Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-01
For the Boon's Lick Times.
AGRICULTURAL.
OCCIDEN tai EssAYIsT.
mo. g.
Tobecco-Meado,v

For Hemp the soil must be rich and light
The best hemp lands are those upon which the
natural growth OF timber is Elm and Hack berry.
If these prevail particularly blackberry, with
an underground Of Papaw and Hazel, no mat.
ter what other timber may be scattered through.
out. Large grape.vines, INTERVIEWING themselves
among the branches of the trees are almost sure
to be present upon such growth. If the soil
be not naturally light it will be necessary 10 pre-,
pare it for this crop by repeated ploughngs. "
Hemp is sown from the first Of April to the
end Of May. The sooner it can be got in after
all frost is out Of the ground the better, even
il this happens in March. 1t is seldom. if ever,
injured by frost, after it has come up. Upon
rich soil. properly prepared, or Ia bushel Of
good clean seed is sufficient. 1t will not do
we'll after a small grain cross, OF any kind,
but after corn clover, or tobacco if the .illable
crops have been well and clearly cultivated the
previous year, it springs up quickly, grows rap.
idly, chokes the weeds and arrives at maturity
in August or September according TO the time
OF sowing. Where it is not grown too large it
is best 10 cradle, otherwise the hemp.hook is
generally used. 1t is folly to attemp, the raising
OF hemp on land not decidedly rich, as it will
undoubtedly prove abortive. That the color OF
Hemp may be bright, it must not lie in the
swarlhe over one day. sunshining day;-when
suffered to remain long in this situation it be.
comes too dark for the views Of dealers in the
article. After the heat OF the summer sun has
subsidized, (say in October or Novenber) the
Hemp may be spread for rotting. This can be
done most conveniently upon the ground from
which it grew. This affords ample space.
Many patent machines have been invented
for breaking Hemp and Flax, but have never
yet seen one that was as good, taking into
consideration time, expense, and the cleanliness
OF the article, as the manual or hand brake.
Lattery, however, civilians hemp breaking
Machine" has been introduced, which is said to
be superior to any and all others yet brought
out, both regarding economy and good work.
Not having seen it, recommendation cannot be
accorded.
Tobacco has an advantage over hemp in being
suited 10 almost any soil. The richer the field
the heavier it will grow, but even upon the
poorest soils OF this State tobacco may be grown
that will command price fifty per cent. higher
than that raised upon the richest understand
that the quality Of the Tobacco of the Usage
country, for manufacturing purposes, is far supe
ror to that OF the best Virginia and similar in
lis appearance and fibre TO the North Carolina
yield. This article is grown upon poor yellow
soil. There has been twenty four or five hun
dred pounds OF Tobacco to the acre raised upon
some OF the Hurricane settlement lands, which
sold at five cents per pound. This must be a
profitable business. Tobacco leaves the soil in
good state Of preparation for other produce
it completely supplies the place Of fallOwing-
the meaning Of which term has, latterly, been
misunderstood or greatly msconceived, and
will here digress to restore it TO its original and
true Specification. To put land in tallow &C
cording to the principles OF agriculture, is TO
prepare land for the ensuing crops, by repeated
ploughings. during the summer, without seeking
TO obtain any produce whatever. from it, during
that year.
Land is prepared for Tobacco in the same
manner as for other weeded crops. The success
| in growing il mainly depends upon planting