The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-04-08

x0ero 10 no crop th0t can % raiSeu up
on the farm with only farm hands aud
appliances thai is more profitable than
tobacco. Every year the knowledge OF
the great profits gained by experienced
cu!6vators leads novices TO attempt aud
fail Every year there are many farmers
who over-estimatc their ability to take
care OF the cop they prepare for and plant
and hence meet with loss. No inexperi-
cnced person should attempt to raise a
large crop second to none, but always
attend to it, even if others suffer. A
good crop is 200 lbs. per acre; this, at
2sc. per lbs, would bring in $500 per
acre. We're 500 per acre sacrcdly APP
piled to the purchase Of manure, and the
tobacco cultivated two, and never more
than three years on the same ground, aud
made to take lis place in a regular rota-
ton, We have no doubt this cxhausting
and labortsxing crop would be u very
beneficial ono 10 both farmers and pnr-
ses in sections favorable to its growth.
TOBACCO SEED-BEDs. The preparation
Of the ecd-bed should be commenced as
early ~ the frosts is out OF the ground.
A warm spot with a southern exposure,
often with a fence or building upon the
north, is selected, the soil being fine,
deep, garden loan, rich and mellow. -
One square rod OF seed.bed furnishes,
under almost any circumstances, many
more than enough plants for an acre. A
heavy coating OF well rotted hog-pen or
other manure is applied and forked I'M
der, leaving rough surface; upon this
straw and brush, to the depth of six
inches or so, are spread and set on fire,
provided the lands not dangerously near
some building. This kills the weed
seeds to the depth OF about three inches,
and leaves coating OF ashes upon the
surface, which may then be raked smooth
with gentle slope to the south. Ii the
nights are frosty and the weather nnfa-
v0rable, the ground may be left rough
awhile, and it often worth while to APP
ply . dressing OF guano or superphos-
phate before finishing of The bed. The
best way to apply guano is in solution,
and barn-yard liquor is equally good.
Liquid manure may beput on very strong
before or when the seeds are sown, but
not after they terminate. AS SOON as
the soil is warm, roll the bed and rake it
over. Mix one tablespoonful OF seed
with q quart of fine sifted soil for each
rod, rubbing the whole through the hand,
and sitting it, again and again; divide it
in two or three parts, and SOW each over
the whole bed broadcast, and then roll it
or pat over with board or snow shovel.
II the weather is warm and dry, water it
with sprinkler. The seeds start slowly
and irrcgularly, and may be encouraged
by occasional watering with dilute ma
nure water. The young plants are often
attacked by Q little black fly, which is
driven of occasionally sitting wood
ashes lightly over them. The best seed
for the Northern States is doubtless that
of the Connecticut Seed-leaf variety. Be-
fore the seeds come up, all weeds that
show themselves should be pulled. A
bed feet wide and St feet long contains
one square rod of land. If several acres
are to be planted to tobacco, it would be
well perhaps, to calculate that three beds
would supply plenty OF plants for tour
or five acres, and SOW them at intervals
Of week apart, that one or the other
might escape nDiavorable vicissitudes OF
weather.
RELATIONS OF TOBACCO TO THE Son.-
The repeated ANALYSES of tobacco, and
of the grains of wheat, corn and other
ClOpS. OCnOHotiutC tudl III GULLY IL
for market we remove as much OF the
constituents OF the soil it'll one good
crop, as would be removed By dozen or
fifteen crops of our ordinary grains. AS
an offset to this fact we have another,
viz: The actual amount of manure add
cd TO the soil to insure a fine crop OF 20
bacco is not more than twice as much Us
would be required to porducc frst-ratc
crops Of wheat or corn; and with
this application, good crops Of the weed
are taken year after year. Two things
are certain LIST. The manure supplies
directly but portion OF the constituents
of the tobacco ash 3D. Those which are
lacking are supplied BY the soil, which i:
acted upon by tie manure. BY water, BY
the air and by tiiiage, by all OF which
these anti-constitucnts are brought into
All available condition. Wien The soil
ceases TO yield those consii uCn,s ipar.
ticularIy potash which ordinary manure
does not supply in sufficient quantity
the tobacco crop will inevitable fall oil
In some soils this comes after few
years; but by judicious rest and crop.
ping with other plants, and proper ma.
nr"ing, tobacco culture will again be
Profitable.
WHAT CROPS SHOULD FOLLOW ToBAcco
IL. A. C."-Tobacco leaves the land in
admirable condition for crop of wheat
to he followed by grass, which will do
well for several years. Almost any O,
nur cnmnon rrona will Io ,voll n n a,