Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28

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it will not change particle while in the condition
bulk Mild soft pleasant weather is the best to pack
tobacco in The best tobacco prize is one known as
Pages Price but first invented by the Rev. Mr.
AIsoUITH and improved afterwards by PAGE, at the
suggestions of practical planters 1t very cheap
expeditions in its working, and being easily taken
down and put up, may with convenience be moved
from house to house.
AS to the size of the hogsheads the best size is the
ultimatum of the law forty inches IN the head and
ffty-two in the length Almost any wood will answer
to saw into hogshead stuff the best of course is that
which is strong but weighs light, such as gum or
beach, or birch or poplar No hogshead ought to
weigh over 1GG lbs and slaves drawn out OF red OAK
or other oaks which make the best hogsheads, but
are too costly, ought not to weigh over 80 lbs.
Having now got our tobacco in good order, our
prize and hogsheads ready the first mild day that we
can spare we proceed to packing. Let me here OBJ
serve that while putting the tobacco In condition
bulk, all the bundles that were SOFT had an i'll
SMELL ought to have been laid aside to be made sweet
and dry, by few hours exposure to the sun. The
same precaution must be observed while packing In
putting the tobacco in the hogshead for packing,
man gets inside shoes off, and lays one bundle at
time in a circle beginning in the middle, and each
circle is extended until the outer circle touches the
slaves of the hogshead; a single row OF bundles is
then laid all round the edge the heads of the last
circle then the hogshead in parallel rows the
middle being always raised little higher than the
outer edge This is called course and these
are continued until the hogshead be filled The
who packing, presses with his knees each bundle
in each course he lays it. and often stands upon
his feet and tramps heavily but cautiously all round
and across so as to get in as much as possible One
receiving hogshead, and two false hogsheads, five
feet long, making fourteen feet four inches OF tobac
co, will weigh from nine hundred to thousand
pounds, if well hand -packed, and in fine order This
concludes the almost ceaseless round of labor that is
necessary prepare for market this important staple
of country. 1t will be that have endeayor
ed to be explicit and plain possible, and have
studied the greatest simplicity OF STYLE supposing
that to be the most suitable to the subject under
sideration
Planters in Maryland should grow less tobacco
and thereby improve it's condition and quality. By
that means they would require less house-room, few
er hands, less land and receive more money for what
was made 1t is no uncommon occurrence for plan
tiers to fall short say 5000 10000 pounds in
large CROP yet receive more money for the residue
than they got for the additional 10000 pounds the
year before The reason is that, not being pressed
for room it cured better and they managed it better
throughout its various stages and consequently got
a greatly increased price for it. That too, is one
reason why small crops invariably out-sel large
crops by several dollars per 100 pounds the other
is that small crops rarely subject to drafts
that must be met if it be by forced sales. AS
striking instance of the uselessness of pursuing
practice OF orercroppng, which too many of the lar
gest planters constantly following, to their great
lOss from year to year. and to the detrment of their
mention a circumstance which made impression
on me the past year. Two gentlemen had each very
fine crops OF tobacco, so equal in appearance that
there might be said to have been difference in the
product per as it STOOD ust when fit to top but
had 300 900 hills small force in proportion to
his CROP and scarce of room, having to haul some of
it two miles to a neighbor's house. The other had
only 100000 hills plenty of room convenient to the
tobacco ground and large number of hands to
age it. The latter gentleman made several thousand
pounds more than the first, and will average larger
sum per 100 pounds taking the crop through. The
is obvious for in this crop every leaf
we'd, lost by worms, nor by house-burntng, y
(that is, suffering r0ttng from being hung
too thck) loss by distant transportation nor by
that unavoidable waste which is the accompani-
ment to hurry and overwork in the securing of any
crop To all these disadvantages and losses the 9TH
| er crop was subjected.
One word more, by way of advice, to the planters,
will not, hope be considered out of place here
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yourselves, and refuse to take less for it than you
think it worth, unless you necesstated to sell
and then sell before it be known that YOU are COM
PEELED to sell. The chief rule of the buyers of tobac-
co, is believe, in fixing the price, not founded upon
the European demand but the demands of the plan
tiers upon their merchants through the banks and
by that the buyers constantly kept advised
the necessities of the planters individuals as well
as community, and they reduce the price of the
hcle according to the urgency of the wants of the
planters. | think it would be advisable, at least
safe experiment. for sufficient number of the largest
planters to establish agency in some European
market, and charter vessel annually to take out
their crops. The agent should be a practical plan
ter, and be also an American citizen. His agency
should cease, at the furhes in five years. lest he be-
come contaminated, and commence speculation on
his own hook, is too often the case with
mission merchants, who both buy for the consumer
and sell for the producer, yet maintain their integr
| ty, although doubt it is sometimes inconvenient
to the conscientious, who, perhaps find stumbling
| block in their religious pathway.
conclude with expressing the hope that this hum
bic essay may be avorably received by the planters
of Maryland; and should any of the suggestions it
contains be found of value hereafter to any ndivid
ua the highest qualification will be experienced by
the author, and he will feel himself amply compen-
stated for his labor and trouble, by the delightful
Election that he had contributed small share to the
advancement of the great planting interest," and
thereby been OF some use to his countrymen.
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