The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-01

Cultivation OK Tobacco.
CULTIVATION OF NEW LAND

CULTIVATION OF NEW LAND.
Tbs :as.::: =sscc:ss:. &c &c keep !: clean aaS
well atirred. In new land this may be
done byetMo good ssorkinge in the proper
time thQpgh third working will often
prove be1eficisI. If the land is freshly
hilled, about two weeks after planting,
the hills should be scrsped down, and q
little fresh earth drawn around each
plant. About three weeks after this Il
should be billed 90, and in ordinary cases
this will be sufficient, except to keep
down the spronts that may put up. To-
bacco ought not 10 be worked after top.
Ping, a IL will bruisc and break TIE
leaves. Flowing new smooth land once
at the lsst working) is Of service; but il
it E ropgh ahd stuInpy, keep plo= ous
Of itajtogetheR.
7 cULTfyATsoN or OLD LAND.
Ola laad requires more work than new.
Aa soon as the plants get sufficient hold, -,
harrow up your cultivator, 80 az not u
disturb the roots, and go through it once
for the frat hoeing. Then cut up the re-
manning grass and weeds with hoe, aud
level the soil around the plants, stirring
it slghtly. In ten days or fortnight,
60 over 1t with piow or cultivator, twice
in a row, using short single-tree TO avoid
injurng the plnnts. This time you can
stir the ground more around the plants,
and should hill them slightly in ho.ing,
being careful not TO cover any Of the
leaves. Afler this It Ii bettor tn perform
all work with hand labor, in order to
saye tho plants from injury. Stir the
ground with hoe as often NJ is neceasa-
ry 10 keep down the weeds.
wogMINo.
If the worms are numerous, the plants
should be- thoroughly examined mt least
twice q week. Destroy not only the
worms, but ali the eggs that car; be found ;
or, what is still better, seek out and de-
stGoy- the flies that deposit these cggs.
These flies are gray in color, with yellow
spots on each side Of the body, and may
be found about sunset flittering about the
weeds and flowers, extracting their juices
by means Of their peculiar tongue, which
is four or five inches in length. The
jamestown weed. or "Jimpson" weed, ne
it is commonly called, which bears q
| whiEh bell shape blosanm, if very attrac-
tive to these flies. Many df them may
be destroyed by dropping little of the
following mixture intD these blossoms
One ounce of cobalt, dissolved in one
| pint Of water and swcetened with some
aortof syrup. But this is equally as fatal
tn the blossoms IN L, tile flies; therefore
we give you the following instructions
for making an artificial substitute, which
will prove to be more durable than the
natural flower and quite as effective.
The ladies can best perform this work, IN
they happily possess more taste and skill
| in such matters:
..procure for their use ouire of white
paper and bottle OF mucilage. Then
make q small block OF suitable size and
shape, on which TO forus the cone, and
furnish them with q natural flower to i'm
itatc. II you have no blossom Of the
Jamestown weed; let them try their pow
ers Of imitation in making r "norning.
glory" After forming the cone, clip It
around the rim and curl it slightly, to
make 1t look as much like flower as
possible. Attach them to branches or
bushes. and place them in your thickest
growth Of tobacco. They should be sup-
piled with few drops Of the poison cv-
eryeyening and it-may be necessary to
replace the flowers after a heavy rain.
BY following tho above Instructions you
will save much trouble ia Eworinin1. . A
flock of turkeys will also bc found very
useful in catching and destroying worms,
and can only be equalled by children to
! whom premiums have been offered
Planters Guide.