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De eind-conclusie van Dr. Jenkins is dan ook gunstig en 
hoopvol voor de toekomst; duidelijkheidshalve geef ik die hier 
woordelijk weer: 
»In conclusion, our success with two crops, the first (1900) 
»raised during a season so dry as to affect the growth of tobacco 
»in the open, the second (1901) raised when the latter part of 
»the season was unusually cloudy and wet, indicates that Sumatra 
»tobacco can be successfully produced in Connccticut under shade 
»in any season which is not very abnormal as to rainfall and 
»sunshine. 
»It is, however, a new industry which must be slowly learned 
»by our growers. While much may be acquired from the pre- 
»vailing ideas and practices in Sumatra and in Florida, there yet 
»remains much more which is absolutely necessary to success but 
»which our growers must learn for and by themselves. 
»The adaptation of methods of raising, harvesting and curing 
»the leaf to the special local conditions of labor and particularly 
»to the peculiarities of our climate during growth, harvest and 
»curing are essentials, to be worked out by our growers and in 
»which no one but themselves can be experts. 
»We are not raising Sumatra tobacco, nor Florida tobacco; we 
»are not in a Sumatra climate or a Florida climate. To succeed 
»our farm practice must be that which we find best for this leaf 
»under Connecticut conditions.” 
In 1902 boden zich 38 particuliere planters in Connecticut en 
Massachusetts aan, om in gemeenschap en onder leiding van het 
Department of Agriculture tabak onder schaduw te planten en 
stelden daartoe gezamenlijk 645 acres ter beschikking. 
De resultaten van deze uitgebreide proef waren wederom gunstig; 
na afloop van het oogstjaar 1902 werd de veiling te Hartford in 
Connecticut gehouden, waarop prijzen werden besteed van $ lylO 
tot $ 2.90 per pond, met een gemiddelden prijs van $ 1.50. 
Daar kwam nog een factor bij, nl. de gunstige resultaten, die 
werden verkregen ten opzichte van de hoeveelheid sigaren, die 
