Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-02-13
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Use he euttivator or hore Aocs las oitsna d,
can be done, three OF four times, until She
leaves are 80 -hrge that there is danger oil
breaking them, then use hand hoe, and thor.
oughly. Now look ont for the tobaccosrorrn
watch and kill thefH daily unless this is
done they will very seriously injure the crop.
They commit Their ravages on the und r side
of the leaf, where they may be found after
the sun is two hours high in the mori e.
Great care should be observed in turning up
the leaf to look after and kill the worm, or
the 'eaf may be broken off. This is one of
the most 6isagrceable duties in the process
of growing the crop, and very disgusting to
many.
The stalk is topped rs soon as IL is n
general appearance Of flowers over the. field.
and before the seed is formed; ifthe crop is
late this p!cccss is gone through with before
many tlosscms appear, taking off abou' en-
leaves, which will leave about fifteen. a fte
topping, the suckers must be rceully at
tended to and kept closely down.
In about another week The suckers nm ri
be attended to again, as also the worms and
look in another week toscc whether the sams
proct IS will not ave to b r p, ate1, ifso dol
Enemits. Besides the tobacco worm. there
is another enemy, the cut worm, which at.
tacks the young plant very soon after it is
set in the field. The only remedy for loss
from the cut worm, is having plentiful
sto X of new plants, and using constant Wig.
lance inrs-sctting as fast rs they arc dcstroy-'
Ell. The wind and sun are also eae,nics to
the leaf under certain circumstances our
prairie winds may expose the under side of
the lie; to the sun, which kills the leaves if
suffercdto remain long upturncd. q ] y
CUTTING AND cuRtSa I Y Il 3
The cultivator Of this crop may have man
aged all tic details Of his culture properly,
and may have secured splendid growth OF
tobacco, and been successful in protecting Il
from the ravages Of the cut worm and tobnc.
co worm, the heat of the sun and every OF
posing circumstances, and may be congratu.
lating himself cna heavy crop and the pros.
pcct Of large prices, yet his hopes may be
blasted, and his prospective success result in
the most disastrous failure, if the after pro
ccsscs of its cure are not managed with tina,
care and. JUG gm mt that only long experience
and thorough knowledge Of what is,rcquired
can give. Therefore. any one who proposes
having large crop, who is not thoroughly
conversant With tho curing, wonlddo well to
employ some one who has the skill, and can
be entrusted to manage the crop for him.
The tobacco should be cut when the leaf
becomes notified, and will crack With clean
fracture when folded from the undcrside.
Many growers do not wait for this, but cut
up the crop as soon as. it has attained its
largest growth after the second spckering, il
order to have the tobacco housed before the
10th of September, which is MS late as it is
safe to have it cxposcd. This is the time in
Co tut, and would doubtless DO a safe
rule i'll Iowa; but the condition of the plant
and the prospect Of frost at the time vii!
doubtless have to- be obs rived; with ns the
time may perhaps be extended some ten days
longer without injury from frost.
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