Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-21
Remarks on the Growth, Gull
ture and General Manage
ment of
II Q B A Q GO.
BY JESSE T. HUTCHINSON.
Cultivation of the Cron.

Cultivation of the Crop.
There seems TO be no crop requiring
less particularly OF culture. Any con-
ceIvable mode of destroying the grass,
and stirring the earth, VIII answer to
induce vigorous growth. il tine land and
season suit. But it IS desirable that
the earth should have good, deep
and thorough breaking, early in its
cultivation, which Will promote
broad, healthy and vigorous growth in
the plant, and prevent the difficulty
known among planters as buttonIng.
The soft and freshly broken earth, in
yiteS the young roots 10 "a deeper and
wider range, and the leaf viii not fail
to take corresponding manner Of
growth. Many planters recommend
the use Of the wing coulter, while 9th
ers use the littie turning plOw, passing
both ways and nearing the earIit from
the u,2nt, and RAINING as uCaT 10 il as
possible, without ioOscniug it, and if
there should be moisture ia The l;SId,
even that will do it no injury, This
0ueTatiun covers whatever of grass
NAV have started in the middle Of the
row. and, rs viii readily be seen,
leaves Lut little Tor the hoe To DO. Ii
j. best, however, that they pass after
the u'Ows, scTape oil tie crust and
grHcS immediately next To the plant,
aud draw up fresh earth. This opera
tiun, if well done, leaves the young
plant ~ fine growing condition =
free frGE grass. with an abundance of
soft fresh earth next 10 it and under
living il, i'm every direction. After two
or three weeks il will be proper thai
this operation be renewed. Let The
same uloH-s pass through it IN both
hearing the earth towards
the rlant. Here again will be found
the advantage of having the land
checked. Is the labor OF killing by the
hoes will be reduced more than half
and IL will be more thoroughly and
done by the plOws.
Bv this time It will he large enough
to begin to top. The cases are rare
when il Is advisable to leave more than
tea leaves uuOn a plant. The custom
is 10 prime 10 six inches, and to toy at
ten leaves BY this means you make
but few Tugs and short leaf; the tobac-
co will be greatly more uniform IN
length and quality, the leaves VIII
ripcn more nearly al the same time
will grow longer and ripen better, ana
it is the approved oniniOn OF most
planters. Will yield more and better
tobacco than ii a greater number oi
leaves had been left. AS the season
advances. tae aumber of leaves must
he diminished.
After your tobacco has received the
last working. has taken entire posses
sion of the land, and been all topped
As YOU desire, you have but Two diff
entities to contend against until ready
TO bring TO the house. These are The
born-W0rm and suckers. Your tobac-
co crop should be graduated, not 10y the
YOU can cultivate, but 10y TIE
amount you can keep the worms lrom
DESTROYING They certainly constitute
the most serious difficulty the planter
has TO encounter. And To begin at the
bepiuping. it is certain that every pos
sible mode of destroying the horn
blower should be adopted ana assldu-
ousIy followed, as you may feel a per
f, ct assurance that in a corresponding
ratio will the worms be reduced
MANY NAV be killed with paddles 10y
the bows around the jamestown
blooms. white lilies and tobacco
blooms. One of the most efficient ana
interesting, and certainly the most
profitable modes Of getting the worms
off the tobacco, is by means OF large
f1ock of turkeys. If forced to remain
i'm the tobacco for q while they viii
form a fondness for the amusement OF
catching them. BY these assistants II
is Drobahle that the women and the
boVs of the plantation will be able 10
keen them under, and also the suckers,
while the men Of the farm may be en-
cared about other things. We can
SUGGEST no means for the extermina-
tion of the horn-worm-the greatest
enemy of the tobacco grower. ne
rula of most Of the planters Is 10 lake
off all. both large and small. IS ne
COOS over the crop, (which should be
done once q week or Ottenerl, but II
the worms have gotten start, ana 'ile
oroD is in danger of injury, destroy
the large ones at once, and turn imine
on the smaller fry. me grass
bonner is also an enemy, but does ho'
generally inflict very great damage
The clover and bore worm are enc
mics of a different character, destroy
ING the plant in its infancy 'Hese;
however. can easily be eXterminH'eu
nv the application of go lbs. OF e"ar9e
salt to the acre which has also uou-
HE effect-preventing the plant iIolii
firing. It may be considereu q s;i,S
remedy against the last n3iaeu
Ard Is, therefore, invaluable 70 ''e
tobacco grover.
ii With than