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these leaves are too thin, I believe we can produce a thicker 

 leaf by a process of selection and breeding. The industry at 

 the present time is simply in a stage of development. I may 

 say, however, for the gentleman's information (if he does 

 not already know it) that there are a good many things to 

 recommend Sumatra shade-grown tobacco. Whether the 

 market will take what we will be able to produce here I do 

 not know. I have not been concerned with this experiment 

 except from the standpoint of breeding. 



The President. These remarks by our speaker bring this 

 suggestion to my mind in regard to that. What do you wish 

 of tobacco? If I grow grass under shade my horses or my 

 cows know the difference between eating that grass and that 

 which is grown out in the sunshine. I do not know what 

 may be desirable, but probably the taste may have something 

 to do with it. Those who love tobacco can tell about that 

 better than I. It may be that that is the question, whether 

 the man who uses that tobacco will like the taste, or the man 

 who manufactures it can wrap more cigars with it. 



The hour for adjournment has arrived. This convention 

 will stand adjourned until two o'clock this afternoon. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Tuesday, December 12, 1905. 

 (Music.) 



Convention called to order at 2.00 p.m., Vice-President 

 Seeley in the chair. 



The President. By your programmes you will see that 

 we are to have an address this afternoon on " The Essentials 

 of Success in Future Sheep Breeding." 



Now there has from the earliest times never been any better 

 or more honorable occupation than the rearing and caring for 

 sheep, and we have hundreds of acres here in Connecticut 

 which I have not the slightest doubt are well adapted to the 

 rearing of sheep, and would make it a most profitable indus- 

 try under proper rules and regulations, and system. Perhaps 

 better than anything else that much of that land can be used 



