The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-12-29
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A review of the fifty and two issues
of the Sketches in the Tobacco Report
er will show that the matter during the
past year which has been more promi-
nent in the Wisconsin tobacco industry
than any other is the Northern Wiscon-
sin Tobacco Pool. Because it is new
movement it had more news value, and
because it had more news value it got
the space in tobacco publications. This
does not mean that Wisconsin tobacco
interests not affiliated with the, Pool
were of less Importance. In fact, up
to very recently the old order has OBJ
tanned; the business that has been done
has been carried on by the firms who
have borne the brunt of the battle dur
ing these many past years. That new
adjustments have to be made In the
manner of handling the Wisconsin to-
bacco output under the new order of
things is freely conceded; but the firms
whes have established a business by
long years of service and experience
will continue to be one of the big assets
of the tobacco industry in the state.
They can not be spared for the contin-
ued success of the crop as Wisconsin's IS
third most important source Of income.
A sensible attitude of broadening CO.
operation will include both the old and
the new until the old and the new have
become one in its aims and methods.
The convention of cooperative organ
izations in the U. S., recently held in
Washington, is commented upon editor
tally by the U. S. Tobacco Journal:
Probably the most important meet
ing in the history Of the growers OF to-
bacco was held in Washington yester-
day. It was part of the national
council of farmers cooperative mar
keting associations which today COM
pletes three-day session of the repre-
sentatives of cooperative marketing
associations from all parts of the coun-
try. With an attendance from tobacco
growing belts that it would have been
impossible to assemble few years ago,
the tobacco session held yesterday was
long step forward in the cooperative
marketing of tobacco.
1T was pointed out during the con-
ference that it is not the intention of
the cooperative marketing organiza-
| tions to disturb such present business
| institutions as have proved their value,
butrather to elimina te excresences and
parasites and thus attain agreater de-
lgree of efficiency, economy and stabil-
ity in handling tobacco. It was en-
phasized that there was no intention of
displacing from the distributing system
any man, or any business group, whose
servicein distribution is worth what it
costs. This is good economics. There
should be no place in the system of dis
tribution for so-called service, one of
the leading speakers said, that costs
more than it is worth, let alone such
activities as are in the nature of OBJ
nOXious encumbrances rather than in
strumentalities of service, but it is an
undeniable fact that there have long
been such agencies in the process of
distribution and if the co-operatives
will eliminate them, they will be rem
dering distinct service"
Tobacco" quotes one of the speak
ers as follows:
Speaking before the National Coun-
Gil OF Farmers Cooperative Marketing
associations in session at the New Will
lard Hotel in Washington, which is be-
ing attended by considerable number
of tobacco men from various parts of
the country, Director Klein expressed
the opinion that the commodity Coop
erative organizations, although a new
agency in the field, offered the possi-
bility of much service in 'heping the
farmer to help himself along the high
way of prosperity. The farmers CO.
operatives of Denmark, with the close
cooperation and aid of the Danish gov
ernment, succeeded in lifting their
country to high plane of prosperity,
accomplishing this largely through the
development of foreign trade" DR.
Klein added, however, that this was
not accomplished at once, but through
years of patient development; first,
improving and standardizing the pro-
duct, through educational work among
the growers, and rigid inspection. They
succeeded in rendering public service
through producing better commodity
that was highly appreciated and re-
ceiving reward for their services in the
form of price somewhat above the
average level and an outlet for all of
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To this may be added the statement
that well organized educational basis
furnished by the Danish Folk high
schools had laid a solid theoretical
and practical foundation upon which to.
build the cooperative movement which
followed.
Latest figures on the tobacco yield in
Indiana put it at about 900 pounds per
acre under cultivation. This yield is
normal and the total production is esti-
mated to be 16, 200, 900 pounds and the
quantity 95 per cent. For the last
month the estimate was 16, 400, 900
pounds and for the last year it was
IL, 250, COO. Agricultural agents declare
next year will see further increase in
tobacco raising. More acres in the
southern counties will be devoted to
the business of raising tobacco and the
result should be much larger tonnage
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