The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-01-07

ihefe are iOuf ciNsstru VI tpvHoo' S'"""
in Virginia aud North Carolina, WIS ships
ping, filling snokingand wrapping aud i
il important thut planters desiring n raise
aitber one u these should choose. tie kind
u seed best adapted 10 each particular
class.
The Pryor makes the heaviest, richest
shipping. alai can only be grown 60 petiec-
zion on alluyial or heavily nauured lunds.
The Frederick Or Mary land grows larger,
out il not 70 rich aud waxy.
The 0ronokp j, far preferable for dlers.
sm lkers or wrappers, bong sweeter IN fla
yor, finer in hLre aud texture. and more
easily cured yellow. This is the kind best
Iadlp.ed to our gray sails. producing hest
returns; and while the product is net 50
Urge as on black Or broHn rich lands, ,c,,
with skill in curing and management, the
ference in product is more than made up
in quail y. 1h 0ronoko. therefore, il tho
oLly klnd suited 10 our gray lauds, aud of
this there are several varieties, the two
most in favor ARE the yellow OrOnokc, and
tllc Gooch Or Pridaof GrauyilIe. The first
is the kind that gave character 70 the Cas-
we'll North Carolilia) yellow tobacco more
than twenty years ago. and is still preierr-
ed BY very large nainher Of planters WHO
grow the finest yellow slnokers aud wrap
pers. The latter Is preferred in Granville
county. North Carolina, That produces tile
finest yellow t,Itarco grown un this contin-
ent. Or perhaps. IN tie world, This lat
ter is clearly an OIonoko tobacco. very
much resembling the iormer, except that
the leaf grows rather broader. aud. by some
IS considered swceter.
These two kinds have been grown with
-Tccial refcrence % their adaptation 70 pro.
.lnciug the hhest quality =. wrappers, snio.
kers aud lillers.
The writer is satisfied ihatthe art af cur.
ing aud management have not only been
very far advanced i0wards scientific perfec.
.ion. but that ii perieetiiig tile kinds ~ seed
grown much improvements has been made
For instance, IL the saving IL seed. hy a.
dOpting tie plan 81 turning out tie fot.
wardest plants growing 10 tie best s,Il aud
afterwards observing tUcut OF all the heads
II plants that Iipen up coarse. narrow Or III
shaped, o. u green color on the hill. aud
saving only those heads tina. ripcn yellow
ID color aud of smooth and iine texture.
much has been done to Improve the kind.
Besides. the most important point IN the
saving Of tobacco seed Is 70 cut Of al the
lateral sl,nats leaviag only three crawn
shoots 70 perfect seed. thereby securing lar
ger pods aud more perfect seed that always
riPeg u good time. and are more reliable
Cor seed bed aud the production Of early,
yigorou. 9ilnts By f0lioaiug this mode
q saving seed With special reference 70 the
groutli d particular class u tobacco. 10 a
ie9 Years the seed Is not only greatly I'm.
2rored. hni ike begsIs Ike ii The yegeta.
ble a. ID Ito animal king,Ien,. becomes sui
,eaefis--the frst u its species The wri.
Ter can bear testimony 90 the pbose fgcts
in bis uwt experience. and desires 70 give
them publieity tbs, others my prOft there
hy.
Where any plant attain. its Highest per.
ieciiol. there i ile place Il secure tie be.t
eed. Tie home II the tobacco plrut i ID
Virginia aud North Carolina. aud the
grnu,h aud perfection u the kinds here
Gu tivated have reached . point uaa,tainei
any where ess. The Wet aBi South
Would - well y lrprnre lheir seci irun
H.. and ,hen save and propagate after The
insf -uetians above given.
john ". Risos, Scotsman. % Richmond.
has limi,el supply u the Yellos Osno.
ko and G1lch tobacco seed grown aud say.
cd sf,er tie improved msibol ior series
n years.
Nothing pays better than good seed. and
The cot Il iew ounces. sufficient ~ tile
lprgest planters. is trifing compared with
the benefits resulting from proper srl. ction.
Plant Leds nay be sown any time between
November aud Ii OF March. the sooucr tho
better, and where the lands are snitable il
u IS easy 20 grow tobacco worth 10 cents
a. 30 cents per pound. pertum sat: sp
A void 10 Che wise !. cnough
X l.. RAoLASD.
Hyeo. Halifax Co., Va.