The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-08-22

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Tobacco Notes.
Morris Stern, leaf dealer of Dayton,
Ohio, was in this market the last of the
week.
Fl. S. McGiffin, with the American
Cigar Co. at Sparta, circulated among
the trades people here few days this
week.
M. Dillon and son of the Scotch &
Dillon Co. of Detroit, accompanied by
N. L. earle of GAINESVILLE, passed few
hours with dealers in this market Tues
day.
In the interest of the tobocco grow
er and others, Postmaster Hoen has
arranged with the weather bureau for
the distribution of frost warnings.
Through the courtesy of Manager P. C.
Brown and Manager A. c. Naset of the
Edgerton Telephone company and the
Hillside Telephone company, respec-
lively, there will be issued as occasion
demands, by telephone, special frost
warnings from August 21st to Septem-
Der Oath, at noon, and the signal to
telephone subscribers will be ring of
about ten seconds duration.
= According to the Wisconsin Depart
of Agriculture the condition of the to-
bacco on August 1st was 80 per cent of
normal, compared with 81 on July l
and 1O-year average of "a. The esti-
mated production is 60, 662, 900 pounds,
compared with 65, 10000 pounds pro-
duced in 1918 and 5-year average of
81, 1926, 900 pounds. The estimated pro-
duction for the United States was
1886, 900, 600 pounds, compared with
l, $40, 900, 900 pounds produced in 1913
and 5-year average of 1853, 600, 900
pounds.
This Office is in receipt of a pamphlet
reprinted from the Journal of Agricul-
ture, containing most comprehensive
research on the influence of soil en-
vironment on the root rot of tobacco,
by James Johnson, assistant professor
of horticulture, College of Agriculture,
University of Wisconsin, and r. E.
Hartman, office of tobacco investiga-
tions, u. S. Dept. of Agriculture.
Plate illustrations showing the influence
of soil temperatures on the growth of
tobacco are contained in the pamphlet.
E. M. Hubbell has arranged sampl-
ing room in his warehouse where sam
Piles can be inspected under light from
north windows, which is calculated to
be the best light for sampling pur-
poses. The interior Of warehouses No.
AZ and No. 9 have been enlivened by
coat of paint. AS assistants in the bus
mess Mr.. Hubbell has his daughter and
two sons. Miss Margaret is looking
after the Office and bookkeeping part.
The Edgerton Farmers Warehouse
company closed very successful sort
ing and packing season last Tuesday.
This warehouse is under the manage
ment of D. P. Devine and as assistant
in the handling of the tobacco end of
the business Mr.. Devine has had Henry
Johnson, who has had large experience
in the way of putting up tobacco. This
season they have packed about $500
boxes and have handled something like
IS crops. For the packing season this
house has averaged about 40 hands
weekly since the first of February.
Farmers from various townships met
Saturday at Stoughton to compare
notes on present tobacco prices. Some
leaf has been sold at Stoughton, but it
was low grade, bringing IA cents
pound. -Ex.
The local tobacco factory has been
closed for five weeks because there
was not help enough in the stemming
and sizing room to keep the men busy.
Many of the women employed went
over TO the Raincoat factory and work
in tobacco has been discontinued pend
ing change in local labor conditions. =
Whitewater Register.
For SALE Five acres good tobacco
land in the city of Edgerton. Good
house, new barn and shed room for
two acres. - E. M. Ladd, Edgerton,
Wisconsin. 40tf