, 1876-03-13
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
Tobacco Cultnre--seed Beds'--Trana-
planting...Cultivation.
Poat and How It Is ForMcd.--
Muck ms n Manure.
Profit In Pop-Uorn-0ause Of Falluro in
Peaolos--garden Notes.

Profit In Pop-Oorn-UAuBe OF Entlure IN /
poochoo.-cor1an Notes.
:
TonAcco CULTURE.
"Young Farmer" Montgomery, Kan., writes |
"a r'ha Farm, and Garden "a follows /:
INV, se.n sod ,h.t totscco "a ,roatsb,s erop.
II iii liz casn aud. IL to sb,t whit IN tho money
Yal,n psr aero of a, average crop7 eau atart tbs
11sta wtshon: TIN MD q hot.heds ani. X r. how
than eorn .na vii u paI r. well - corn Ao" inaos
Tobacco H. as rnlo' profitable crop An
ola tobaeeo grower ropofta crops that PAID from
Tl,csa woro axcout.onaL showoyor. Among tho
.rncst arms roportol in Konsutky ia Tim. Of ic0o
Ais'ss '.opo .,,t',. s.a ,,'aaassa ~ - 90
por 100 pounds. bringing $12S. But tho average
cron +, atout Gt)) mounds per acre. and tho ayot-
| arc n,ico can be nut At abou. &C nor hundred
Heo t..o 49, ~ 80. ss,,,t..,,, T., .,,rt.
L"tkv otops A",o as'oA e.., 'oeu.A. =. ~
OF WISCONSIN, pus w aa'e ~ pataeuIa's s,us "
hand. In general tofms It may DO said that
tobacco - . profitable crop. easy Of cultivation
aud oasy handled Tho sroatment :h.t sl,e M
proys it, aud crops aso grown on tho same
ground, year aflor year, with profit,
| sEEp-bKDs.
| Plants may be growu from seed without tho
! aid OF Lot-boda. sood-beda should oo prepared
on tho drioss, 1icheat, and sunnioss portion Of
tho farm. The ground should DO covered with
woll-dccsysd manure, then ptowod, narrowed,
and made as mellow % possible. Il yon have @
number OF yoara prepare seed-bcda In, that.
Theao ehoull bo Or . foot wido. Sow about d
tablespoonful Of seed to Tho rod: The custom
ia to mix tue Becd with aBhcs or plaster 10 insure
lis ovon distribution. Pass tho rnko over tho
| bed aftor the sood nro sown. aud then tho hand
rollor. II you have 10 roller, place plank on
the bcd md put the weight GU 1t. The closer
tho surface is packed tho quicker Tho socl will
gernlinate. Bow aood the last woek In March or
tho first week in April, or as soon as
tho frost Ia Out OF tho ground. Plants should
ready to sot n June, altnouEh, IL laforsbls sta
bei, 50 50 that they may bo strong and boar trans
planting. .,.,.. ,,.,,, J.. ,uo,, n,au.n.
Tie manure should DO spread Just .presious to
1 tie first plowiue, enrly In April. Just before
t1anHplantinG pow ngaln and harrow vol.
TnANspLAN1lHa.
sizo Of silver dollar, or when tho plants arc
about inches high. they aro ready tost1aus-
! plept, After shower, dig tho plants
carefully. loaving earth around tho
plants, using tho samo euro aud pro-
cautions. In oaao there iB no rain, wnter tho
plant bod in tho afternoon, remove tho plants
Jay at or O'Clock. and Aet IN tue ground after
ptnt Of water has beeu poured upon tho plaoo
where the plant is to be rot. Tho Garth should
bo pressed clonely about tho plant and IL the
, ne1t day promises 10 DO warm, wator tho plants
early tue nc1t morning (beforo Bunrise>,
aud place oyor each plAut forost-leaf. Tho
piant is bag0y, md II properly pressed into the
gronnd takoi root easily. 30 long aa tho heart
Ii groom there is no danger Of ito pcrishing.
outTivAT1Na.
( It's usual to set from Ia feot apart each
way, md cultivate with tue hoo whilo the plants
arc sm1ll Of boforo using tho piow or oultiyAtor
!, | bet,Feon the roWH, The weeds must be kept
+ down and the carth mellow.
r When tho plant has reuched growth Of from
q II to 1C lcavos, break out tho bloBsom-stook and
!, romovo tho thyoe ground leaves. Tho WoEme
appnar. au,l should bS picked Oh ana ~ M ied 10 ths
4 aud It pays the tobaecu~grower to keep .
tiook. Tic young shoots, or sucoorB,
which appoar soon aftor tapping should bt
: to tue cultivation OF tobacco. We will speak o.
the curing, plans Tor sheds, eto.. at later date
J A man should not attempt to grow much to,
bacco tho first year Of Ills experience. Three
y aud man who docs not caro- to 40 to thE
. oxpcnso OF eroctlng ahod, hut who llha bart
= or wagou-sLou that can bo inado 10 anBwcr th'
2 purpose, should plant tho hfbs year not more
I. than half An aero.
y His experience With the plants will give hin
4 1nuch information, aud IT. him for q larger ven
}, ture no1s year. Aud, II he Ia dctermines
+ to continue the buBincas. ho SHOULD pre-
paro himeolf to care for tho crop In th
/, bcst style. Tobacco-growing pays those hes
o who purBue Il regularly for sortes Of years.
y The Connecticut sood leaf Is generally recon-
+ mp,laed for the Northern statee. hontuck
i bis locality. -,
d Another point occurs as to tho 8ecd-bcd. 1t !
91 a,s sn nbs a 70 sn1ps
thOsoughiy pai7etzs s the oasth, and @i1 vlsh ii
ig -. ror-oons A. 1 PROFITABLE olor.
y man. WIN trieJ m experiment With popcorn