20 



about 9 feet above the ground ; the sides were also covered with 

 the same kind of cloth, making a tight enclosure. 



This covered plot, with some land adjoining, about one and 

 one-fourth acres in all, was planted as follows : 



Sumatra, Florida 7 I - I 3 per cent 



Long Stem 2.34 " " 



Cuban, Florida 11 73 " " 



Vuelta Aba jo 2.84 " 



Connecticut Broad Leaf 2.77 " 



Seed 2.05 "■ " 



Zimmer Spanish 2.98 " 



Virginia Dark Leaf 64 



White Burley . . . .' 3.20 lk 



Japanese 32 * k 



100.00 



A good many plants under the cloth shelter were killed by the 

 drip from the seams, wires and plates of the structure. This first 

 year's work demonstrated quite clearly that tenting tobacco is 

 not a success in Hawaii, at least in regions of high rainfall. 



The following field notes may prove of interest and value : 



Plot A. Sumatra. 



One thousand plants produced 19,309 leaves, weighing green, 

 684 pounds or 137 pounds of finished tobacco. 



2,230 leaves, less than 12 inches long, weighed 41 lbs. 13 oz. 



1,711 " 



12 



(( 



43 " 



a 



1,900 " 



" 13 " " 



a 



54 u 



9 " 



2,209 



14 " 



a 



72 " 



6 " 



2,152 u 



16 " 



a 



80 " 



6 " 



2,283 " 



K 







95 " 



5 " 



1,895 leaves, 



17 inches long, weighed 91 



lbs. 3 



oz. 





i,578 " 



18 " 



" 84 



" 4 



ti 





1,015 



19 " 



" 58 



" 12 



a 





605 " 



20 " 



p ' 42 



" 7 







243 " 



21 " 1 



" 15 



" 8 







178 " 



22 " 



4 



" 7 



({ 





38 " 



23 " 





(6 



(t 





1,273 waste and torn leaves weighed 35 lbs. 



