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

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/ From The NORTH sa er.l
Culture ef
The two leading d be kent +
view iii The culturA are ii
same as those menl nnectio,
with the culture Of Cd weeds an
/ grass must be kept d6 The gronn,
must Be kept nellos aifed. Til
culture should be as sool
after planting as pos kept u
constantly n1Eil the TOO larpl
/ for its conllnuance week ol
two after planting, Shs she surface
Of the hills may become especial
Iy in clay soils also. sa weed.
may begin 10 make thsif 81 sarance
In either case the hoe shoald 81 applied
to scrape down the 4 Gace 6 she hills
A clean, loose surface ill as be form.
ed around the plant This hculd b
followed BY a deep 5It tina which should
be made so close to de foesas to cul
down a considerable 81 he hills
the modld being thro d oak ffsto spaces
Between the rows. Gs ano. el mixture
of guano and salt, sho d dhen applied,
BY subsequent plouinl within week or
two, the sod should b Aroria np again
to the rows, and the bits dressed
an with the hoes. ,Fl,a Z '..st7 nf nlo1,
used must be deterinin - he charac.
ter and condition Of lhs sell Toa firm
soil, the coulter should iE b applied to
as great a depth as possihlo hen the
shovel, or small mouldtaard hrowing
the earth to and FROM toe hille In short,
the best means shoaId u adopted for ac.
complishing the two a ecis uApse men
toned. q 95oa sh aaF
PRIMINe AND ToPpIs en- the
plant has grown to the hihl sf two or
three feet, round bud wiai na its ap-
pearance inthe centre Of llle Ants This
is the fower bud, and Is called he ''but1
toni in some parts of Vifs At this
period of growth, scme os ihe lower
leaves should be pulled oil 10 leave
the stalk naked for five OF sir t6ches above
the ground. The stripping Of these
lower leaves is called "priming-" Atthe
same time that the printing is done, the
fower-bud is broken or nipped off with
the thumb and finger Fl the plant is
sufficiently large, il may be topped before
the fower-bud appears, by nipping out
the central leaf There is great
~ ~ ePlia
height of lspping. rom s "a 20 leaves
are reoommended--th latter f0f manii-
faclaring. L The tB5aero is pretty for
ward and the land rich, at iilss, prime of
Just enough,of leaves 10 hill up the tobac-
co well, and top 10 12 or ~ leaves. Con-
tinue to top to IL lealtes until lst of Atl-
gust, then to 10 until middle Of August,
and from that time angil Isl Of Septem-
Der top to 8, Afterwards % SIS If the
topping were omitsed, The fower-bud
would soon be developed into branching
top, full Of clusters Of flowers, from which
the seeds are afterwards prodaeed.
SUcKERrNe:-S Sooa after the topping
is done, the axillary buds al tie bases Of
the leaves begin 10 eF9e apaly, and, if
let alone, from bra The main
stalk. They are ca Suckers" and
must be broken out on q they are
large enough to be caughl lih ehe thumb
and finger. This Prseess has to be re-
peated from time 10 line, b new suckers
make their appearances. Meantime the
green worm. will Pave eonmenced its
ravages; and must be Eafefnliy picked of
and destroyed; othsfwisee il will soon
disfgure and greatly injure the crop.
The philosophy Of prinine topping and
sdckering is easily uTiderstOpd when we
refer to what has already been said on
the physiology Of plants. All parts Of
the plant are designed 70 aid IN its mature
growth, and ultimate production of seeds
As the period approaehes for maturing
the seeds, nearly all the vial energy Of
the various organs seem lobe directed
towards, and expended upon them. If
the first flower is removed The natural
vigor of the plant ID not destroyed, but
only diverted towards the leaves axilaTy
buds, Strengthening The former, and
causing the latter tospEing up as suckers.
But when the suckers are removed, the
whole vigor of the IS concentrated
in the remaining leaFea "A choice of the
most perfect leaves e 81 "priming
of" those nearest fth, and which
not only would not hel elves attain a
vigorous growth, bur exclude the
air and light too mrsh from she middle
leaves of the plants, hIih are always
the most vigorous. 1Hke number of leaves
left in topping is delermined in part by
the apparent strengs q she plant, and
inpart blythe Length q time il has for
maturing its leaves. The mole forward
plants have longer season Of growth
after topping, and cab hence bear a great
er number Of leave phile the latter
ones must be topped lower.
The maturity Of be plans and conse-
quent fitness for caane. j. indicated BY
the points and edges of she Raves curl
ing downward, the leaf Becoming thick
and brittle, and us surfaee assuming a
yellowish spotted (iliebaid appearance
in some variety, AMI on soils, es-
peCially in new Land and 9 line glossy
appearance in others As his stage,
tie plant contains inore a Jose ingre-
dients which subsaa easly We value to
it, than at any period eila earlier or
later. Il should lhan Be eui. and not till
then unless ii is be ng fred or is in
immediate danger r The cutting
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