The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-12-02

interesting and merits attention. Inc
reluctance on the part of manufacture
ers in getting into the market for the
1920 Wisconsin cigar leaf, for instance,
is one of the factors in the delay in
a buying campaign of the 1921. That
they sooner or later must come to it in
their need of the goods, is pretty well
understood by the trade, and there is
very little reason to believe that the
matter of price should force the pack
ers to take a ruinous loss, which in
turn would act depressingly upon the
sales by the growers of the 1921 crop.
Otto Olson, secretary of the Lancas-
ter Tobacco Growers association, in a
ak to the association, advised the
farmers in Pennsylvania to use Hibsh-
man seed. 1t gives larger produc-
ton to the acre, and does not set near
ly as large an amount of suckers as
some other varieties, and that it has
root rot resistant qualities. The asso-
citation has carried on campaign to
have the growers give tobacco culture
more intense attention, both in the
field and in the handling of it, in order
to obtain better returns for their pro-
duct.
Forty thousand growers of Burley in
five states have entered into co-opera-
tive associations. The Burley growers
are attempting to sign up rs per cent
of the crop. In Kentucky tremen-
dous campaign was put on, and joined
with it were similarlcampaigns in Ten
nessee, Ohio, Indiana and West Vir-
ginia Some counties signed up almost
100 per cent.
E. H. Jenkins, director of the Con-
necticut experiment station, is advocat-
ing timothy as cover crop to restore
vitality to tobacco sick soil in the TO-
bacco sections of his state.
The Agricultural department of the
U. W. has prepared new bulletin mo.
337) on tobacco soil. tobacco culture
and tobacco handling in the state of
Wisconsin. James Johnson and G. nj.
Slagg are the joint authors of the bull
letin. 1t is dated October, 1921, and IS
up to date in the matters treated. In
letter to The Reporter, Mr.. Russell,
the director of the department, states
that while the edition lasts copies will
be sent free to residents of Wisconsin
who apply for them, and to residents of
other states who enclose sc with appli-
cation. The digest of the pamphlet in
dicates the topics treated: Types of to-
bacco best suited to Wisconsin soil and
climate, types of soil producing the
best results, the use of resistant strains
of seed, steaming of plant beds, how to
sow in beds, advantage Of commercial
fertilizers, when to plant, essentials to
successful curing, and proper manner
of handling of tobacco before placed on
the market The Reporter welcomes
this bulletin, and would advise all
growers to secure copy of it. Ii to-
bacco is to continue as sixth in rank of
agricultural crops in the state, it de-
serves to be studied with care adequate
| to its Importance. While experienced
growers may be informed concerning
most of the matters treated of in this
new bulletin, newer men need It's ad-
vice, and all are in need of the inspira-
ton it furnishes to better understand
ing the problems of tobacco culture and
better efforts to secure the best possi-
ble results. The Reporter recommends
careful study of the bulletin to all its
readers.
A tobacco monopoly was promulgated
in Chosen, Korea, April /, 1921, by
which the manufacture of tobacco be-
longs exclusively to the government.
No tobacco may be imported except
under government permission, nor may
it be grown except by permission or
the government, which will also con-
troll the kinds to be grown, designate
the districts to be devoted to its cul-
ture, and directing the most minute de-
tails of it's cultivation and sale. -Tob.
Journal.