Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-04-16

of the crop, and too much care cannot be
given it, small neglect lessening the value
Of the crop seriously.
If the weather is dry, and the tobacco is
not too much crowded in the house, the ao-
ton Of the atmosphere, assisted by small
portion Of FIRE, will be sufficient to effect the
object. If, however, the weather is warm
and damp, the atmosphere will not aid very
materially in curing the plant, and unless
firing is resorted to, the plant is certain to
be more or less injured. 1t is always safer
after house is filled with green tobacco to
rely mostly upon the action Of the fires to
considerable extent. These should be small
and slow at first, and continued so until the
tobacco is clear of the moisture engendered
by the Gre, is dried out, and then increased
until the leaf is cured. When this is the
case the fires should be allowed to 60 out,
and the tobacco suffered to come in case or
get soft again. The quality Of the article
will be improved by permitting it to come
in case once or twice before it is thorough
ly cured in stem and stalk. Dry and sound
wood is best for firing. If the object Of the
planter is to make piebald or fancy article,
care should be taken never TO permit the
leaf to get very soft during the curing pro-
cess; and to make really fancy article. the
tobacco must be thoroughly yell,wed before,
and cured entirely by FIRE. This particular
description is, however, not more desirable
or valuable to the consumer, as the essen
tial properties Of the plant are frequently
destroyed BY the action Of the sre. As a
general thing, it is better to cure the weed
by natural process Of air and the action of
the atmosphere, and where the planter is
supplied with sufficient quantity of room to
house the crop without crowding ittoo close,
the object can be attained without the aid Of
much fire, and the wood and danger Of burn
ing the crop saved, and in s0me markets in
crease the value Of the crop.
Having arrived at the time when it is
supposed the'planter has secured and cured
the crop, we proceed to give some directions
in its future management and preparation
for understanding that many, after all
their previous care and labor, lose its profits
to good extent by either want Of knowl-
edge as 10 its management, or a careless
ness which is inexcusable upon their part
After being for upwards Of thirty years en-
gagged in its culture, and to some extent O
dealer in the article-afier visiting the prin-
cipal markets in the Union-I have long
since come to the conclusion (and have new
er seen any reason for change Of the opin-
ion) that the prices paid for the different
qualities Of the article by the purchaser are
more generally a matter Of fancy than Of SUI
perior judgement on his part of the quality
of the article bought, and that that fancy
was generally governed by the care be-
slowed by the planter in preparing the ar
ticle for market. If this opinion is correct,
how very important for the planter to SO
prepare his crop for market as to realize
the greatest value, and proceed now to
speak definitely upon that subject.
After the tobacco has been thoroughly
cured in stem and stalk, it is ready then to
commence stripping or taking the leaves from
the stalk. In this process the first plant
passes through the hands Of the most expe-
, renced laborer on the farm, who takes of
| the bad or injured leaves, and ties them
neatly, in bundles Of eight or ten. The
, plants, as thus culled, are given TO others
who strip off the remaining leaves and tic
them in hands of six or eight leaves, wrap.
ping tightly and neatly with the tip of the
, leaf used as tie, so as to form head o
one and a-half to two inches in LENGTH.
, Care should be taken TO make the bundle.
as uniform in size and color as possible, al
it adds to the beauty of sample by which il
Is to be sold. When the days work is done
! let the tobacco, neatly pressed through III.
; hands, be put in winrow, as is termed
t viz: laid straight in bulk or pile Of 'uffi
, cient length to hold the day or two's work,
and only the width Of one bundle and one
half, reversing each course SO as to have
the heads Of the bundles out; here il may re.
. main until the stripping season is over OF
the crop stripped. The first good drying
} spell Of weather after the stripping, get the
, smoothest and smallest sticks upon which
, the tobacco was hung, and hang UP the to-
bacco to dry; carefully shaking it out wher
: hung, so astc secure uniform drying
+ When the weather again becomes mois,
> enough to bring the tobacco in case, take il
/, down and carefully bulk it away as befors
directed, only taking more care to straighter
the bundles and make the bulk much wider
} this is done by tapping the bundles ovel
each course, similar 10 shingiing roof, ,h'
!, bulker, having his kness upon the bulk
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