Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1860-07-05

lowest Leaf and then cutting it of ihs
below this leaf. AS the rlangs are cut
Ihey are inverted between the hills, and
J allowed to remain in that position few
hoursi until they are sufficiently wilted tc
be hapdled without being broken. They
are then collected and placed Is Or l6
together upon stocks, and hung upon
sl;afold il the open air, Or 10 The tobacco
barn.
CUH1r0.--Tiae process of curing IS q
aiailet nf tas i sst isssp poFsdroe. On ii
| depends, to 4 very great extent, the
market value Of the crop. 1t ahouId,
therefore, be attended to with great care.
The modes adopted vary somewhat with
| the ends for which the crop is designed.
T" Tobacco for manufacturing purposes
should be exposed to the air on scafoIds /;
and if ripe and sun-cured, it viii have
that sweet and aromatic favor SO peculiar
to good tobaceo. # y - After
cutting. i should be carried to the scaffold
for the purpose Of sweating, by which
process the green color is expelled, and
the tobacco becomes yellow, which is far
| preferable. !" L should then berenoved
to the barn, to be folly cured s'If time
viii allow, and the weather is not threat.
enihg, I prefer housing the tobacco with
out seafolding. Il will yellow as well,
crowded ia the barn, as on the seaffold !;
and all danger from rain is avoided, as
well as the loss Of some by the effects of
the sun. - = It is carried from
the field, crowded as closely as possible
on the tiers, and permitted to remain
from s to s days, or longer, unliI it is
yellowed sufficiently then it should be
opened, and the sticks arranged in the
barn for firing. The sticks should be
placed 8 to 8 inches apart, and may be
placed a little closer together IN the roof
than ia the body of the barn. ed
CHEMIsTRY.-During the process Of
curing, tobacco undergoes important
chemical changes, It's peculiar proper
ties are owing to the presence Of several
remarkable compounds, of which one
called "nicotine, /" and another called
''ricotianine, are most remarkable. 10
.NIcOtiae is an alkaline substance, and has
the form Of am oily liquid when separated
from other compounds Iii its Concen-
trtlted form. IT lisa most deadly poison
bat when taken IA diIatea dandition
in MhiBh il ifeees 'e
h, he a b s4IoEiug i
ils effects are Rreatlt nlsdlfed The
daanli.5 b eotin0 varies "a the differ
enE qualities Of tobacco cultivated IN the
different countries. The Havana has
about 2 per cent of nicotine hence its
mildness. Virginia best manufacturing }
tobacco has 80 Or 6 per cent while the
stronger varieties have about z pei. cent.
The French tobacco has from 3 to 8 per
cent of nicotine, according to the region
in which il grows. 7yyaeotaanine is more
volatile substance than nicotine, and is
more odoriferous. The pleasant odor Of
good tobaeco is due to this compound
chiefly .s3l S yag ~
5 The nicotine and nicotIauine do not ex-
ist in the green leafa but are formed
during The curing Of the tobacco, from
substances already in the plant in variable
quantities. If the leaves are dried very
rapidly, these compounds are not fully
formed and if the heat is raised TOO
high in firing they may both disappear
to some extent, by being either yeIatilized
or decOmposed.a They both contain nit
togen. and, like all other compounds con-
tanning that element, are readily decom-
posed. Hence the firing should be COM
menced az a low temperature, which
should be gradually increased, and may
be adyantageously suspended at night.
The temperature should never rise above
l209. o8f ldl to bs 81 t,a .sea isa
Cd Tobacco- barns should be closely plank
eds or III some way mgsle close, having
windows for veniilau ice which may be
opened or closed at pleasure. Smaller.
anL hence safer fires, will be sufficient in
sueh houses. Curing yellow tobacco with
charcoal at high temperature, kept Up
day and night, is recommended.
lt'It is bessio FIRE all grades of shipping
tobacco, and cure it a dark nutmeg color.
From "a to SO hours after cutting,
ifl the tobacco is ripe-if not, from 36 to
48 hours, according to the, weather
seems 70 be about the right time to COM
mence firing. Begin with small fires,
and bring the TOBACCO TO a proper state,
and then increase the fires ~ ~
STR1PPING, &o.-After the tobacco has
been fully cured, the next step,is TO strip
the leaves from the stalks, and tie them
up in bundles (''hands'') ID be pressed
(f'prized, p into hogsheads for market.
The two points requiring most attention
ID stripping are, FIRST to hare the tobacco
in proper order and, secondly, to assert
carefUhy, SO as 70 separate the dlterent
qualities. a nj sgai
The tobacco is In "order" VIXEN the
leaf, ,ror rather the blade Of the leaf, IS
sufficiently moist to be plant, and yet the
stems dry enough TO break off readily
from the stalk. This condition can be-
secured only in the beginning Of spell
Of weather. After the weather has con-
Etinued damp for some itlleatine, the
moisture penetrates the stems, as well as
the thinner parts Of the leaves, making
them toO5tough to be easily broken from
the stalks, and rendering then Liable to
mould when wrapped together or when
The .tdbaoco. is laid down "in bulk, : If
the stems have thus become plant, the
tobacco is in, ''too high order,' and must
be thoroughly dried, and allowed to come
in order again before the stripping can
be DONE. I'd ,C lido
B A large quantity may be kept in order
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