Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-22

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| The 7. says, Tobacco should remain on
III" C. fold ahou, fonr days. atthe expiration
OF which time II vii be yellow" | hase seen
10 acco sufficiently yellow for curing when
cut aud hav' had Tobacco 10 remain on the
scafold and Ia the house together thirty or for.
| ~ days before II was considered ready 70 re.
ceive f=e.
The L says, -" II the planter wish To- cure
lonacco nutmeg roiof, he shond put II upon
me scaholn, exposing II a. much AS pos .lble 10
The sun for inur or five days, then coop il until
II is warm, then house aud cure it," saw. il
| you wish 10 cure Tobacco of a nutmeg color
yop must never cut il until il is thoroughly ripe
-expose II as much as possible TO the SIN and
| winds-never coop IT TO make il warm--Cure IL
| On the scafioId II The weather will ndmit--and
o'e u only when necessary TO keep II dry
However, would here remark thai believe
no tobacco can be cured a nutmeg c#lor eI.
c'p that which has beea reared on manured
in's' or on land naturally cry rich warml,
situated, 1hin, or new ground Toba, Co can
be Cur bright hrown or red, by managing II
as recommend for curing a nu,m < nd any
| Tobacco an be cured H.. same color. by
sweating II in pack, when on partially Gu.
| red
| The l.. + says, As To piebad Tobacco, |
| think he time is moi iat of when il will bp b
l"c'ed 10 believe portion Of tw Il always
| be- highly esteem d but such rs IS artih ial
VIII uhde so an nn'aV rahle change in eros ing
! he A'aniI'.' imagine that vrcy lew per.
sons will IA. this timr dissent from this opin
| ion,
Thus much have said by way of canton to
those planters Who are moi SIX He'd il The cul urr
aud hnndling OF Tobacco. that thev may MOI
| hn mlsIed ~ the course directed bv the LuuIsa
| PI'n'eri and bu for this cons drr ttlon should
| ha'r ronbled a reader with remark hpa-
! dec " tobacco. But sinre | am seated ON
| his subjec beg leave TO off for the consice
| alton Of The Planters, h" foil wi
Reflections Opinions and Estimates.
Tobacco is certatoIy an exbaustlng crop !;
therefore It's component PARTS must be altogrth
er o. partly extracted from the earth Il II
fee Is wholly on earth. then consequently ia
| "hcIe we gh ard SUI stance is ju, so much
loss to the earth,on Nhch II grows; hui If feeds
partly from the atmosphere. then its cnltIVaIIon
! rnuId be continue d on any spot the longer, he.
| tore thai spot would become barren
| That / ba co feeds on lay aud vegetable
could, (Which we call ca,L0 can easily
! grove nut tnar II also eds on he floating ar
lnosphere, cannoI SO easily demonstrate yet
that lohdtc as WILL as all oturr vrge' abcs, do
more ~ less feed on air, mn be acknowlcdg
ed We find by exp rIrnce u at Tobacco 5roa=
'ng on land OF particular quality, nvarIabl,
partdkeS I hat quality viz that, growing NJ
black or rich mould OF dung lots, will he iarge
| aud coarse, containing a,ge portion of ats,
and small portion OF oils aud that WIN j.
grows on poor clay land, will he small. conta u.
ing large portion of oils, aud small norton
! OF saIs; from which 1t is evident that Tobacco
feed copiously from the earth, that salts is lis
lavorlie OF natural food. and excepting ,afth.
'ts greatest natural component pat, aud that
III fefore continuation of lis culture any
s"ot will IN tlmr reduce that spot to perfect
| sleriIity
The custom Of our fathers was 10 clear n piece
OF ground, rake the lraVes and othel lin.r Uhe
natural food of Iht earjh) into piles AID rnin
| II put the ground three or tour years H. suc-
cession in Tobacco, ,ben perhaps AS many in
corn, by which time the gtonnd was murdered
and # steep, washed into gnlhes and abandoned
as Worthless. Behold have we MOI, even in
this our day, some such thoughtess, murderous
Planters To such let me ,ay. that you yes ;
man, but 70 his mind, is nothing more than
rth-that the body ofman aud earth were
originally and will ever be the same-thaI
their natures and wants are exactly the same
ih"t ihry must both receive nourshment or
t,ey perish-thal they feed on exactly the same
n '"rlshm, nj or matter though partly Of differ
ent appeara &c and hence IL Is evident, and
lei IT, remember IT, that We cannot draw nom
iShnent from our mother earth without return
o good off without reciprocal resuscita-
ion. Remember, that although here Is az pre-
srnt in the United States good land IN Plrnly ,to
which youmght escapr, alter havinG commit :
ted murder 10 our native land; even malrl-
ci1e-yet il you have avy love for order, for
your counuy, for your children, for fp
To-. aif f..
iorb-ar Know you not, although possibly you
may p,ofi somewhat by the culture oil Tobac-
co, thus o the de ,truction of your lands, yet
bv this loss of your lands, in the end there is no
profit Know you not that The building a
comfortable dwelling house on lands which Is
doomed 10 sudden destruction. would he folly
therefore would YOU build good house Know
you MOI that The digging good road would
also be folly
Letus for u moment look back the lands Of
Virginia once rich, and her people prosperous,
even under the most sloyeny and barbarous
rode OF culture Look around our lands ge
neraly starved, our people generally starved,
our beasts starved, our houses rot en-. and our
roads neglected, because W. have but little to
take TO market. Look forlonrd, -cannot we do
better
Considering the present prices Of Tobacco,
cultivate il, except those who have rich land,
and Tobacco houses and prizes, ready aud
convenient. Land should he SO rich as 10 pro
,iuce thirteen fourteen hundred pounds of
Tobacco to the acre, or consider there is not
profit in It's culture
know very few planters who profit any
thing by their hbors but know many who
are ~ debt and falling: But let us suppose
them stationary, and likely TO remain so. and
inquire il farming might not generally be the
better business.
know from experience, that farm of ordi
narV quality, and lying well, by proper fallow-
ing and culture, with a return OF the oiials OF
the farm, may in SIX years be made to double
is produce. lie, us suppose family on tract
Of the above description. containing 800 acres.
$50 Of which is arabic ground. worth $500,
and tina, the prodnceiof the farm, the
Isl year be 400 bbls. corn, worth $500
700 bbs small grain 400