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and  management  of  the  fowls,  especially  educated  for  the  busi- 
ness and  not  afraid  to  work  hard  with  both  brain  and  brawn, 
is  prepared  to  act  with  intelligence  and  may  become  not  only 
a successful  breeder  of  thoroughbred  poultry  and  producer  of 
high  class  poultry  products,  but  also  a public  benefactor  and 
an  honor  to  his  state  and  country. 
THE  HAWAIIAN  TOBACCO  INDUSTRY. 
By  Jared  G.  Smith. 
Being  a communication  to  the  Committee  of  Ways  and  Means 
of  the  Legislature  of  the  Territory  of  HarLvaii. 
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There  are  three  de  facto  tobacco  growers  in  Hawaii  (Novem- 
ber, 1908),  The  Kona  Tobacco  Co.,  operating  in  Kona  and  Ha- 
makua,  on  the  Island  of  Hawaii;  one  farmer  in  South  Kona, 
and  one  farmer  in  Hamakua.  The  crop  already  harvested  is 
3500  pounds,  and  4000  pounds  additional  will  be  cured  by  De- 
cember 31. 
One  new  corporation  has  been  formed  which  expects  to  begin 
operations  about  February,  1909,  with  a capitalization  cf  $100,- 
000.  Two  other  corporations  are  in  the  promotion  stage,  one 
on  Hawaii  and  one  on  Maui. 
The  Kona  Tobacco  Co.  is  capitalized  at  $25,000.  Officers: 
J.  G.  Smith,  H.  P.  Wood,  A.  Coyne,  C.  L.  Beal  and  R.  W. 
Perkins.  The  Kona  Tobacco  Co.  and  the  two  farmers  who 
are  growing  for  us  under  contract  produce  only  Cuban  leaf. 
Two  of  the  corporations  forming  on  Hawaii  plan  to  grow  only 
Sumatra  leaf,  and  I believe  the  Maui  company  intend  growing 
Sumatra  only. 
The  Kona  Tobacco  Co.  will  harvest  sixty  acres  of  Cuban 
leaf  in  1909. 
CUBAN  TOBACCO. 
The  tobacco  plant  is  believed  to  be  a native  of  Cuba  and 
other  West  Indian  islands.  • Cuban  tobacco  is  considered  the 
best  cigar  leaf  grown  anywhere. 
Cuban  tobacco  is  both  filler  and  wrapper  and  is  distinguished 
by  its  high  flavor  and  aroma,  fine  texture  and  usually  good 
burn. 
There  are  two  main  types  of  Cuban  leaf : Vueltas,  including 
all  leaf  grown  on  the  western  end  of  the  island,  and  Remedios, 
from  the  Santa  Clara  district.  Remedios  are  cheap,  heavy  filler 
tobaccos  of  high  flavor,  dark  in  colors,  and  usually  poor  burn. 
