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Agricultural Journal of Victoria. 



maturing, and cures browB, but grown in the field on heavy rich soil 

 is too coarse. The Comstock Spanish is not such a heavy yielder, 

 the leaves growing cleaner on the stalk. It matures fully two weeks 

 earlier than the other varieties, and cures a, light brown, with a nice 

 aroma. The Sumatra is a delicate grower, curing a lighter color 

 than the others, matures fairly early, but, from a short experience^ 

 does not appear to stand our climate well. 



Cigar Leaf Grown Under Cover. 



The experiment of growing cigar leaf under cover, " a practice 

 largely followed in America," was attempted with most satisfactory 

 results. The building was made of bush timber, i) feet in height and 



Cigar House at Edi. 



30 feet square, the sides and roof being covered with cheese cloth- 

 The cost per acre, in America, is estimated at £70, but I believe 

 that where bush timber is available this estimate could be much 

 reduced. The life of the cheese cloth is two years, while that of the 

 frame would be five or six years. The varieties used were Comstock 

 Spanish, Connecticut Seed Leaf, and Sumatra. The report on these 

 tobaccoes by the Statps Tobacco Co. was to the effect " that they were 

 the best samples of Australian cigar leaf ever submitted to them, 

 and they would be prepared to purchase a large quantity at a price 

 payable to the producer, allowing for the extra cost of growing 

 under cover." 



