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testy, When so many points have to be considered. Also, it can be seen that 
. &tate with the very best of soils may lose all its advantage by a bad, 
4 enutable, or unfortunate aspect or lay, or vce versd. It is my endeavour, 
| itr, in this article, to show the grower how he can judge for himself, and, 
> ia § made himself acquainted with the conditions obtaining, what he has to 
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rin deciding where he shall locate his clearing. 
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TOBACCO IN NATAL. 
ly Connection with Mr. Nevill’s remarks on the production of cigar leaf, it 
| penot be uninteresting to those interested in the cultivation of tobacco to 
|, “{ what Mr. J. M. van Leenhoff, Government Tobacco Expert, Natal, said in 
: fe &r entitled “ Natal’s Prospects in Tobacco Production,” read at a meeting 
| Ries Thanda Agricultural Association in January last, and printed by the 
| Mal Agricultural Journal. 
me | on ony SYS :-— Unfortunately it does not want much carelessness to spoil the 
a | ha Ww of good tobacco irremedially. The Florida tobacco, grown under cover, 
7 int * much lighter colour than that grown in the open field uuder the direct 
| "nce of the sun-rays. 
| WRAPPERS. 
| and Speaking in general, tobacco fit for wrappers will bring the greatest price, 
i ‘ss this kind of tobaceo must burn extremely well, and be rather mild in 
| thin Ur, it must be very fine in texture, with veins standing obliquely, but so 
| light} to be hardly visible; it must further possess much elasticity, and have a 
} ang own or yellowish-brown colour (spotted jor not). It must be untorn, 
124 ‘ve a good, broad shape, while the length of the leaves should be from 
ty ® 8 inches, The cigar manufacturer, and especially he who pays heavy 
bort duties, is always trying to procure for himself tobacco which, besides 
I tg Mtg all the abovementioned qualities, has a very light weight, because the 
| ag; °2Ves that go to 1 Ib. the less weight of tobacco he requires for wrapping 
By Yen number of cigars. Some high-class Sumatra tobacco will give 180 and 
= Be; eneaves of 12 to 16 inches long to 11b., and to wrap 1,000 cigars only 14Ib., 
T the Il less, is necessary. ‘Thus it will be seen that he cannot profitably use all 
] «, bacco for this purpose which is brought on the market under the name of 
see et tobacco.” He does not care so much for a tobacco which naturally 
cs ® good aroma, as this in some degree can be given to it by means of 
| Head flavourings, particular modes of fermenting, or great care in storing, 
| aby ‘sh, of course, a tobacco possessing naturally good flavour and aroma is 
| they’ S Much to be preferred’ The manufacturer is totally unable to improve 
“of pJttnical defects of a certain tobacco. To illustrate this, I give some prices 
nan pers, binders, and fillers, announced for sale in The Uobacco Leaf of 
= | Ovember, 1899 :— 
Mepeng— 
&. ad. Sols 
Sumatra Vesiochia SER, Mareen Eedeme tenth 0081 LU tae onl eae 7: 
avana wer 5005 vee ae ve 8 2 20 10 
Florida-Sumatra ote es 0 AS 38 2 6553 
Connecticut Spotted... 6. ee wane 0 10 4 2 
ROT a ta Le cient. SabeL ne eae en at i. i TS 
Nders— 
Connecticut Broad Leaf... at - 0 10 il 
Pennsylvania Broad Leaf... AAs ah 0 7 he By 
Old Wisconsin SE TRPETEN pierre ies ee 0 7 0 10 
