Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-10-22
TOBACCO.
MR. CLEMENT -

perlty OF kenosha as an exporting county. 10
learn by actual experiment the capabilities of its
soil and climate, to produce articles affording a
large profit to the agriculturist, and for which
! there is cash paying foreign market. /, this
season, planted tobacco as an experiment, on
sandy loan, that had been so long under the pillow,
that last season it did not produce IS bushels po-
tatoes the acre, and what were dug, were from
the size of black-walnuts down to the size of
peas.
Early in the spring was carted on to it, from
the cattle yard, 100 loads good manure to the
acre. well spread, and plowed under, the ground
smoothed by the harrow. Sowed Connecticut
seed, California and Cuba" in April under glass,
and soon as frosty nights ceased, set in rows
| feet by 3, (shoud have been set 5 or feet each
way) and Notwithstanding the dry and unpropit-
ious season, the production was monstrous. 1t
became in July an entanglcd thicket of leaves
arresung the attention of the passcrs-by Ma
ny leaves being 81 inches by IA! Dealers
in the " weed pronounced it of prime quality.
| have seen small patches of one half acre, this
season growing on both Tararie and tmbeled
lands ,yieIding astonishngly for which am cred
ibly informed $50 has been offered the ocre
From my experiment, and from those of nv
neighbors, ] am satisfied that but few soils are
equal, and none superior in tins latitude to the
lands of kenosha, for the profitable production
oc tobacco for the nett nrofits nor mere is from
s3oto $50 Il can no raised oo.ior thor coh
hooos Ihooa i hnt ,uioo ond ,,,i,hon, h;,,;n,
o "''O "''''o'' INNINGS
ana the seed stalks grew SIX feet and loaded with
proporionably large leaves My Cuba seed
7 .roo,,.,J ., c,b;,ao, .. o, ,,..o
P'o0"''u "' az % pei ou
"Conneucut SEED ieat, winch deem the most
profitable for our climate. was raised in ODonda-
r., 20 n V last vear Iboyo ,ou, Ior.,o
,:,: 1911 .rl .
q''''''0' "
my own raising winch can FURNISH al lar re-
duced prices. Two ounces of seed is sufficient
70 sot -, ocro
~
"A tooacconlst recently handed me the follow
ing article published by " Watkins & howand'
oF tho :. Farmers 1obocco Norehou.e ST / ou
:, :, o,,.,,.o~ 80 ,n,;r;os or . Eoo,,c,,,, plon
'e'' III "eP'' l"9'' "0 ~ '' oes' ii0u' Vi ou''is'
curing, drying or tlreing and handling the
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The various qualities OF tobacco, and the va
rled character OF The season, render II almost I'M
possible, IN a communication Ike tbs, to o.
strictly specific. We will, therefore, Contne our
selves TO general PRINCIPLES, which are aDpliCu-
bic to all kinds.
| Careful and proper management after the work
of the field is over is quite as important, if not
more so, than before
lst. 1t requires judgment to know when to
cut; if done when it is too green or too ripe, II
is equally injurious Great care should be Ia
ken to prevent sun burning.
I'd. After cutting, hang on scaitIIds III the
field until IT Is wlItcd, NeIlowed aud dried suItr-
ClCntiy by the sun and almost here; hang II then
in tight barn, the higher the beter-not more
tran ten or twelve plants to The stuck, and N.Y.
to seven inches apart III tins condltIon 1t aho"Id
n"ng TIL thoronEniy cnred' Tue above sHggeH'
tons are applicable where 1t Is desired to cure
"ilhout fire.
81. f"i19' especially lof heaVy mann'ac'nf,
ny descriptions, Is Nry important and shonIG
b. done win the utmost care. It's especially req
"Ial'e IN rainy, camp seasons ana the TOBACCO
should oe hung three ana nan to tour inches
apart III 1t yeIlo"S' men reh"ng to remain'-
Commence the hrihg Oy making small t're5 I'M
I'll the room IS made gra1uaiiy warm throughout;
then increase the hreS with green wood, but be
careful that the neat be steady ana regular, ana
1t proper temperature, until the tobacco is per
t"ctiy cured. But IT the lire is suffered to get
'ow and leave The tobacco sweating, 1t Is very m
jAnou5 smoke Is also very injurious AS 1t i'm
@rls Il bitter taste ami Oackens the leaves =. -
Constant am regular hre" as before ADVISED VIII
prevent the SIN * rom s9''IlnS on or lingering
'oout the tobacco.
4tn' Nheh !. IS 'hor0ugh'y cured, ana comes
IN case 1t should De on'N"d Gown ('akIhg care
mat IL IS not 100 Hsh IN order) WIN hcaPy
Weights upon It and carefully covered with straw
n boards 1t ~ now sale aud ready to strip ana
ne uPln hands preparatory to pnzIng, Which
IS often done too carly than too late III the sea-
son.
9th. The utmost care and particularly should
be observed in selecting and asserting. All
leaves OF similar Kind and SIZE should be Kept
together and tied up into small neat hands OF SIX
or eight leaves to the hand, and refining until
thoroughly dried and sutlc entity cnred, then
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