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OLDS & WHIPPLE, INC., HARTFORD, CONN. 
Fertilizing Cigar Leaf 
Tobacco 
For Bigger Yields and Better Burning Quality 
A good cigar depends upon its burning qual¬ 
ity and flavor for its reputation. Leaf tobacco 
for making a good cigar must be of the best 
quality, must hold fire well, not burn too 
fast or too slowly. It must not coal on the 
cigar and it must leave a clear white or light 
gray ash, not a muddy ash. 
Cigar smokers everywhere are complaining 
about the quality of the cigar being made 
today. Manufacturers cannot make good cigars 
unless they get good tobacco, and that is where 
the grower comes in. 
LEAF WISE 
No matter how old a man is, if he is wise, 
he can still acquire more wisdom. No matter 
how old a grower is, he can still acquire more 
wisdom about a tobacco leaf. 
The tobacco plant, perhaps more than any 
other plant, can be and is influenced for better 
or worse by proper or improper fertilization. 
In applying fertilizer, the grower must have 
two essential things in mind: 1, to preserve 
the productiveness of his soil; and 2, to pro¬ 
duce leaf that has the most desirable qualities, 
namely, BURN — GRAIN — TEXTURE and 
COLOR. This is a large order, but it can be 
successfully met by growers carefully study¬ 
ing the right fertilizers to use. 
0. & W. Tobacco Fertilizer 
To growers who desire a concentrated mix¬ 
ture, we offer this formula made along similar 
lines as our “Complete” tobacco. 
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS 
7% Nitrogen 
3% Available Phosphoric Acid 
7% Actual Potash 
A fine crop of 18 acres of Broadleaf grown on the farm 
A of WiUiam Driscoll. East Hartford Conn. Tins to¬ 
bacco was grown on our Blue Label fertilizer. Mr. 
Driscoll has been a customer for many years. 
O. & W. Complete Tobacco 
Fertilizer 
has been a popular favorite with tobacco grow- 
ers for years. The various sources of plant 
food are so blended that the tobacco plant is 
nourished from transplanting to harvest time. 
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS 
5% Nitrogen 
3% Available Phosphoric Acid 
5% Actual Potash 
Blue Label Brand Fertilizer 
In this brand we use 1000 lbs. of C. S. Meal 
in each ton. C. S. Meal has long been recog¬ 
nized as a basic ingredient for tobacco fer¬ 
tilizer freeing its plant food as it decomposes 
in the soil and feeding the plant to maturity. 
The phosphoric acid and potash are derived 
from high grade sources and every precaution 
is taken to keep out all elements that might 
react unfavorably on finished leaf. 
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS 
6% Nitrogen 
3% Available Phosphoric Acid 
6% Actual Potash 
0. & W. High Grade Tobacco 
Starter 
This high grade starter has been used with 
conspicuous success by some of our best grow¬ 
ers in the valley. We recommend that it be 
applied after the first time hoeing. At that 
critical stage of growth an abundant supply of 
quickly available nitrogen enables the plant 
to get a vigorous start, overcome and grow 
away from any unfavorable condition that may 
exist. 
Experience has taught us that the crop that 
grows quickly, vigorously and does not stop 
until it reaches maturity produces the best 
goods. 
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS 
10% Nitrogen 
3% Available Phosphoric Acid 
O. & W. High Grade Tobacco 
Starter and Potash 
Compound 
This formula with 5 per cent quickly soluble 
Nitrogen and 15 per cent actual Potash should 
be used with C. S. Meal or Castor Pomace in 
growing the tobacco crop and when so used 
makes a complete fertilizer. The Nitrogen of 
C. S. Meal or Pomace is slow acting and on 
most lands a more quickly soluble form of 
Nitrogen is needed to start the crop. We rec¬ 
ommend using 1000 to 1500 lbs. per acre with 
a ton of C. S. Meal or Pomace. 
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS 
5% Nitrogen 
4% Available Phosphoric Acid 
15% Actual Potash 
