of these we shall probably have more 
to say another time. 
CAN WE GROW TOBACCO. 
Last week we mentioned the occur- 
rence of a wild species of Nicoiiana 
near Swift Creek, and this suggests 
the enquiry, if tobacco will grow 
here wild, why not cultivated? In 
answer to this comes very oppoi tunely 
the report of experiments with tobac= 
co, by Prof. J. Cassidy, in the 4th 
Bulletin of the Agricultural College 
at Fort Collins. Experiments were 
conducted at Ft. Collins for two years 
to try the value of tobacco as a farm 
crop in this state, and so far as they 
go, they seem entirely favorable to 
rhe opinion that tobacco will succeed 
here. Eighteen varieties, which are 
fully described in the report, were 
grown in 1887, and all of them ripen- 
ed thoroughly before the end of Au- 
gust. Of these, the White Burley 
variety was found easiest to manage 
and earliest to mature, while the Gen- 
eral Grant, Connecticut Seed Leaf, 
Vuelta Abajo and Missouri’ Broad 
Leaf also did very well. The differ- 
ent varieiies were sown in a moderate 
hot bed on March 26th, and trans 
planted to the open ground May 25th. 
With regard to soil, it is stated that 
‘the finest tobacco is raised on light, 
rich soils. Our unmanured upland 
soils will grow a fine leaf of any of the 
stronger growing varieties. The 
deeper the plowing, the larger the 
crop. 
As regards irrigation, once is 
thought to be sufficient at Fort Col- 
lins. “No jerop is so effectually de- 
stroyed on wet lands as tqbacco, and 
none is so little affected by drouth.” 
After being harvested, the tobacco is 
hung up in a barn to cure. The pro- 
cess of curing, stripping, sweating and' 
boxing is fully described in Prof. Cas- 
sidy’s report, which should be read 
by anyone interested, and we have 
only to quote from a letter written to 
Prof, Cassidv by Mr. Fritz Thies, a 
cigar manufaciurer of Denver, to show 
the opinion of the trade on Colorado- 
grown tobacco. »’he letter is as fol- 
lows: “The Havanna Seed-leaf sam- 
ples left with me have been thorough- 
ly exa .;ined and put to the usual test. 
Tne cigars made from the leafnrove, 
to be supesior.to anything grown in 
those districts which are supposed to 
yield our finest native-grown Havann 1 
Seed leaf. Other tobacco experts 
who have tested the cigars made from 
your samples, say the flavor of the ci- 
gars will compare very favorably 
with the Havanna-grown leaf. I have 
no doubt but a large demand exists 
at the present time in Colorado for 
tobacco of this class. The market 
will by no means be confined to our 
home demand.” 
In view of this very favorable re - 
port, will not some of our ranchmen 
try a small experimental crop next 
if 
