The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-11-11
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.

have lived there many years and who
are intimately acquainted with the sit
uation. They are raising very small
acreage to each farm, from an acre to
three acres, the average acreage about
% to the farm. One grower mad this
year eleven acres, but not on one farm.
This, ,sof course, is considered very big
for one man up that way. The soil in.
these pretty valleys produces very
fine type of leaf, a true northern type.
| The crop this year is of good size and
practically free from damage. The
! territory was spared from hail and bad
winds during the growing season, and
shed damage is not reported. There
has been minimum of damp weather
up there since harvest time. The Nab
bett-Harper Leaf Tobacco company
with A. E. Sorenson in charge is con-
Quoting warehouse in Whitehall Mr.
/! Sorenson is fine type of man, thor
oughly familiar with this section of
the country, fair, conservative and we'll
liked by all. Another buyer there is
Richard Holton, representing the Hol-
| ton Leaf Tobacco company of Slough
| ton, residing at Whitehall. He is also
| a capable man and trusted for his in
| tegrity and knowledge of the business.
! Just now he is unfortunately suffering
from bad attack of rheumatism and
unable to get out into the field. The
| tobacco culture in the county began in
| small way in 1908. Since that time
it has grown nicely from year to year,
and the farmers in this section will con-
+! tinue to plant the weed as long as the
returns make it profitable to do so.
They are becoming proficient growers,
and are, as rule, careful handlers.
InSthese parts, besides Tornah, Chip
peWa Falls and Menomonie are packing
points. The Hussey Leaf Tobacco Co.,
Anderson Brothers, and S. A. Adler
are packers of northern leaf at these
places.
While the leaf in Trempealeau county
this year as a whole is an attractive
proposition, the amount of fancy bind
ers may not run very high A southern
buyer who rode through the section
estimated the portion of real fancy
at about 25 per cent of the yield, how
ever with much higher percentage of
good usable binder stock. During the
last week of October some 1921 crops
were taken in this section, and prices
ranged from IL to 20 cents with filters
| out at and 8 cents, and the growers
seemed pretty we'll satisfied with the
opening figures. The Fendrich COM
pany and the Jefferson Tobacco com
pany were in the field, the first doing
most of the buying during the first
week of activity; later both the Holean
and the Mabbett- Harper companies
have bought some.
! Winona across the river to the west
is also packing northern tobacco. Here
the General Cigar company is repre-
sented and Mr.. Tom Burns of Edgerton
| is in charge. The company has leased
a fine five-story brick building in good
section of town for asserting, packing
and storing of tobacco. Last year an
asserting crew of about so hands ran
over the tables about 1000 cases of
| good leaf which is stored in the ware
house. The tobacco was case sweat
and came through the process in very
fine shape. The General Cigar COM
pany also makes use of space in their
Winona warehouse for storage of their
cigars which by agents are distributed
through the inland trading points.
The county clerk of Crawford county,
Sam Sletmark, reports that the county
raised 2418 acres of tobacco in 1921, and
that the townships are represented as
follows: Bridgeport !. acres, Clayton
458, Eastman 2, Freeman $50, Haney
/ u, NloA iCILd W, OCOGS ZlO, OCiCCd 10,
Utica 693, Wauzeka 81, Bell Center "a,
Ferryville IL, Gays Mills AZ, Lynxville
5, Soldiers Grove &C.
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| In Belview, Minnesota (Redwood
county,, small patch Of tobacco was
planted this season as q try-out. The
man who planted and cared for it was
not an experienced grower: he topped
the plants COO high, but there was a
splendid growth, and an experienced
grower from Dane county VINO lives up
there states that the tobacco is very
| fine leaf and curing well That tobacco
will do well in the soil of that section is
beyond doubt; the difficulty that might
| arise there is the want of case weather
l during fha cold ooocop 40 fho falls and