Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-29

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WHOLE NO. 252.
the hogshead. To prize properly ani
neatly, particular care must be tax
en- that the bundles be kept squar,
| against the end and every leaf prop
erly straight and compressed well To-
gether in the bundles, the knees Fest
ing Oh the course in process of pack
ing, the left hand pressing firmly tn.
last bundle against the course until
the next bundle is placed with tn,
right hand, then press it in like man
ner with the left, while it is being
strengthened by passing through the
right hand i'll placing 1t, and in like
manner should each bundle be placed
and Strengthened through the process
Of packing, ami each successive layer
should be packed as the first: and
when the hogshead is packed to the
fourth hoop. set or prize should De
ttken. Continue to pack and prize
until the hogshead is full and ready
to line out. When the hogshead is
filled above the bulge, not more than
five or six layers should he packed
ut time. The head should be mark
ed out before the hogshead is full, so
when filled, it can be fitted and lined
out. Nail through the lining into tae
stave. Each hoop should be nailed
in three places with small nails to
prevent them from slipping off in
Fine varieties should
be priced light and in. average size
hogsleads, and should never be priz-
ed heavier than twelve hundred
pounds net, while the rich and heavy
should bs priced to weigh not less
than fourteen hundred net. The
hogshead is frequently lined with the
yellowed leaves Oh the outside of the
layers while packing, and sometimes
each bundle is wrapped with the
most beautiful wrapping leaf in the
bundle before packing, which gives
the hogshead when exhibited for sale
= very smooth, yellow and dressv
outside appearance, but adding moth
ing to its intrinsic value, but ALWAYS
from it by defacing many
of the most valuable leaves in the
hogshead. ...-
e. CURING TOBACCO YELLOW.
The following is N. M. Roau's mode
of curing what is known as yellow
leaf tobacco: (Mr. Roam is am expe-
Ifenced tobacco planter of North
Carolina).a
"Curing tobacco yellow, for which
this section is so famous, is a yery
nice process, and requires some expe-
rience, observation, and thorough
knowledge of the character aud quail
ty of the tobacco with which you
,ave to deal, in order to insure uni
orm success.
Much depends upon the character
# the crop when taken from the hill.
fit is of good size, wei and
# Q good yellowish color, there is
necessarily but little difficulty in the
operation. AS soon as the tobacco
taken from the hill aud housed, we
commence with a low degree of heat,
~ SO to 100 FahI euhe it, the yellowing
r the steaming process. This is tha |
lrst and simplest part of the whole
'rocess, and requires from fifteen to
hlrty-six hours, according to the
ize and quality Of the tobacco, and
his degree of heat should be contin-
ed until the leaf opens lemon color,
nd is nearly free from any green
ue. When this point is reached the
eat should be gradually raised to
% degrees, in order to commence
rying the leaf; aud here lies the
Thole difficulty in curing, Il mean
rying the leaf). The last degree of
eat indicated should be continued
ye oEstH aSahs' rs.seu sSn - s'5ouI. 1fT TT.
rees, when it should be maintained
t this point, until the tails or points
f the leaves begin to curl and dry.
indeed it will probably be safest for
egihners to continue this degree OF
eat until one third Of the leaf is
ried. The temperature may then
gradually increased to lis degrees.
nd kept for several hours at that
oint, until the leaf begins to rattle
'hels shaken, then again raise the
eat 10 l2O degrees, at which point it
lould be continued until the leaf is
ried, after which the temperature
lay be Increased to $50 or 100 de-
rees, to dry the stem and stalk the
liter should be blackened by the
eat before the curing is complete.
1t requires from two and
half to five days 10 cure barn of
'bacco, depending entirely ou the
ze and quality. Put seven or eight
ants on each stick, and place them
ght inches apart on the tier poles.
the yellowing process the door of
e barn should be kept closed to ex-
ude the air. When the point Is
'ached for drying the leaf. the door
ay be opened occasionally, and
spt open from twenty to thirty mill
'es a. time, especially if the tobac-
gets into Sweat as it is called,
becomes damp and clammy. The
mperature is raised in the barn by
utiously, from lime to time, adding
al to the fires, which should be ,
aced in small piles OH the floor, in S
we, allowing about five feet be- ,
: cen each pile, which should con- t
in at first a double handful of coal. +,
adding coal, you will soon learn a
9 quantity necessary to be applied c
the effect produced. Avoid rails I,
g the heat hastily after the drying ,
commenced, lest the leaf should be C
aided aud reddened OH the other 4
ND, it shonld not be raised too a
'wly for fear of raising the grain,' S
the leaf becoming spouciy and S
ngy. Both extremes are to be d
oided, aud the skill here requirei q
gained only by experience aud OBJ t
rvation. We frequently cut 10. Il
Geo the latter part of the week, +
use it and suffer it to remain until i
g first OF next week, that We NAV h
It violate the fourth command C
Carolinian. ::
AN ESSAY ON FISH. =,
From the Detroit Free Press :,
Fish may be divided into classes- =,
tfish aud fresh fish. The proprie,y :,