Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-15

10 tree IL from grit VIII not lnlure lne tallS' |
A bed having been prepared of planks,
about twelve inches from the floor, place
the plants down, tapping the tails about
twelve inches and leaving the butts on each
side exposed, so that they can continue to
dry, being careful to leave space of egh-
teen inches between the bulks, to admit
free circulation. and a man TO pass be-
tween them; then cover il over with straw,
tcithom ,ceighl, as it strips easier, weight
causing the leaves to adhere.
The next process is striking. The to-
bacco is taken from the bulk into a strip
ping room prepared for the purpose, which
should be made close. and, with stove, the
warmth kept as uniform as possible. Your
hands must be divided into assorters and
tiers up; and each assorter should sepa-
rate the colors and lengths, and when so
separated, they pass to the tiers up, who
are required to tic it up in such number of
leaves, say from six to eight, so that, in
packing, they may be easily grasped and
pressed by the hand, taking care to keep
the colors separate and distinct, and also
! dividing the long and short of each color
The Jugs should be bundled up in large
bundles without much regard to nicely.
The next process is the STRENGTHENING
and boxing" The tobacco is taken to the
packing-room, which we will suppose is
we'll prepared with boxes, in number accor-
ding to the amount of tobacco made, which
we recommend should cube four feet six
inches. with the lever attached to EACH
: This size is thought best to give the packer
room sufficient to pack with ease; larger
box would prevent the lever from acting
uniformly on a larger surface. The packer
takes his position in the box. and the bun
dies, after having passed through three or
four hands, pressed and Strengthened, are
, handed to the packer, one bundle at a time,
who LAYS it straight in the box. The box
should be packed at least half full before
any weight is applied with the lever, and
when applied, great care should be observed
TO avoid crushing by too much weight
Keep the colors and lengths in separate
boxes. The lugs viii not pay for the trou-
f bic of boxing and we advise that they bc
packed in the hogshead, and priced as fast
: as stripped. The tobacco should remain
: in the boxes until it adheres together we'll
that period will bring the spring Of the
2 year; it should then he taken from the
boxes for the purpose Of getting in prizing
/ order, and instead of the old plan of tieing
up with shucks, which is very tedious
= operation, and the old plan Of hanging on
! sticks drawn to an edge, which always
tended to bend the stems, when dry, can
g never be Strengthened, we recommend a
r plan, the invention of one Of your com
G mittce, (Wm. Old. Esq Two bundles OF
:, tobacco should be placed together, and i'm
a mediately below the tie should be fastened
d by string, and two other bundles PLACED
}, likewise and fastened by the other end o
S the string, drawing the string tightly, anC
J. then laid ov a stick from ten to thirteen
e strings on each stick. The string mad,
of ordinary cotton, sufficiently strong
It to sustain the weight of four bundles of to.
C bacCo, should be twenty-five inches long
C the end of each loop made into running
= moose and the heads Of two bundles caught
:, IN each end: they are then hung up in the
t house with sufficient room between tho
] sticks to prevent their coming in contact
= let it remain until it gets thoroughly dry
i In the month of March it will get in that
c order; as soon thereafter as a season offers
n strike it down in prizing order, but If you
e should not be able to strike it in the month
j. March, and YOU cannot get season with
e out the aid of art--theu dry it with {
n moderate fire, such as has been recommcn
Is ded in the curing, until thoroughly dry, AM
l. then be careful to strike it down the frs
if season that offers; should you omit it,
e will be necessary to dry it again, whc
n, should be avoided, as the oftCner it is fire.
o and the longer it hangs up, the more loss
E. sustained in weight. The tobacco shoul
+ be taken down on the sticks, "cooped' in
k, bulk, and at convenient seasons thereafter
lie it should be again boxed in the same mar
ner recommended in the first boxing, taEln
,e care to turn the edges of the bundles II
1. (they being hattened by the first boxing
l. and put OH as much weight as you can wit
At the lever 1t must remain in the boxes III
80 til you are ready to prize, The pricing
IL the hogshcads after this preparation is OF
E. Of the simplest operations.
ne ADDTmoNAL-The undersigned, one
e. the committee, agrees with his brotht
Is planters and members of the committe
r. the general views expressed by them c
III the subject submitted for their considers
ct lion; but differing from them in one Of Il
vi most important operations of preparing
r. crop for market, viz: the curing, he CO.
al ceivcs the object Of the society will be be
IL accomplished by stating that difference.
Is He does not know better how TO cor
IL munlcate his difference of opinion, than
o. stating his own plan, which is as follows
cl He adopts the plan Of the committee in Il
re- commencement, and continues it until the
stop the fire the first time, at which tin
p he increases his to a higher degree, al
m IcOntinuPS If until the tobacco is curCl.