, and to
be ready to act as soon as the leaf has
reached stage of pliability that will
make it safe TO handle without injury
to it. The question Of correctly built
shed, that will allow of proper curing
ant of proper casing, has not received
| it's final answer. But as Wisconsin
growers depend on natural processes
of curing and casing, artificial ones be-
ing too expensive at the prices paid for
| tobacco up to the past couple years, it
is matter which deserves careful con-
sideration and study on the basis of ex-
| periments, in order to develop type
of shed allowing the grower full oppor-
tunity to cooperate with nature in q
| way to obtain the most satisfactory re-
| suits
-
The export of American tobacco pro-
ducts during the first nine months of
1919 reached total value of nearly
$29, 900, 600, or nearly $4,000, 600 more
than the corresponding period of last
year. The increase is found both in
the value of the export and in volume
of the stock handled. The amount of
| leaf exports handled trebled, and the
volume doubled.
| ~
| An idea of the amount of Cuban to-
bacco consumed by the American trade
is had when we hear that out of 287, ,375
bales exported from the port of Ha-
vana, nearly 200, 900 bales went to the
| United States. Of the cigars manu-
| factured in the island, the United States
received through the Havana custom
house 5, LAT, ,615 cigars during the month
| of last October alone. England is the
only nation that during the same month
secured more Cuban cigars than our
| country.
Spain is making large purchases of
leaf in the Philippine Islands The de-
mand has sent the prices up. Nearly
10000 tons are booked for Spain during
the paast month.
The w. G. 7. U. million dollar fund
| is not to be used for an anti tobacco
legislative campaign after ALL 1t is to
be used for the purpose of pushing
Americanization work, child welfare,
| health and morality campaigns, field
service and for information and educa-
| ton. This was the decision of the w.
C. T. U. executive committee announc-
ed at their national convention at st.
Louis last week. The campaign against
the weed will continue as one of educa-
ton. A committee of learned men of
science and medicine is to collect data
to ascertain the baneful, or otherwise,
| influence of the use OF tobacco