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VOLUME 40 Business Directory. Wisconsin Tobacco Statistics. Tobacco growing began in Wisconsin! 1 50 years ago. 15 counties now produce tobacco. 42.200 acres were grown in 1912. Average yield in Wisconsin ab * 50.000.000 pounds. Sfcj Brings Wisconsin farmers annual ... come of $6,000,000. $2,000,000 spent annually for handling, storage and insurance. Edgerton has 54 warehouses on insur ance map. , . . The sixth important agricultural in dustry in the state. HENRY JOHNSON, Fire, Tornado. Life and Accident Insurance, BDGBRTON, WISCONSIN. HT"Offieeln Schmellng Block. W. T. POMEROY & CO., Dealers in and packers of Leaf Tobacco, Edgerton, - Wisconsin. O. G. HANSEN. C. H. HANSEN HANSEN BROS.. (Successors to O. G. Hansen) Dealers in Leaf Tobacco EDGERTON* - WIS. GEORGE M. DECKER DEALER IN Leaf Tobacco Tobacco Storage Janesville, Wisconsin. ANDREW JENSON & SONS, Packers of and Dealers in Leaf Tobacco, PUBLIC STORAGE. 3c per case per month EDGERTON, - WISCONSIN. C. E. SWEENEY. DEALER IN Leaf Tobacco, EDGERTOIN, - WISCONSIN O. C. LEE. Dealer ia and ?acKer of Leaf Tobacco, STOUGHTON, - WISCONSIN. HEINRICH NEUBERGER Packer of and Dealer in Leaf Tobacco 130 Water St., New York, N. Y. E- ROSENWALD & BRO. SUCCESSOR TO B. Rosenwald & Bro. and I. Bijur & Son, PACKERS OF Leaf Tobacco, 145 Water Street, New York City. S. C. CHAMBERS, DEALER IN AND PACKER OF Leaf Tobacco, MILTON JUNCTION, WIS. The Jefferson Leaf Tobacco Co.J Dealers in and Packers of Leaf Tobacco SPARTA, WISCONSIN. HASKINS & SCHWARTZ Packers of Wisconsin Leaf Tobacco, Janesville, Wisconsin CONDENSED STATEMENT Of the Condition of Tobacco Exchange Bank, w 1f e , rton ’ A* the close of business June 30th, 1914 is Society RESOURCES Loans anu -~ iscounts - " 57 i ß ’Sn on Bonds - - MOO 00 Real Estate - - - - - ' "q’nvo ofi Furniture and Fixtures - - ial’Vili qc Cash on hand and Due from banks - 104,114 Ub Tota l . - $716,695 04 liabilities Capital Stock paid in - - ” ‘ *¥’s92 52 Surplus and Undivided Profits - - - 43,66 1 82 Individual Deposits subject to check - 252,728 97 Certificates of deposit - - - 217,041 97 Savings deposits - - - 153,206 28 623,027 22 Total . - - $716,695 04 COMPARATIVE DEPOSITS June 30, 1912 62 June 30, 1913 528,282 29 June 30, 1914 623,027 22 Steady Tobacco Satisfaction r i- _ Manufacturers, Ldgerton Edgerton, Wisconsin. X. B. EARLE Packer of and Dealer in LEAF TOBACCO. EDGERTON, - WISCONSIN. FRAZIER M. DOLBEER. Proprietor Original “LINDE” New York Seed Leaf Tobacco Inspection ESTABLISHED IN 1864. F. C. LINDE, HAMILTON & CO. Tobacco Inspectors, Weighers *25 Warehousemen Office, 182 Pearl St.. New York City. Branches in all of the principal tobacco districts A. H. CLARKE, Special Agent, Edgerton, Wis. Badger 'Phone No. 71 A TRIAL OF THE TOBACCO CITY and EL INSITO TOBACCO CLIPPINGS Will convince you they have no equal. Ask for them anywhere. EL INSITO CIGAR CO., Edgerton, Wisconsin COLSON E HAMILTON FRANK P. WISEBURN, LOUIS BUHLE Formerly with F. C. Linde. Hamilton & Cos. C. C. HAMILTON & CO., Tobacco Inpsectors, Warehousemen, Weighers MalnOfflce—B4-85 South Street, New York. THOS. B. EARLE, Agent, Edgerton, Wis. Telephone No, 23 SANFORD SOVERHILL DEALER IN AND PACKER OF LEAF TOBACCO Janesville, - Wisconsin. S. B. HEDDLES DEALER IN LEAF TOBACCO No. 5 South Adams St. Janesville, Wis. GREENS’ TOBACCO CO., Dealers in Leaf Tobacco, STORAGE CAPACITY, - 15,000 OASES Janesville, - - Wisconsin. L. B. CARLE & SON, Packers of and Dealers in Wisconsin Leaf | Tobacco, .?-t!e*ville, - - Wisconsin. EDGERTON, ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1914. All day—every day—when you’re smoking The IMPERIAL lOGigar OR MAX NO. 10, 5c It’s glad news that a man can’t held telling his friends as soon as he learns the facts himself. NOTE BOOK SKETCHES MOLDS OR MUSTS. From Bulletin No. 237. University Agricultural Station, by James Johnson. White mold or mustiness usually oc curs to a greater or less extent upon fermenting tobacco. It does not ap pear to be associated with black rot in any way. The true molds are caused by fungi developing upon the leaf in storage. Since these troubles are caused by fungi it is evident that moisture is again a determining factor in controll ing the disease. Practical observations indicate that when tobacco lies in cases for several weeks prior to a rise of temperature from fermentation, mold is very likely to occur. Reduction of moisture, as recommended for black rot, and force or bulk sweating will no doubt serve to control the disease in most cases. The occurrence of “must” seems to differ from that of black rot in that relatively high temperatures are unfavorable to “must”, though favorable to black rot. This explains why they usually do not occur togeth er. Musty tobacco is frequently brushed to remove the color, but a characteristic odor remains which ren ders it undesirable. Some packers spray with with a four per cent acetic acid solution and repack. A white salt appearing