Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-04-27
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For the ppginian,
PREPARING TOBACCO LAND


Old land, to BIZ cultivated in Tobaceo should
be iallo" d deep, In II ofwhai kind or quality
II may, as the deep plonghing not only i'm.
proves tho land, but the crop Is mos, eeosrally
the better by il.
It's true, that, on ordinary or Thin land. fnl.
lowed deep, Pobeero ~ any other yeee,abl, will
start but slowly to grow, particularly oln dry
spring, bat so soon as The roots have penetrated
The original surface (uined under b, theplnueb)
the crop - SAFE and certain (acridrpis es cent.
ed) On shallow iallow the crop starts well
by which the planter Is deceived in the quality
or VI engih OF his land aud is certain TO Tor
| his Tobacco too hieh
All stubble or Trashy land should be fallow'd
the fill or winter before put into cultivation, n.
gain In April aud again when the Tobacco
plants ARE ready ior planting.
bed or ridseail my Tobacco land not hsy.
ing bseo in Tobacco" the year preceding. with
two strong yoke Of oxen thn bed, being q +
2 inches apart, they are made nj one bout Ian.
ping the tnriow together nicely. II the he'd.
he too high for the nature of the land, run n
forkeJ rake on them, drawn by u YOKE of
steer" o' Two horses, which not only flalieus
but puvorises ihe beds.
Tho plough moi only puts land in as rood
condition for planting the hoe, bur the uren.
asalion by pougnng is done with vastly Ie.s
, labor than by hoeirg. A hand with team and
| plough can put into beds two ncres in "a dav
which is about 10 600 hills aud another hand
! following with a hoe can make the same ready
| for . aning. II we count the driver, file team
the hoe hand, and anufher hand few houra Ia
mark of the spots for hills, Tor more properIv
boies) four hands. tlis is $500 hills TO tho hand
per day, which ~ about ten Tunes "a many ma
hand can make on common land moi fallow'd d,
about slx times as many AS a band can make on
fallowd land not laid of with plough, and n.
bou, four times many ms II hand can make
on fallow'd land laid OF two WAYS and The Law
ing of two ways requires as much time al bed
ding
/ consider the proper distance for robacco
on the row, TO be about E. o inches; perhaps
on very rich land, warmly situated, less dis.
lance would be advisable, as The Tobacco would
be The finer by IL.
To mark OF The spots for planting, n steady
hand should be employed, who walks on. the
bed, each step being mark for the hoe hand,
TO chop aud pat wherein TO plant.
In all kinds OF land, especially such as is in
/ cliDed 10 bake, would earnestly recomme nd
the sloping The surface whereou the Tobacco /,
to BE- planted, for iftbe sun shines on wate,
standing thereon, the Tobacco wiIbe damag,c
or perhaps killed by scald, aud if the land b,
stiff will also bake, whereby the body of IN,
Tobacco Is kept from expansion and lis root
from air,
! have sometimes first lallow nv Tobacco
land, fiat or naked, but | prefer bedding a,
all times, reversing them at each ploughing
As Isl. The ploughing in this way is much bet
ter done-2nd. The land is more exposed I,
frosts, therefore better pulyersed -3rd II !,
more exposed to the atmosphere therefor.
more improved by inhalation--And 4,hiy, LIANT
will not bake so much in beds as when fiat
As Tobacco will nortiriye on land natural
damp, such before cultivated in Tobacco, shoult
be drained by proper bitches, If practicable +; i
not p acticeble il should be bodied very higb
giving the rows the grehtes possible Gall 10 cas-
I out water. AS narrow rows cannot be heddet
J high. several must he cast up into one bed We
! the planter should be mindful not 20 max,
| them too vide, as in this case tho water coul,
moi pass quickly to the weter farrows.
! Thin land isllow d deep, 10 be cultivated /,
! Tobacco, should be manured in the hill. IL iii,
, proper manure can be had Rich mould trou
| the banks Of streams ia best. Well rotted much
from farm yard answers very well, but mel
| Their manure from stable, nor the ordure o.
fowls should be used, as such will ferment VIC
lently, TO the great damage Of the tender plant
New land should be couiiered well, and bed
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.The best and cheapest rake which have ever used
the fork OF tree, making the pfoper angie il ansmers al
ths purposes ofs hinged rake