North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-02-12

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in Legislature, in order to prevent the majority
frem expressing their own views in their own way.
TOBACCO CULTURE. 1t is with much pleasure
that refer readers to the advertisement of Nj
Bowman and the Messrs. Walker, in our present
issue, headed Tobacco wanted.'' We have often
wondered why ii that Tobacco is not Cultivated
in this section of col ntry. We fully persuaded
that both soil and climate well adapted to its
growth and hemmed in as we are by mountains,
with no convenient market, it becomes endeav-
TO produce something which will bear transporta-
ton after the home market is supplied.
Our steep hill sides, which cannot well be cHlva-
ted in any thing else, will produce the finest tobacco.
Our rich bottom lands and MANFRED lots will yield a
still greater quantity, but the leaf will be of SO
fine texture.
One difficulty awaits US in the attempt to raise
and manufacture tobacco but few of our people
understand its mode of culture the of curing
it, as it is called and the way in which it should be
handled This difficulty, however, can soon be over
come; and we hope to see many Of our farmers ma
king, at least, an experiment this year.
Having been reared in a tobacco growing section,
and having made hills, pulled suckers killed worms,
&C., &c., know something of the nnodus orper1ndi
of raising, curing, and manufa curing the weed
though we do not profess to be skilled in the art.
Such information however, as we can give, the pub
lie welcome to.
At present shall only speak of the manner of
raising the plants. And it is just the right
time 10 begin preparations. In the first place select
a spot ef ground for plant bed. A fine black soil,
without sand, is the best. 1t is well to select place
convenient water, that the young plants may be
wa,ered in case of a drought. low, fiat spot the
bank of some stream, is generally selected, though
fine plants are sometimes raised hill sides. The
growth of hickory timber is excellent criterion 10
be guided by in cho osing place for plant bed.
Having selected your piece of ground, clean it off,
being careful TO leave leaves trash of any kind.
The ground must then be well burned-not, howev-
er, when il is much This done, let il cool af-
Ter which should he thorouohlu tn he
depth OF or inches, clearing it of roots. 1t is
usually dug up with a mattock and then raked with
iron toothed rake. The Goals and most of the
ashes should be scraped off before it is dug. When
thoroughly pulveriZed it is ready for the seeds, which
may be mixed with cold ashes and sown. There is
danger OF sowing them too thick, as they are very
small. teaspoonful is enough to sow quite large
bed. After the seeds are sown, the ground should
be pressed down smooth and level, either by roller
with the feet. This done cover the whole with
brush and let it alone. The brush should remain on
until the winter breaks and the plants begin to ap-
pear.
1t is nota bad idea to drill mustard seeds around
the edge of the bed the mustard frequently pro-
tects the plants from the fly. Rutherford Ban.
ADJOURNMENT THE LEGISLATURE. The Eegis-
ature of this State adjourned at eight O'Clock the
morning of Wednesday, the 29th utmo, aftera sess-
ion of seventy-two days. We give the Standards
account of the closing scenes in the Senate and House
of Commons. w also give, another page, the
Captions of the Acts passed, for which we also
indebted to the Standard, we have been during the
session for its full and accurate reports of the proceed
ings of the Legislature. The Standard says that
there may be, and doubt are some omissions made
and are informed by one of our members that such
is the fact in regard to concerning Han
over county. But it would be foolish to expect it
otherwise, considering the noise and confusion -
amid which it compiled at the close of the
ion. By the way, Gen. Cass denies that he ever
used the phrase - noise and confnsion.'l
In looking the of this session, it is almost
impossible 10 see what more could have been expec-
ted than has been done. By this, do not mean to
say that the Legislature has done everything that is
right, or thai everything which has been done is right
but what mean is tn at its acts have differed very
little from what any reasonable might have
expected from lis composition and the circumstances
under which 1t met. We have had some little Curl
osty to compare the actual business done with our
own Ideas OF what would be done, as expressed in
The journal OF N November 18th, Immediately preceding
the meeting OF the General Assembly, and we fl nd
The only variation of any practical importance to
regard TO the re-disricng of the State-or rather the
repeal OF the Gerrymander of 1857. The Free
Suffrage bill has passed, and will eventually become
portion OF the constitution. AS might have been
expected, nothing has been appropriated for any work
OF Internal improvement The reaction arising from
the large appropriations of the session of 1852, is
as yet too strong and although we could have desired
the extension OF some aid to the Wilmington and
Manchester Rail Road, we do not feel discouraged
nor disappointed, as we hardly expected any. We
feel almost certain that IT will be given time
enough to finish what may then be unfinished. We
repeat, reasonable man can be disappointed with
the Legislature for having done nothing in the way of
appropriations at this session. The difficulty at pres
ent is to devise ways and for meeting the liza
bities already incurred. We publish the revenue
bill of this Legislature hut without having given it
SUFFICIENT study to enable say, directly, how far
u may go in raising enough money meet the accru
Ing liabilities of the State, although it appears to us
'"a' |" Will not be adequate to the purpose.