upon the mid rib and veins of the curing and fer menting leaf produces a condition that is sometimes mistaken for white veins or mold. This condition is usually spoken of as “saltpeter” though some other salts are commonly found in con junction with saltpeter. Saltpeter is of a less harmful nature than mold as it leaves no injurious odors and may be readily brusned off. It appears to be brought on by a sudden and rapid dry ing of the midrib and veins of the leaf, either during the curing or fermenting process, and conditions which bring on such rapid drying should be avoided as much as possible by the operator of the curing shed and packhouse. A FEW MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES. In this country and abroad the to bacco plant is attacked by a number of other parasites most of which, howev er, are not known to occur in Wiscon sin; or are only of minor importance. The tobacco wilt, broom rape, and mil dew, fairly common diseases in other tobacco growing sections, do not occur as far as known in Wisconsin. Two diseases which have recently been ob served and studied in a preliminary way in this state have been called “black leg” or “canker”, and “hollow stalk”. Blackleg or canker is charac terized by the decay of the stalks of the plant in the field, at, and above the surface of the ground, rendering the plants weak at the base and readily blown over by the wind. In wet sea sons the decay may spread toward the top of the plant, causing the stalk to blacken and the leaves to droop. This trouble appears to be caused by the same organisms which cause the damp ing off of seedlings in the plant beds. It is possible that the trouble is caused in many cases by the transplanting of seedlings slightly affected with damp ing off. • It is, therefore, * advisable to avoid the transplanting of plants with brown or blackened spots upon their stems. Hollow stalk is a decay of the pith of the stalk, sometimes extending out into the midrib and veins of the leaves causing them to droop. The decay may start from the base of the stalk, or at the top of the plant through injuries produced by topping or suckering. The disease has been shown to be apparent ly of a bacterial nature. Diseased plants should be removed from the field when they occur in small numbers. Persons topping or suckering may car ry the disease from the diseased plants to healthy plants, which, if moist weather prevails, decay rapidly. One might conclude by reading some of the New York trade papers that the growing crop of Wisconsin tobacco stood in danger of being hopelessly cur tailed by the recent storms. Dispatches from LaCrosse and the Trempealeau valley and other northern points were quoted to show that disastrous storms had washed fields, dismantled sheds and reduced the acreage of the new crop. When one stops to consider what a small portion of the crop of this state is produced in the s.ections mentioned, it is difficult to understand the reason for the fears expressed. If one cares to get a more accurate view of the present prospects he has only to ride the principal growing districts of Dane, Rock, Crawford and Vernon counties, where 90 per cent of the crop is growing, to become satisfied that they never saw a finer showing at this time of the year. Scare news may be looked for while the crop is growing in the fields, but it is the harvest that counts in the end. From the standpoint of the manufac turer of tobacco products the month of May, J 914, was not exactly to their lik ing. The revenue receipts were smaller than the corresponding month of 1913, and made a gain of less than 1 per cent over April, the month preceding. How ever, the month can be classed as fair ly active, for the reason that last May was unusually good. Large cigars have shown the greatest disappointment of any of the tobacco products, not only for the month in question, but through out the entire five months of the calen dar year. WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET. Edgerton. Wis., July 10,1914. With the new tobacco crop now prac tically transplanted in the fields within the usual date in this state, there ought not to be much late or poor end to the crop this year. The weather conditions of the week have been es pecially favorable to a very satisfac tory growth in the fields, and except ing now and then a farm where the weeds have been neglected growers could hardly wish for a better prospect at the present writing. Constant cul tivation is needed now to keep the crop coming at the pace already set. The examination of last season’s packings for the elimination of any damage that might have accrued in the curing is becoming quite general with the packers. The bulks are found to be quite well sweated and promise to afford the market some fine binder goods. As was expected, there will be some cleaning to be done. Nothing has occurred to break the monotony of a dull market in old leaf. The shipments out of storage reach but about 300 cases from this