Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-04-11
AGRIC CULTURAL
Culture Of TObGscO.

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In the Southern part of Ohio, as
good, or better tobacco can be grown
as in Virginia. 1t is as easy of cul-
tivation as corn, and being a necessi-
ty to one half of the inhabitants Of
the globe, it is always a cash article.
The climate of Ohio is adapted to
the culture, and full moiety of its
population to the consumption Of to-
bacco. We do not intend to say any
thing in regard to the healthiness or
cleanliness of the use of the weed, but
taking tue facts as we find them, we
will say that over $5,000,000 are an
nually paid out by the people Of Ohio
to the other States for tobacco, man
ufactured and manufactured. This
is in addition to the quantity Of tobac-
co raised here, which is no small a.
mount. In Montgomery county, we
believe, there were l ,0G0,0 900 pounds
raised in 1860. This fact Of itself is
sufficient evidence that it will prove
profitable crop. The average yield
IN Connecticut and New York is from
l,lOO to 1900 lbs. per acre. The aY-
erage price is from eight to fifteen
cents per pound in market; the latter
figures are for good Fseed leaf" cured
in the best manner. The net proceeds
per acre in Onondaga county, New
\ ork, are from $50 to $50; but the
climate is not SO favorable there as
here, yet the farmers there consider
tobacco to be sure and profitable
crop, giving better cash returns than
any other, The best Havana" cigars
sent out from New York as imported,
are made from the Connecticut and
New York "secd leaf wrappers and
good Southern staple" inside.
The culture of tobacco is as sim
pie as that of Indian corn. 1t needs
warm, rich, well-drained and mel
low soil, and twenty-five or thirty
loads of good, well-rotted, barnyard
manure should be put on each acre
The seed must be sOwn on a bed pre-
pared for the purpose, as soon as the
gound will permit. Roll the seed
hard with a hand roller, but do net
cover it. When the plants are about
three inches high about the middleof
May) they must be transplanted in
rows three feet and "a halt apart, and
the plants about two feet and a half
apart in the rows. In transplanting,
care must be taken to keep the roots
always moist. Unless the ground is
quite damp, pint of water must he
put on each hill an hour before the
plants are set out. IF any of the
plants die, their places must be filled
as soon as possible, The ground must
be kept clear of weeds by the thor
Ough use of the cultivator and hoe.
If the tobacco worm appears, they
must be picked eff by hand and fed to
the Is or the hogs. As soon as
the blossoms appear cut off the top,
leaving about fifteen Of the lower
leaves. Pull all suckers from the ak
lis Of the leaves (where the leaf Joins
the main stock as fast as the appear,
as often as once a week after the to-
bacco is topped. Two or three weeks
after topping, the tobacco is ready for
cutting. 1t must he cut up at the sur
face of the ground, and hung up in an
airy house to dry and cure. The pro-
cess of curing in the best way, so as
to enable the grower to get the high
est price for it, we will give in season.
If kept free from weeds, and well
cured, this crop will bring large
income of cash, for an inconsiderable
outlay Of labor. The land is left in
clean and mellow condition ready
for any other crop. Like any pay
ing crop, tobacco has TO be we'll tend
ed, well cured and well put into mar
ket.-[Springfeld News.