Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-17

squeezed and Strengthened well, then bulk
ed close and weighted heavily. The virtue
of squeezing ard Strengthening is that Ii
makes it show rich, wsxy and glossy, and
the warmth from hand ing causes q slight
disposition TO sweat, and a moderate fer.
mentation takes place in few days, which
forces the oil of the leaf to it's surface, max
ing the tobacco look its best.
If intended for winter sale allow 1t to Ie-
main in bulk from one to three weeks, ac-
| cording to your necessities or the state of
the weather and condition of the tobacco
| when bulked.
Tobacco before 1t heats, say week or
len days, has sweet, sickeniDg smell,
caused from soft or high order, and some.
times from neglect of not keeping bulks
covered, as the damp air penetrates the
bulk between the bundle heads, and damp
! air being heavy remains in the bulk, caus
ing tobacco TO heat and mould, Farmers
are familiar with bulk mould.) Before
loading or packing tobacco it is greatly 10
the farmers interest TO have his parcels az
large as possible, f,r this reasonable mora
pounds OF a kind and quality the more
money it will bring. For instance, ship
ping tobacco that is low grades of dark,
red and green it takes from l 400 to 1900
pounds to make hogshead,is it not reason
able that the larger pile or parcel should
bring the most money. Same way
with filters; it takes from 1000 to
1850 pounds to make hogshead, and it
costs the dealers more to sell hogshead
weighing 100 pounds than it does one
weighlnI 1850 pounds. For instance, the
hogshead costs So, if you put only 700
pounds in it the cost per hundred pounds is
AZ cents; whereas, you make it to weigh
1850 pounds it only costs "a cents per hun
dred pounds, which is considerable item
to the dealer. Now, in shipping tobacco TO
foreign markets they charge by the space
hogshead occupies, and not by weight; so
you see thai the freight would be as much
on light hogsbead as it would on heavy
one, hence the importance of getting as
much of uniform kind together as you
can. When the bulk is broken it is then
that the tobacco should be assorted by the
bundle.
Should your tobacco be red, dark and
green make three pill S; first of the colOrs
aud then of the lengths, as each lot has
long and short, which is easy to separate,
throwing out lug bundles. Too much care
cannot be taken in this, as pile generally
sells by the worst sample, hence the plant
loses by having his tobacco mixed.
We would suggest to farm rs to save their
primings, as we know of planters in Viz
ginia and other sections of this State who
make money enough from their primiDgs to
pay their taxes. We would also suggest
that as soon SIS the tobacco is cut that the
farmer turn out and top from one TO two
suckers on each stalk, as suckers and
primings for the last three years have been
bringing from s. to S., which pays the
planter well. We urge all farmers to save
their primings aud suckers, and to bring
them to market early, as they generally
bring better prices during tie fall and win
ter than later in the season. They are bring
ing in this market at this time from $3.50
to So. As the season advances we would
advise farmers to commence bringing for
ward their medium and good filters, also
medium and good wrappers, as it is near
the tine for manufacturers to commence
their yearly operations; and as there is
good demand everywhere for manufactured
tobaccN, planters may expect good prices
for their tobacco when in good condition.