Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-05-15

proper order, it may be stripped out at leisure
provided it is not packed in bulk before the |
weather has become cool, say November or De.
cember When stripped and tied in hands it
must be put in bulk tapping the tails in the mid
die and leaving the heads all on the outside Of
the bulk so that they can become thoroughly dry
j not in too high order when put in the bulk,
as above directed, it may be suffered to remain
till February, when it should be hung on sticks.
the hands as close as they can be conveniently
placed to each other without pressing them to.
gelher, and hung in the tobacco house, leaving
the sticks so far apart TO admit the air TO cir.
cuate between them. In this situation the TO-
bacco will become thoroughly dry in few days
1t must be left hanging until rain shall again
bring it in case 1t will be observed that the
leaf, in contradistinction TO the stem, will first
come in case, whilst the stem will be found still
dry and brittle This is precisely the order in
which tobacco should be, when it is 10 be finally
bulked down for market OF priSing in hogshesds.
1t should now be put down in a very large
bulk, which may include the planters entire
crop. The number of courses may be six, eight,
or any larger number, and the whole should I've
enclosed by the walls Of the house and plank
and closely surrounded and covered with soft
straw, so as perfectly TO exclude the air. In this
condition it may be kept any length Of time, and
will be ready at all times for hauling 10 mark ct
in the hand Or priSing. One precauton only
will be necessary. When the cover Of the bulk
is taken off for the purpose OF taking out part
OF the tobacco for prising sale, the entire course
or courses, on the top, should be taken of
smoothly, and the cover carefully replaced
, This is Necessary TO prevent the top Of the bulk
from becoming too dry. When prising in the
alJor h,sbae SDreaH
the bulk to keep the tobacco damp. Tobacco
prepared as herein directed, may be kept any
number OF years in bulk or may be transferred
to hogsheads and kept for any length of time, not
only without injury, but will constantly improve
with age.
| 1t should be remarked, that to make tobacco
Of very superior quality, great care should be
taken when the stripping process is going on, tc
seperate all the Injured or defective leaves from
the prime tobacco. To this end every plant
should pass through the hands Of good Judge OF
tobacco, who should Gull out all the injured and
defective leaves, which should be kept and SOLD
separately. The balance OF the leaves may be
stripped snd tied by small hands, who moi
skilled in the quality OF tobacco. As many per
sons should be employed in culling as may be
necessary to furnish employment to all the les
skiItul hands. Sometimes, especially in kit
foot tobacco, three different qualities should BIT
made.
have now gone through the entire process o
tobacco culture, in which have endeavored t
include every thing which can be of practical ust
to the tobacco planter; and have gone mucl
into detail as will enable him, with little prac
lice and the exercise Of sound judgment, t
understand and apply the whole process to tn
best advantage.
1t is usual to plant tobacco on our rich Ken
lucky soil, for several years in succession, on thu
same ground. Tobacco is an exausting crop
and ought not, too frequently, to be planted OF
the same ground Experience will soon show
when the crop should be changed. When i
becomes necessary to do so, tobacco should bt
followed by wheat crop, and the wheat sowed
thickly with clover the following spring. The
clover crop should be continued for at least two
or three years, and then have coat Of manure
in the fall, and be pIoughed in and suffered tt
lie till spring, when it would again be in goot
condition for tobacco. A. BEATTY.