market to all points since last report. New York. New York, July 4, 1914. Business in the market continues to correspond to the status of the off-sea son, although it is by no means dnll. While transactions in domestic leaf are hampered by lack of suitable supplies, the movement in Sumatra and Havana leaf has become somewhat brisker. The demand for Sumatra leaf was steady for the week, as expectations of a larger and better supply seem to have thoroughly vanished. The small quant ity taken at yesterday’s Amsterdam in scription would fully seem to confirm this confession. And our comprehensive reports from Cuba forebode a disap pointment of the great hopes placed on the new crop. It is but natural, there fore, that both the importers and man ufacturers should flock to the Island to secure as early as possible and as much as possible of what is available for good service of the new crop and that the old stocks on hand are causing a greater demand. The natural current of the market, however, was greatly disturbed by the disquieting news of the great damage done by the floods to the growing plants in Wisconsin. If the flood damage should prove as great as our telegraphic reports have it, the scarcity of binder leaf is likely to turn into a veritable famine and to cause a tremendaus rise in the price of last year’s crop. —Journal. New York, July 1, 1914. Business continues quiet so far as actual transactions are concerned, but the leaf dealers are satisfied that the general situation is improving from day to day. In fact, signs have not been lacking that the manufacturers are be ginning to turn their eyes marketward with a view to replenishing their stocks. While their business has not been up to the standard of last yenr, they have made, all told, nearly as many cigars as they did last year, and they have bought very sparingly of new raw ma terial. The impression prevails that the manufacturers are not overstocked, and it is only a matter of time when they will be compelled to come into the market for tobacco. In about all the cigar leaf growing states the new crop has been planted and got a good start. The boon of good weather conditions from now on would bring the crop through in time to avoid frost. The young plants have made good progress in growth since being set out.—Leaf. New England. Springfield, Mass., June 30, 1914. The Connecticut valley tobacco crop is now making the best progress of the season. Warm, sunny days last week increased the growth of the plants, while the heavy rain of Saturday night and Sunday was decidedly welcome. The latter part of June and early July is ordinarily a period of anxiety be cause of drought. The week-end rain soaked the ground and will carry the crop into July. Transplanting has been finished and taken as a whole the con dition of the new crop is decidedly more promising than the 1913 crop was at this date. Cut worms have been ex ceedingly troublesome this year and have necessitated much resetting. The cutworm season, however, is practic ally over. Shaded tobacco is making a remark able showing and early-set crops will be ready for the first priming in less than four weeks, according to the pres ent outlook. It is doubtful if any sun grown tobacco is harvested before August 1. Pennsylvania. Lancaster, Pa., June 29, 1914. Warm, generous rains and warm days full of sunshine, and then warm nights, have given the tobacco crop of Lancaster county such a boost that you can almost stand and see the little plants grow. But they had a terribly close call from destruction by drought and cold. One night there was frost, and the temperature was dangerously close to the freezing point. And nearly ever since the fields were planted drought has prevailed. Some of the growers had to replant almost their en tire fields. Fortunately plants were plentiful this year, so beyond the work entailed, and the fact that the crop would be a little later, no harm was done. The outlook for a fine crop is good. (tContinued on Page i ) It’s a Little Thing for a parent to start a savings account for the little boy or girl, but it is a Big Thing in the life of the child. 3% Interest on Savings Open an Account Today First National BANK Edgerton, - Wisconsin Capital and Surplus $60,000.00 . “The Bank of the People.’’ H. T. SWEENEY, PACKER OF Leaf Tobacco Tobacco Bought and Sold on Commission. Edgerton, - - Wisconsin C. J. JONES & SON Packers of and Dealers in All Kinds of Leaf Tobacco 616 South Main Street and 220 and 222 North Main Street Janesville, - Wisconsin. C. F. MABBETT Dealer in Wisconsin Leaf Tobacco Edgerton, Wisconsin. Mclntosh bros. Packers of Choice Wisconsin Leaf Tobacco Always in the market for old goods. Edgerton, - Wisconsin E. M. HUBBELL Dealer and Packer of Leaf Tobacco Edgerton - - Wisconsin J. F. REICHARD Packer and Dealer in Leaf Tobacco York, - Pa. EUGENE SORENSON Packer of Northern Wisconsin Leaf Tobacco Whitehall, Wis. R. H. HOLTAN Dealer in and Packer of Leaf Tobacco Whitehall,Wis. NUMBER 33