NORTHERN TOBACCO.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 8, Issue 30, 12 April 1907, Page 3

NORTHERN TOBACCO.

li ,OlottM X< Has Color, Bari) Mtt featSM, Bat la tLaelclag In !j ttood Flavor. Colof, burn and texture are the three things which the grower has chiefly to consider. At present the trade calls for a very ligtit, cinnamonbrown shade, which must be unit arm, not mottled, says Harper’s Weekly. The leaf when rolled on a cigar and smoked must leave a white or light gray hard ash, which does not flake off and fall into one’s bosom or over his waistcoat, and it must not “coal” —i. e., have a black, charred ring just behind the ash on the burning cigar. This is sure to give a bad flavor and taste. The leaf must also burn freely, and when lighted hold firm for a reasonable time. It must have a soft/' silvery texture, glossy surface, and the elasticity of a piece of kid, so that It may be drawn smoothly and closely about the cigar. Flavor is not wanted in Connecticut tobacco, for if there be much of It it is sure to be bad. Perfect burn, color and texture can be gotten In the northern climate, but a delicate and agreeable flavor has not yet been obtained. Flavor is conditioned largely by climate, the other qualities by soil and fertilisers. It is desirable, therefore, that the leaf be neutral, without taste, as far as may be. We get the flavor wholly in the Cuban filler. To obtain these qualities of leaf is the problem of the grower—a much more complicated one than meets the ordinary farmer.