The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-07
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS
Tobacco Culture and Management.

The success of the growing crop of to-
bacco, depending much upon early plant
ing, the selection of such situations for
plant beds as will insure proper expos
ure to the sun, is all important. The
eastern or southern slopes of hills, near
their base, afford the best locations, the
beds so situated being free from sobbing,
and the warmth of the sun greater than
upon fat surface Regard should also
be had to the character of the soil. 1t
should be sufficiently close to render it
retentive of moisture, and yet contain
sand enough to give it quickness; made
earths and puffy soils are unfit, being
both TOO aird and liable to heave.
Beds prepared in the early part of the
season, require more burning than those
at later period. There is but little
danger of burning too hard. however, at
any time, as the plants generally succeed
best upon the beds most thoroughly
and cooled 66ti, they are aug wlleil'r,a
common sprouting hoe, to a depth sniff
cient to afford the plant loose soil in
which to extend its roots. Care should
be taken to leave the surface soil as much
on top, in the preparation of the bed, as
possible, as the young plants will take
quicker and better growth. After the
bed is well pulverized, by hoeing and
raking, the seed, mixed with dry ashes, is
to be sowed as evenly as possible over the
surface. at a ratio of common table
spoonful to every eighty square yards
(cubic measure), the bed lightly raked
over or trod evenly with the feet, and
wei oo-,Ared with brush, on which there
| should be no leaves, and r-A4acted from
| the intrusion of stock So soon as the
Young plants attain the size of dollar,
the brush may be removed II thesFeather
is dry, the brush may be suffered to re-
main to advantage, and when removed
taken off in the evening; with seasonable
weather, the plants will soon be large
enough for transplanting. The land de-
signed for the crop should be fertile; if
not naturally so, should be made so by
manuring. Any common manure will
answer a valuable purpose, tobacco being
plant that delights in rich soil. The
land should be deeply and thoroughly
plowed, whenever practicable, in the fall
or winter. In this there is two fold ad-
vantage: lst 1t destroys many insects
that destroy or injure the young plant;
I'd. 1t renders the land more frlable and
more easily cultivated. As the season
approaches for planting out the weed,
(Which is here from May to JULY, the
land should be plowed again and kept
clear. 1t is then to be laid off with a
plow three and half feet one way and
three feet the other, and a small hill
fcrred for tbe. If reaeaefpaforf OmaE be .nre:
| IN me. N MN SnouIu De raised little ABOVE
. the common level of the surface-the
size of the hill being a matter OF fancy
! with the planter, and not regarded as
matter Of consequence in general 81
. soon as the plants have attained sutfi
cieut size for transplantiug they may b
:. drawn from the beds and placed on th'
hills whenever there is moisture enougi
to prevent their dying. This is general.
done after shower; but should the ian'
!, he very wet, is best to wait until 1t drie
or settles some, as the plant will do bel
ter set when the land is not too wet.
, The plant, if it survives the transplant
. ing, will soon commence growing, an
reouires no attention until the weeds an
. grass begin to make their appearance
and must be subdued by the plow an
= hoe. Should the earth become har
about the plant, the hill should be light
scraped with the hoe This will great
promote the growth of the plant Whe
|, the plant becomes large enough, the bo
tom or plant leaves may be broken oi
This is called pruning, and the land ma
then be deeply and thoroughly pioTe9'
L taking care not to injure the roots OF IL
plant, and the plant hilled up by tollo'
Ing-with hoes and throwing the loose sc
II around it. In land that has been ke
clean, this may be the last ploWing; tt
weeds and bushes may be kept doF
with the hoe, should any appear. Wht
: IN the plant is large enough to top, Il