niTisiay of tobacco 1015 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Las Almas. — Total yield, 349 pounds, made up as follows: — 



Top leaves, 80 lbs., or 23 per cent. 

 Middle leaves, 231 pounds, or 66 per cent. 

 Bottom leaves, 38 pounds, or 10 per cent. 



The quality was classified as follows: No. 1. 113 pounds; No. 2. 212 pounds; and 

 No. 3, 24 poimds. ^ 



EEMARKS. 



In considering the varieties grown for binders, it is seen that the Big Ohio x 

 Sumatra has given the best results from the point of thinness of tissue. It gave 66 

 per cent of thin leaves as against 52 per cent for the Comstock. 



The Yamaska and the Ha^^ana Seed Leaf are much thicker and gave results 

 almost equal, 24 per cent for the former and 22 for the latter. 



The Big Ohio x Sumatra, however, is still a little lacking in strength and tough- 

 ness. Every year, an improvement is noted in this regard and it is hoped, by con- 

 tinuing the work of selection, to arrive at the true type of binder tobacco. 



The very small proportion of rejected leaves may be noted as showing that the 

 harvest was handled with care. 



It will also be noted that the percentage of middle leaves is much the highest 

 From this point of view, all the varieties gave practically equal results. This is 

 indicative of a good harvest, for the uniformity of product is the result of having the 

 highest proportion possible of middle leaves. To obtain thjs result, careful pruning 

 is necessary, and sufficiently low topping. 



The binder tobaccos gave a total yield of 6^657 pounds, of which 1,798 pounds, 

 were classed as No. 1, 3,362 pounds as No. 2, and 1,458 pounds as No. 3. As will be 

 noted, 50 per cent of the crop was classed as No. 2. This seems a high percentage, 

 hut it may be mentioned that, notwithstanding, a much more severe sorting out was 

 made than is generally done in commercial tobacco growing. In the latter, one con- 

 siders as No. 1 every leaf, half of which at least is intact, while the No. 1 here reported 

 on contains only leaves absolutely whole. 



Farnham 



