, 1843-02-18

hand, taking care to keep the colors
separate and short OF each other.
The lngs should be bundled ND in
large bundles, without much regard 10
nicely.
The next process is the s'straighten-
ing and boxing. The tubaccois taken
to the packInHoom, which we will
supposed is well prepared with boxes.
IN number according to the amount OF
tobacco made, which we recommend
should cube four fee, six inches. with
the leaver attached TO each. This
size IS thought best to give The packer
room sufficient to pack with ease; a
largerbnx would prevent the lever
from acting uniformly on Il larger SUI
lace. 1h. packer takes his position
IN the box, and the bundles. after
having pissed through three or four
hands. pressed by each and slightly
straIrhiened. o. handed TO the packer.
bundle at Il time, who lays it straight,
in the box. The box shout be pack
ed at least half full before any weigAt
is applied. great care should be OBJ
served 10 avoid bruising by too much
weight. Keep the colors and lengths
in separate boxes. The lugs will
not paw for the trouble oi boxing, and
we advise That they he packed in
hogsheadS, and priced as fast stripped.
The tobacco shonld remain in the
boxes until it adhers together well:
thai period will bring the spring OF
the wear; it should then he taken
from the boxes for Inc purpose of
getting in p;izing order and instead
OF The old plan offiiiing ur with shucks.
which is n very tedIous operate n,
and the old plan %. hanging on sticks
drawn 10 an edge, which always ten
ded 10 bend the stems. which. when
DIV. can never be Strengthened, we
recommend Il plan the invention OF
one of vour Committee. lWm Old.
Esp Two bundles Of tobacco shonld
be placed together. and immediIielv
below the lie should ne fastened by n
string. and two other bundles placed
likewise and fastened by the other
end of-tha firing. drawing the string
tightly. and then laid over 4 stick.
from ten 10 thirteen strings on each
sick. The string made of ordinary
cotton, sufficiently strong Ia sustain
the weight Of four bundles OF tobacco,
should be twenty two inches long.
tie end oil each lonp made ini" Il
running moose. and the heads of two
, bundles caugh, in each end; they are
then hung up in the house with sntfi'
cient roam between the sticks 10 pre-
/, vent their coming 10 contaci; let II
. remain until il gets Thoroughly dry.
, in the month of March 1t viii get n
that order; as soon thereafter as 4
..Iseas,a offers. stlike it down IN pm
zlng order, but ii YOU should not be a
;. b.. 10 strike i; in the month ot March
S and vou can not get 4 season without
! the aid Of art-ihen dTy 1t with {
|, moderate fire. SUCH us has been re
commended in the curing, until thor
0 %ougliIv dry. and then he careful t'
1 strike il down The fist seasons tina
oilers; should Won omit II. II will h'
Il necessary to dry itagam winch shonI'
e he avoided. rs TIE cttener II IS fired
an the longer it hangs M. tho NOR,
loss s~us'ainedin weight. Tie Tobacco,
should lie taken dawn on Tic sticks
; "conped' in Il bulk, and at convent
d ent seasons thereafter. it should b.
e again boxed in the same manner re
commenced in the first boxing, iakin;
care TO turn Tire edges of the bundle
/. up. they latted By the first boxing,
=, and put on rs mach weigh, IA yo
y can with the lever. Ii must reln1i
ID in the boxes until you are ready t
Il prlze. The prizing in the bogshead
after this preparation is one Of IN
+ simplest operation.
Is A}lHioaal.-Thc undersigned. on
g OF The committee. agrees with hi
70 brother planters and members of til
re Commits in the general views e2
st pressed by them upon lie subjec
. submitted for their consideration; b!
o. differing from them in one ofthe mo.
IS important operations of repairiug
Is. crop for market, viz: the curing;
OF ]conccires the object Of the sociei
a. viii be hest accomplished by statir
so that difference. He does not kno
to better how to communicate his d
he ference Of opinion, than by Stair
Of his own plan, which is as follow
he lie adopts the plan Of the committ'
NJ IN the commencement, and continu
it until they stop the fire the first tim
I'd. at which time he increases his To
De- high degree, and continues it until Il
III tobacco is cured, or nearly so.