Nebraska advertiser., 1860-03-15
Culture OF TObaeeO.

MEssRs. EDIrOTs-I see N inquiry IN yoer issls.,
Of Jan. lzJh. eoneefniny to0aeeo.
! have had some little experience nraisng Of tha I,
crop and as | aIwayslik9 thread what other folka
have donc, it is more than fair thet Should give
al the Information IN my poer 70 others loar COrr
respondent wishes e kn0W boy 'QPrePqF' BE sisai
Our mods is to pick out a spot ahiah isIsast a..
posed 70 cold wind say the south sida Of baidiug.
or fence, o. # in the open lopTotectitu b soma ug
from the Wind. rr -rat rr-i
If practicable manure wen the fan before usiags
and plOW IN . few inches deep. nsthe spfi1g, as.
soon as the trost is out of the grIundi burn fgss
quantity ct brush on the bed 90 Kill ah TIE Nacds
seeds aud gras and warm the soil then ralzg Il q
clean aud SOW in q e seeds
bed BY 80 feet viii require j I5. spice b5x
about half full Of seeds some say thim5lsf1 % the
squire rod but a great nitny seed fsit5 refminate.
and the last named quaniiiyis not e1gugh. NheA
the plants FIRST appear they are no bigger than 3
pin head bat they grow VERY fasi and in hbout Two
months if the weather Is good will be ready % sel
out, We generally Weed the bed nbeut f9ur times,
before taxing out any plants. Alter cn EeeaihS,.
on damp day va SOW or abous l0dt Q11ftt 81 gua-
no and plaster equa pars % bed Of the size aboEP
named, but be very eafnl not tn sOW Il When there
Is propability nf the sun coming ont soon, AZ u
that place the guano will burn up your plants,
tbe land eanunt Be made too rich, batHsualiy pah
about 30 OF 80 loads Of manure 10 the acre and zee
rs. Peruvian gusno ihths drill. After. TIE hna
is narrowed well, We take marker set the teeth
Sl-2 feet apart and 90 over ne Ind 70 make h.
rows. f
small plow comes after making shallow luFfpE
N Which the guaHo issOWn and cQYercd ty pGisigy'
Two nght burrows on top Of it. We markit f-&
feet across e rows and nl each Intersection make
Dill with hoe patlingitdaFn Lightly thel durinE
The frst rain set Ous the gIahds. Some people,
90 not use guano, bat think e Tays Eeil. "A Eal
dy soil raises the best tobacco.
Another respondent wants 10 know how to iaa--
age bis tobarc0 after stripping Itie paekod 81 casa
holding about 400 ibs. Pach By using screW t.
yer when u goes ihr0uEh the tgeat. lt is-foi 81,
for use till year has elapsed from The time 70 WaE
packed. A persof not acquainted with tie aflola
would suppose IL was spoiled e hooxamihe1 81 Hhila
going through this process for b seems 70 be rOl.ens
bHtit should net be disturbed thdagh theoutsip8 o.
the case is frequently 90 bot you seareiy hoari
your hand on IL. -
am not much conveTsant With the rlauufaofuripr,I
process practicable segnr maker can give the gsn,
tiemen Oh the dknDwlede 81 concerning ID. ~
The crop is generally light the Connecticut rai.
ley this year, though the old hands in faaay oasedl
nave raised ton % The eere. We rsissl 6Va hdFos
and have 900 poundsstripped and 5,Q00 YET . strip
The average Gov new crop Is Is cts for wapPsFs,,
and I-2 fer dlleTs though 7 hayeiheard Of tWeniF
cents being given. BY paper Is full and must Etqp
bui IL can give any farther information let qe
know and / viii gladly do it. .. 40 q
TaSifsiHe, q. ,.Yaa. 30, J lsso.- Country qoH1sESz