Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-05-16
Number II.

80 OfPS4'ohi olCLS, COUIillGBCC SNIip-
ping; this is very important operation
as IN the careful sorting, tying up, and
after management, depends the price
you will get for the weed; you will make
second or ground leaves Of all the boz
tom leaves, and should there be any
broken by accident, if they are good
yellow or spangled leaves, put them in
with the seconds, that is one SOFT; the
fine perfect yellow. will be two; red
and yellow, or spangIed is three; red,i
any, is four; and tail.onds will make
FIVE different sorts found often,imes on
the same stalk; if it is we'll cured, bu,
little or no red viii be found. Tie up
the bundles small and cover the ends
of the stems well with ,ho wrapper, and
let the heads Of the bundles be wrapped
short, especirly If the leaves are shor;;
ii will look better. The most careful
hands should be set 10 Gull off the sec
ends or ground leaves, or any other
leaf that may come under that sort, let
the next most careful strip the yellow;
and lastly, let the youngsters tie up the
tail ends. If you have room, hang up
each days work not too much crowd
ed on the sticks. And here let me re-
mark, that the corners of The sticks
should be shaved off SO as TO make the
stalks and bundles come oil easy, and
not rag and tear the tobacco. Let it
get perfectly dry in the heads or ties
before it is bulked; the bulhs should be
made sothat the tobacco may be one
foot off from the floor, and the sticks
should be covered with straw sufficien,
to keep the moisture from getting into
the bulk from the ground. Have as
many bulks ready as you have kinds of
Tobacco; then as il is taken down, lay
each kind in its bulk with the stick in
it; let hand be on each side TO draw
out the sticks and turn the bundles flat
side down on the bulk, as they come off
the stalks there are two flGt surfaces n
each bundle, and they should be care
fully turned SO that they may be press.
ed fla, as the bulk goes down; it IS only
necessary 20 keep the outsides straight;
in the middle the bundles may lie
straight across, and there will be no
difficulty in getting them Up to pack at
the proper season. Never get on the
bu!ks; when they get up out Of reach.
fX something to stand upon on each
side; aud when done buking al any
time, put few sticks across the bulk
before the weights are put on length
wise, SO that the tobacco may be got
down straight. fit is well dried and
put down as hard as it will bear, there
is but little danger Of heating or getting
fnncked, as il is called, believe, by the
Germans in Baltimore; and the frs,
examination they make is to ascertain
by smell whether or not it is in that
state, and if found TO be so, ii greatly
Injuries the sale. The bulk should be
examined from time to time to see if
any smell is getting on the tobacco, and
if there is, let i! be taken up at once,
and dried as soon as possible Tobac.
co that is put down dry, never goes
) through sweat as some suppose, bu,
: it becomes conditioned and smell:
r sweet after being in the bulk for some
time; as age improves this and many
! other rticlcs we could menton. BY
the month c! May, il will generally be
: ready for packing, AM this is favor,
) able time to pack fine tobacco. In
{ June and July tobacco is too damp
c and giving TO pack safely. August i.
c the safes; month; pack your tobacco
v when the wind is from the west; il
e will harden a little, and keep well. and
IS the planters name, up too, which is
=, most imporlan, consideration in bis
/. sales.
:, Tabacco hogsheads should be made
G about forty inches in the head. with
u bulge enough to hold the hoops; they
will be large enough 10 hold from six
10 seven hundred and fifty pounds OF
a fine tobacco with lgnt pressnre. 1t
e makes but little difference what kind of
#. press is used for fine tobacco; it is easi-
D Iy put in and should be packed fairly;
q the slightest deviation from honesty is
sure TO be visited home TO the planter
at future day; the deception is found
: out in Europe, and the buyers here are
;, duly informed oft; and when the dis
hopas, ,>loo,or coD,as IN market aOaip