, 1844-03-02
From the Southern Planter.
Management of Tobacco.

I NV
ring tobacco. merely for the use OF a
friend in Missouri, who had request
ed Kim to do so. The value Of Mr..
Is ideas on this subject may lie
Judged from the fact that he obtained.
last summer, for part of his Tobacco
crop, forty one dollars a bundled; the
highest pr!ce Of the season, if moi the
highest ever paid in Richmond, 10 IA
planter. lie has ever been known
both n that market and in his own
county. as a successful cuItIvalor of
the "FirginIa weed
Uf. Buffers mcthod Of Managing
T'0bdcCo.-l am raising a kind OF To
hacco called Oronoco. which is pre-
ftrrtd for manufacturing purposes,
but ii is not admired by the shippers.
would, therefore. advise YOU 10 cul-
tiya1e The green Frederick, or some
other kind for shipping. II Is lmPol-
iant in the tobacco crop. in order 10
raise it of superior quality, that it be
planted rs early III the season as pos
side. +" accomplish this, YOU should
select your best land for plants, Turn
1t well, prepare and SOW your seed as
early in The winter as practicable, say
hv The last Of February, at all events.
! deem 1t unnecessary 10 say any
thing To you about prear;Hg your sell.
presumIng you understand that part
of the business as well Us | do. Com
meuce planting as soon as Your plants
are Of sufficient size and finish bv the
10Th OF june, if you can. As your
soil in Missouri Is richer and more
productive than ours i'll Virginia, |
have no doubt your tobacco viii bear
topping higher than we generally top
ous- | have topped n.!ne Tor the
last lOur years to eight leaves and
have made more and the quality Is
better than when | topped 1t hI-hcI.
| have no doubt Yours viii bear top
pInE Ia Ten or twelve leaves. BE
ne You top II high enough 10 prevent
he top leaves from Ttet'IHg against
tie giouGd; because the value uf to-
I accO IS oisen very much impaired
III ;huI way. You should be as p.Ig-
ucular N guarding against the other
extreme, that ot topping too hI-iI, by
Which You will mJurc Your tobacco
III several RESPECTS, Is 10y m'kIHg II
than and poor aud the leaves very
narrow. You should see that 1t IS
. drsigured by the tern norm, ii
You have any, and that your ne-!oe>
DO not break The leaves III pulling oil
the suckers. In fact, great care
should be used when handling Your
tobacco. Though the whole course OF
management, liom the time YOU com
mence topping until 1t Is ready ior
market, tia they Go not b!cdA q
JIuIse |: w!tie II Is green, nor rum
be II when day, alIel Is IS cured. nor
deiace llm any way Whatever. You
should not cut Your tobacco until Ii
IS well %InutuGed, unless YOU ale lore
ed to do SO from lis EriRg, or Il dan
ger oi lis BENG bit by frost. V hen
YOU cat Ii, great care Should tie used
10 prevent 1t from sun burnlug. Do
not let 1t rcHIaIn on the ground uHt.
II becomes iImLer. but have X care
fully taken up aud secured as soon as
1t will tear handing; or, IN other
words, as soon is It ias cOmmeLCed
falling. In every instance, move II
to The houses as soon lis possible atlcr
II Is cut, III order 10 secure il in case
OF am. Ii 1t is large. you should not
hang more than from eight 10 ten
plants on a stick, the 81 ace between
the tiers III your tobacco house being
four iret. A space OF sia inches be-
tween the Sticks on the tiers IN Your
tobacco house will be ncccssIsy while
the tobacco is green. Alter II Is
cured, it may be stored closer. You
should build your houses with round
poles or frames planked up, OF in any
way to suit your convenience or fam
cy, 81 YOU have them tnlerably tight.
The bodies should be high enough TO
admit of not less than three clear
tiers below the ~joIsts. You may have
the roofs OF states, pIanks, or shingles,
just as YOU like; II is best TO have
them close, 50 they will not Leak
The curing process should Commence
in some four or five days from the
time your tobacco is cut, If the wealth
er is hot, or as soon rs 1t has partially
faced. This is done by raising small
fires On the floor of the house. You
can have four rows Of fires in a house
the size | have named, extending from
n side 10 the other. Fire your to-
bacco from three to four hours every
day (Sundays excepted until the leaf
Is rurpd. after uhirh ,,rne !, will an