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


is cut in the heat oftha day when the
leaves hang down, or pressed by the
hands, or in hauling, blue, stiff, paper.
like spots will appear on the leaves,
rendering it almost worthless.
The house being filed with fine new
ground tobacco, with from eight to
twelve plants, according TO their size.
placed at proper distances on each
stick, and the sticks placed seven OF
eight inches apart, the next thing is to
put the fires under. have used open
fires, and prefer them. Cut a shallow
ditch or trench, about eight feet long
and three wide, on each side, leaving q
narrow passage from door to door; the
ends of these fre.hcles will come TO
within five feet of the ends Of the house
Begin early, before day if you choose,
to kindic up the fires; for which pur,
pose pu, one large rough log in each
trench, to which put grub or chunk
endwise, TO the side of each log in three
places, which will make twelve small
fires; then put another such piece TN.
der each room in the middle of the
house; thus you have sixteen or eighteen
small fires, or rather the wood ready
TO make them, when YOU begin, have
something ready TO kinde quick. and
set them all off at once; let them blaze
but not too freely, as that would scaId
the tobacco. Let me here remark, the
natural tendency in all ripe tobacco is
to turn red as soon as it is deprived of
life, Just as the natural tendency Of ami.
mails, as soon as life is extinct,is is TO pu.
trefaction; this no doubt is familiar 10
you all; now, our business is to coun
teract this natural tendency to redness
TO cure it quick and give it the desira-
bic and beautiful yellow color. Keep
the small fires blazing. but not strong
enough to scald; if the weather is calm,
set open both doors 10 give air enough,
but if windy, open one door only; if the
fires arc allowed TO smother and smoke.
il will cause sweat on the tobacco;
which will turn it red when there is
heat enough made 70 dry it out. Keep
the small fires going Till twelve or one
o'clock, and you will see the tobacco
quite laNk through the house; then you
may slacken a little to let it turn yel.
Iow; in the evening push up again, and
keep on through the night in the same
way; by the next morning, you will
find the tips turned up and the leaves
beginning TO dry yellow; then il is safe;
place the pieces together in the holes
put small sticks on, and let them burn
from end to end; put larger wood on
the middle fires and keep them going as
well as those in the 6re.holes; deep on
until the leaf, but not the stems and
stalks, is perfectly dry, which will be
by the second morning, or at the end
of forty.eight hours from the commence.
ment; then put on four good logs in
each trench, side by side, FIRST taking
out all the chunks, or they may cause
danger by making the fire blaze too
high; stop the middle fires and put the
: chunks by the side Of the logs, and
when the fire blazes too high, pu; ashe:
on with ong.hand!od shovel; by thi;
means, you may prevent any further
danger. When the bark is burnt of
put one log on the top and keep then
pressed together, and in six or eigh
hours stems and stalks will be dry
enough. When, done, pull the fire,
apart and sprinkle water on 10 prever.
danger from the falling Of some of tn
sticks as the house coos. This is III
course would pursue with ripe ney
r ground tobacco. If you nave larg
e second or third years growth. perhap
/ not so yellow, give q little more timc
q but never let it get iutoa sweat; cndea
vor to give it heat enough the frs, day
10 lanken the tobacco to The top of th
) house and preven, the sweat; then yo
may allow it more time 10 yellow be
r fore you put on the curing fires. By
little time and experience you will b'
i able TO judge by the looks of your to
bacco in the field whether you can g
] on as fast as we have stated in TIT
e foregoing directions for firing ripe new
D ground tobacco. The tobacco bein!
!. well cured and Of beautiful yellow
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