23 



VaJiic of till' croj) h// classes am} coat of i>riiduction. 



26 pounds wrappers, dark, at SlOO per 100 poimds S'26.00 



44 pounds wrappers, medium , at S2oO per 100 pounds _. _ 110. 00 



42 pounds wrappers, fine, at .S2."iO per 100 pounds lO.j.UO 



o pounds wrappers, small, at S35 jier 100 pounds- -. 1. 75 



TA pounds wrappers, partly spotted, at ST.5 per 100 pounds 5. 63 



oTA pounds wrappers, resago, medium and fine," at $60 per 100 pounds ... 34. 50 



31 pounds wrappers. queVirado, mediiim and fine,* at §16 per 100 pounds. _ 5. 56 



48 pounds filler, light, at .59 per 100 pounds 3. 87 



31 pounds filler, heavy, at §12 per 100 pounds. 3.72 



Total 296.03 



Approximate cost of production '' 250. 00 



Net profit 46.03 



In tlie above statement 1hc vahie.s wore placed ou the various grades 

 by the phmter with wlioin cooperatiou was carried on and who is 

 also a manufacturer of cigars. 



The statement shows that there was a shrinkage in weight of 13 per 

 cent during fermenting and that, iiotwitlistanding the very unfavor- 

 able conditions, there was a net profit of about $46 on the four- 

 elevenths of an acre of shade-grown tobacco, or $126 per acre. 



The greater part of the so-called "resago" and " quebrado," as 

 well as part of the filler, would have been classed as good wrappers 

 if it liad not been damaged bj' disease. The large and numerous 

 spots on the leaves reduced their elasticitj' and made them easily torn, 

 so tliat the}- could not be used as wrappers. 



Dui'ing tlie season of 1002-3 the writer planted a small area of 

 tobacco under shade in the vicinity of Jayuya. The plants were set 

 in rows 3 feet apart and 1 foot apart in the row, there being 2,200 

 plants on approximately two-thirteenths of an acre. After curing, 

 this tobacco was fermented in the warehouse of a tobacco companj' 

 at Aibonito, and was sorted and graded by the company in their 

 customary manner. Tlie results were as follows: 



Yii'lil of ishaih'-groirii fohaco of different grudes. 



Pounds. 



Light red wrappers 25 



Light green wrappers.. ...... 18 



Medium red wrappers ... 26 



Medium green wrappers . 65 



Dark wrappers 30 



Sumatra wrappers 7 



Total 171 



" Spotted leaves, part of which can be used for wrappers. 

 * Leaves most of which can be used for liinder and filler. 

 <^ Includes all expenses on the established tobacco farm. 



