Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-18
AGRICUL Al /.
Fmn the Southern Planter.
TOBACCO PLANTS.


Raising thbacco plants is 10 II onr toscco grow
lag friends the moSt tedious and annoying part ni their
mana, eincnt Il the crop They fa. the minute insect
thu 6y. nlon the plant than they do the WORMS
thu field.
Six year. 40 the II lie and Corner Club Of unenbutr
ies,iiu ed experiments upon Tho best mode Il msng l.
h,rcn plsnis and rep ri made by Mr. y. \ Neuahlr
was rublishrd We requested bY planters VIII have
irsi The experiment recommended ny Nj V. and prov
ed the efficacy this plant, IL ie publish what he hcn
wfoie upan The snsJeei,
Mr. V SAYS 6 piemhsr. 1871
Last spring was app snird on committee with three
others "io make experiments the best mode Of raising
tbacc, plants the kind 81 manure best sui c Ia lh'm
the proper ne Tor It's anDican and the exp dents "a
rrevepi the ravages Of the hs amongst them p" In.
Subject has occupind my particular attention Tor several
years. and have been endeayorIng especially Ia devise
same IN prevent the destructive raysges 4 Ne 1y
My object ~ this communication Is 10 give yan The result
nf nv .xnernents this branch Of the subject rrpu
ed tn he Club
. had This srring three rlant patches on whrh lev
and g. Ms | and were standing patches. on dir-,eni
hanrhes oh 1T wiarh have been bnrned and nm irrlld
every year Tor several years They IN the open field
and this year surrounded by crops The soil as Ear
can see Is ihe same. M was burned and sowed a
h,n, Christina and NJ ? IN the 6h Ut February A
but hall of each undeflad The tine If Burning
and saw ina No ) was high land patch alsl IN the
field surrounded by crps. II in plants Tor the first
time last Year, and hashed and the l.lh
Of Fehrasry las, it was never un1erlsid. When the
plants GOT about square, the flies made their appearance
ard the weather b in. diy they a few days made sad
hayc among them hid b0isel ar Two of dry
ashes Put into a large tub add added tain oil enongh
(say one gallon Of oil the hushel of ashes) .n
and flavor the ashes completely this WIS well stirred
ID mixed with the hand and swsd broadcast over Nos
9 and g. The ny disappeared from them but went On
AID destroyed No, 2 almost ttally. This experiment |
,rird last year with about the sane results All This.
however. may be mere cuiucident. The fy may have
been in bath shaui III leave the patches 1t The
| applied the remedy. l. however, feel encouraged 10
try again aud all desi.e presen, is To call the acn-
lion ot planters la the suje, and ask them try the
pertinent fnr themselves and report the result l.
cheap experiment and requires lab skill in its APP
rcaion. and if proves farther nal be successful
il will ae Of calculale value onr State Our 6uesl
plant land has been cut down by ancestors aud w
eimpsed h 90 into open fields ior plant beds
where we ALWAYS snffsr more fmm The fly than we do
in the fhres Nothing is more lnportant in the whole
culture Il t'bacc' than good plants good ne and ii
we can devise means In protect them from the hy. We
inu.t Inevitably succeed. From what ran learn al
leas, sixth Of tho present crop has failed be plan
ted Of he fy aud another sixth planted late
aud with indifferent plans.
Before leaving the SUBJECT would advise il the hy
daes not lsase application o the remedy repeal
il two ihree inns though have not found i, neces
sarv.
This same mixture (ashes and oil has been tried
my suggestion by friend tnine rymlns and cncu
Der vines al the rate OF quart Ia the hill spread clos,
arpund the plants, with. uf rmed entire succ, s.
u 30 nplstrly prevented the depredalins % the bns
This. ton. is worthy nf farther trial Nv attention
wss directed 10 this mixture by the known nbhafrenr
which all the insect tribe have fur rain oil Experience
has long pr wed 10 me- that The very hest remedy
tor lice IN hogs. cattle culs, have aud reasoning
from analogy, was Induced Try it on plants