Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-05

ctc8r aS pOSSi"tS tHha H"f',' 40
should be,laid 80 as to perform tna
functions of andirons sn which SHOULD
he placed kgs Of wond 4 ar $ feet long.
together with a convenient quantity OF
brush, Sr. and kindled into large fires
one row to every two hands; when The
earth Immediately under the fires is
sufficiently burnt. WHICH is easily dis
srned by its having considerable
quantity Of Goals and en'hers opon 1t.
the fires should he. removed by pulling
them further OH with long weaden hooks
eacI, formed Of pole with the grub or
root at the end Of it, where they should
remain. az before, until the earth di-
rectly under them is BURT az tie fnl-
ner-and 81 on over the whole bed
The fires should be kept up by a CONT
nuaI and continued supply OF logs
brush or other cnmbustiblc substances
most convenient.
Those who cannot afford wood ne
cessary 10 burn in this way. may burn
with brusl,w0od, laid un about five feet
thick, one end on the ground, the otlier
ele. atcd, zach layer supported by the
former, like shingles or l.ouse-W hen
the bed is entirely burnt over. it should
he dug up. but by no means deep
made fine, raked over, and all the
rnuts carefully extracted when the
seed is sown, being previously mix"d
", tn ashes, in order to know how thick
to SOW it, it should be lightly raked in.
then well trodden with the feet, until
the ground where the seed is deposited
becomes perfectly frm-t!irn cover the
bed over slightly with naked brush of
some kind, (dOgwood. or beach, is pre-
ierable to any otIer) and let it remain
until the bid shall require wedding,
which must be done by hand, pIacking
out all the grass and weeds which may
appear from time TO time. BY the lat
ter part of May. the plants are gene.
rally fit for planning, unless they are
attacked by the Hy-in which case,
sulphur. ground plaster. chimney SCOT
and lime, mixed aud sown over the
plants will preserve them from that in
sect. Alter a rain, and when the
ground is wet, the plants are to be
drawn out Of the beds, carried in has
kets or carts to the ground where they
are 10 be planted, which should be
prepared by previous ploughings and
being fresh scraped into hills, Cat three
feet distance each way into which the
plants are to be transplanted by making
q hole in the hill f"r the root Of the
plant with the f"refinser, into which
the root is to be inserted, and the earth
pressed gently against it with the knuc.
klcs Of the other hand; soon as the
plant has taken root, it should be weed.
ed with the hand hoe, after which. no.
thing but the plough should work it.
passing continually thr ugh ii in oppo-
site directions, once in a row first, and
afterwards, twice in a row, with the
mould board to the plant, thereby
throwing the earth to the plants and
partially killing up the same-and so
continue to do every week. until they
are too large to pass through: should
The leaves in pInughing be covered by
the mould board, negro child Of 8 or
10 years old, should follow the plough
and uncover the leaves by pulling them
gently above the burrows.
When the tobacco is fit for topping,
which is known by the button or bios.
som anpaar inp ahoy. Ibo Iooyo. q
should then be topped by a judicious
PERSONS breaking of the blossom and
upper leaves. until they leave only so
many as will become ripe and perfect |
before any Of the lower leaves die or
foil off, and for which there is no Ger.
tain rule, as no certain number can he
liked, but must depend upon the size
Of the plant, the quality Of the soil, and
o her circumstances, as dry or wet
weather, &c.-Large iuxuriant tobac-
CO will carry from 8 to 25 aves.-
After being topped, suckers will make
their appearance above and adjoining
every leaf. which should be broken off |
before they get too old and tough, and
once eek o. "ftener, until the tobae.
CO ripens. which may be known BY the
changing of the cuIor, and will happen
to that planted in May Tin light warm
soil} about the latter part Of August
and in September, to that planted la. |
ter.
The horn rcorms arc very pernicious