Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-10-09
For the News.
To the Tobacco Growers Of Il
Tenn, and y. w. Virginia.

10 the Tobacco Growers Oh Il.
Tenn, and ). w. Virginia.
We desire to say word to our to-
bacco friends i'm regard to the manner
Of curing their tobacco. From what
we have heard, we fear there is too
great disposition to cure 0U tobacco
= bright color. This il a decided and
fatal mistake, Tobacco suitable for
manufacturing may aud should be
cured of bright color. Wrappers,
especially, cannot be too bright--a
bright lemon color being best. But
old ground tobacco aud all tobacco of
heavy body and coarse fiber should
be cured as dark color as possible
II you make il as black as your hat,
provided 1t has substance and body,
30 much the better 1t is tina dark,
greasy tobacco that constitutes the
finest shipping tobacco in the world.
Such tObaccos always command a
high price, which the same tobacco
cured Of bright or yellow color
won't command hdJ as much price,
Aim TO get uniform colOr--solid
black or dark nutmeg is the beet-a
solid brown is next best. A red color
comes next in order of merit.
To attain these coIors srequires at
teuIion to the following particulars
For very dark color house your to-
bGccO as soon as cut, aud fire hard
day and night. For n red color or
dark brown it Is saflicent to build
the fire once day-every morning,
and let them burn down, The tObac-
90 will cOmegiu case every night, and
the cured part of the leaf becomes
darker every time it comes 10 order.
The curing Will begin on the edges Of
the leaf, and continue gradually to
tie stem. Watch it close. 80 us To see
that you don't cure 1T too fast, and
Illus cure up green spots on the leaf.
Let the green get out as the curing
gOeS on. A little observation here
will govern you as to how to proceed
with the beat. If your heat 10 too
great and the curing too fast the green
Will not have 'ime to get out of the
leaf before IL Is cured. 1t is heat that
sets the color whether green or yell
low-and this fact should never be lost
sight of. Don't listen to those tobac-
co curers who will tell you that it
makes but little difference about cur
Ing the leaf green or with green spots
on it. True, good deal of the green
will come out under the changing in
tuences of the atmosphere, but it il a
groea in a sample of tobacco always
Injuries, materially, its nature and
price,
When the planter cuts his tobacco,
he ought to determine then whether
to make of il shipping or manufac-
turing tobacco, and act accordingly.
In curing bright wrappers, let the
tobacco get thoroughly yellow, then
put up heat enough to set the color,
and never let 1t run or get soft while
curing. 1t does not matter how much
your shipping tobacco comes and goes,
provided IL does not mould,
To-day, the 1st of October, is the
beginning of the tobacco year. How
IL the outlook ? Anything but en-
Couraging, except for fine grades OF
shipping and manufacturing On all
non-descript tobacco we anticipate
lower prices than heretofore. On all
line shipping we anticipate Q good de-
mRnd at paying prices. Hence, IL IL
OF the greatest Importance, my
friends, that you take more pains than
ever Ia the curing aud handling OF
your tobacco. Yours, truly,
j. II. WINSTON g. Son.
October / 1877.