Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-02-23
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A Prize Essay ON the Gultureof Fobaocco.
At the recent fait Of the Mecklenbufg
Ns,)I Agricultural Society. Mr.: Evans
Tanner was awarded q prize pf BIO t6orr
the following essay. entitleds 40 ,bsssla
aePL4N FOR PREPARING LxND4AND .cuIrrs
aF v1TTNa TOBACCO FOR sHfPPTNe.i 44so
1. In the fall I faIlow my land with q
ltwo-horse ,plowr following the turning
plow with good coulter, as deep as pos
Isible., As soon after the first Of January
| as the weather win admit. I burn my plant
land. having previously prepared my wood
| in the month Of December, or eariier. II
Iconvenient, burning the land well. After
the burning, l cover the land we'll with
stable manure and Peruvian guano, or
other fertilizers, and hoe it in. not very
deep, withoutsturning up the soil. After
sowing, tread or root the land well. and
cover we'll with brush, regulating the
thickness of the covering By the kind of
land; if wet, cover thin if dry, cover
heavily. After the plants are up. if the
flies sdepredate feed them upon tobacco
seed; it is the surcst antidote known TO
me. After the plants get about fine inches
highI commence the. preparation ef-emy
land in the following manner: i attach
two mold-boards to a common troWel Doe,
which Iprefer to turning plow; into this s
furrow drill my manure and fertilizers.
then run one furrow on each side with
single horse plow, covering the manure.
On this ridge Isplant, after marking and
checking the ridge with a stick or small
pole, about three feet for ordinary land
and three and half feet for highly imi
proved. The plant may be inserted in
the mark made by the stick or pole, or
short distance from it. This makes the
row both ways. After six or eight days,
depending on the weather,aI throw ont
the row, or rather Irun twofurro&s Athis
will leave bat a small space to weed, if
done By q careful hand. About the time
desire to apply little dirt to the plant,
run close to'the tobacco with q ball-
tongue plow and apply the manure or fer
ltilizer the second time. then throw out the
ROW with the turning plow. Two burrows
igenerally suffice. ! The hoe hand has but
little to do. merely putting a little dirt to
lthe plant. The last time Z work it I use
1.-The trowel hoe with two mold-boards once
lin row. then hill ID with large. high
hill, which prevents drowning! i prime
1f0w. n6s a5ove the iva 9 - large leaves,
land top atsten leaves. not higher aud lei
lie get thoroughly ripe, when { eommeDce
cutting. I get hands enoughto TO cut and
ifll a twenty foot barn in day. The
next morning Iput small fires, increasing
them every morning for FIVE days, which
is generally sufficient to cure theotobacco.
BY pursuing this, my yield is generally
about four plants to the pound: / may
say that if any young farmer will adopt
this plan, L venture he will never repent
lit. 7 forgot to mention that if the tobacco
ripens yellow it will cure up yellow, and
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sai The Care Of Lamps. osh- ts,a'
The easiest way to clean petroleum
lamps is to wash with thin milk of lime,
which forms an emulsion with the petrols
cum aud removes every trace Of 1t, and
by washing a, second time with milk Of
llime and small quantity of chloride of
lime, even the smell may be so complete
lly removed as to render the vessel thus
lcleansed it for Keeping beverages in. II
the milk of lime be used warm. instead
Of cold, the operation is rendered much
lshorter. .-'..--> $,
The best time for cleaning them Is the
morning, for reasons Of safety, If not CON.
venience.. Scarcely week passes during
the winter months, but we. read accounts
Of frightful accidents from kerosene lamps
lexploding and killing or soaring for life
women and children A simple know
ledge Of the in6ammable nature Of the
fluid would probably put a stop to nearly
Iall the accidents. As the oil burns down
into the lamp. highly infammable gas
gathers over its surface, and as the oil
decreases the gas increases. When the
oil is nearly consumed, a slight jar will
often infame the gas, and an explosion is
sure to follow, dealing with it death and
destruction. "A bombshell ia not more TO
be dreaded. Now If the lamp is not al
lowed to burn more than half way down.
such accidents are almost impossible.--
Always fill your lamp in the morning
then you never need fear an explosion =
Rural Home. .sa - g :
j C4-"Poor thing" observed . tender
hearted Bridgeport lady. in speaking Of
the death of young friend, s.shs had
ljust got forty dollar set Of. furs. and
beauties they were; but she don't need
such things now" 3. las
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Gg The strongest propensity in awo<
mans nature" says careful student OF
the sex, lis to want to know what is 70,