The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-08-16

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From the Maryland Farmer.
The fine rains in the latter part of
June were propitious to the growth of
corn and planting of tobacco. and the
weather not being unfayorable up to
the present writing, July 10th,) we
may calculate upon good crop of each.
Should it continue favorable this
month, our farmers and planters will,
we hope, have ample cause for mutual
congratulations upon o noble reward
for their labors and expenditures.
Has been laid by, and requires no more
attention until it has lnatured, unless
it be that the farmer has time to go
over it with hand hoes and cut off the
grass or any weeds which are making
too much Roadway, SO as to keep the
land in a clean state for sowing grain.
ANY late corn should be treated with
two bushels of plaster per acre broad
cast. .a3a ~,
ssr.4 TOBACCO. ~
This crop was much delayed in be-
ing planted, for want of rain, and the
destruction of the cut-worm which has
been unusually troublesome this year.
Those who planted early and got it to
stand well, will have some ready for
housing this month. 1t should be cut
when the upper leaves show yellow
ish tint, aud have made a full growth.
As the weather is warm, tobacco should
be cut only as fast as it can be put on
the sticks, as it will in few moments
wilt sufficiently for the purpose. Han
die carefully; if large, ten plants on a
five-foot stick are enough; be careful
not to get it burned by exposure too
long to the sun. Let it be sent to the
house as soon as possible, and there
hung up. Garry light loads of it, else
it may heat and be injured greatly.
Top lOW.-TOO many planters make
the great mistake of suffering the crop
when growing fast to run up too high
before topping, under the idea that
they will get more pounds. This is
not true. Sixteen leaves Will give
more pounds if the stalk has been top
ped before poisoning than "a leaves
will if the plant is left to blossom out.
When topped before the "buttog" is
fully developed, las it should be, even
if the plant has not over eight or ten
leaves, the top leaves will be as long
and broad as any of the others, and be
of as bright a color when cured. AS
we advised last month, we do now in
regard to worms, kill, kill, unceasing-
ly, until they be all destroyed. Itpays
well i'm good crop to hire hands for
this work especially, in sufficient num-
bers to destroy these worms before
they get large. Turkies are of great
use, and pay well for their first cost.
We know a capital farmer, Mr.. A. A.
Hall, of Anne Arundel county, who
always buys large lot Of turkies early,
and hires woman and two or three
small boys or girls TO do nothing else
than attend the turkies and worm the
tobacco. While driving the turkies,
and when the turkies are tired and
rest in the middle of the day, say from
nine to four o'clock, these hands go
through the tobacco, turn up the leaves
with small sticks, and destroy all the
eggs they see on the plants. The
fowls are well fed on corn and other
food, and when the season is over, say
four months, the hands are dismissed,
and the turkies are sold as soon after
as they obtain a full growth. This
turkey business costs about S5O-that is
one woman and three boys or girls, at
an average of So each.
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