Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-27
AGRICULTURAL.
From l1e onion (Chicago, III. AgrcuIlurist.
CULTURE OF TOBACCO.

from lie onion (Chicago, H. AgrcuIturisi.
CULTURE OF TOBACCO.
T5J1cco. For some time we have been
boxing Cor Instructions in the culture and
ring Of tobacco, ard it is at length fur
..,ucd in that excellent paper the Bahi-
.,re American Farmer. Many in the
vest are turning their attention to raising
,e filthy wccd'-bcg pardon 9 delicious
aorsci" and some Of our readers may de-
...4 instruction, which seems to be amply
finished in dis essay. shall con-
Ease as much as possible That It may be
gen in this and the next No. 1t will
remembered Il is written 10. ,ho "!eri-
Jan Of Mary land.
The writer, Ihs name is not Givcn,)
AVS the crops must be- kept perfectly clean
grass and weeds; and that cuItiyators Of
oDacco must take extra pains 10 save all
.eir manure. He recommends that the
auc land should no. be cultivated with to-
acco two successive years, but after re-
aJvng the crop, SOW wheat or rye, and
,nc ensuing spring pat in clover. Light
soil, are best for tobacco.
There arc vurioIs opinions among
planters about the best time to plough up
and that is set in clover that is intended
9r tobacco. Some think the fall Of the
rear best, others thii.. Inc s, ing the best
cause the Land Ting exposed during the
winter to The ha.L .fcezes, loses some of
Is fertility. II own opinion is, that land
hat has been pasturcd closely should not
pIoughed up out Of the clover until ate
ii april, and the Stock Should DC kept OF
Tie clover from February, 50 as to permit
to grow two or the inches high. C,o-
YER, in young and growing state, turned
: bv the plough, soon rotS and cousdera-
+ improves the land
L5ud broken up late will require but
,ah more pIoughing before it is laid Oft
Is make the tobacco hills: whereas, if i;
, p'D9ghcd up early in the spring it
win toe necessary to plough ii over twice
fore the tobacco IS planted. When land
u.t is intended for tobacco has great
Itl ot litter on it, think it best to break
.2, either in the fall or early in the
wing. always, when my tobacco land
S. .h enough, cut the clover for hay il |
.,a 90 SO, if NOT, try to pasture II close
n; for, if the land should not be quite as
"a as It ought to be, the clover hay fur
,u.s manure which goes back to it. For.
have before remarked, tobacco will
.. grow quickly on land that has much
.;er on i.
d" Tobacco that grows OH Immediately
,..cr being planted IS soon ready for the
4 rlso, and the consequence is, It will with
opcr attention cure gOod.
The best situation for a plant bed that
+ a'l grow plants carly, is on bill side,
wing a slope towards The south, md If
II a, land suits, the bottom or foot Of the
4 side is best. This situation fu ~ cX-
\ SEES the bed to the II o'clock sun, and
4 cops OF the northwest winds, which are
.cQuent aud cold during the spring months.
n always select places for beds on the
n tah Of running stream if the land suits.
4 .., running water keeps the tobacco flies
a1v on that side, and furnishes water 10
r j, on the bed IN very dry weather. !
tyc frequently watercd tobacco beds with
rat advantage.
d" In choosing land for tobacco bed, a
\ suter should be careful 50 as not TO take
II t which is likely to spongc-that is,
A nj that dries quick after a rain; for, in
4 IS kind OF land the tobacco seed will not
1 oaie up So well, as the ground very fire.
laenuy dries below the seed after they
ave sprou,cd, and consequently kills them
. The best kind Of land is that which is well
/ 0ycred with vegetable mould.
Almost any land or situation would
eswer very well for beds il twas not for
4 tobacco fly. They are not so apt TO
4 ear a places, distant from other places,
where beds have been sown or tobacco has
A aoa sown. have always found the first
situation that have mentioned the best.
aa accom-; Of flies; that is place not eX-
oSej % the northeast or northwest winds
4 Is fact that has been long known TO
\ aaocco planters, that the flies eat worse
ing the prevalence Of cold northeast
..ads, than at any other time: hence they
% not ioj1re beds in warm as they do in
cold situations. Another thing is,tbe plants