The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-08-07
SMALL. TIGHT BARNS f0R UR
g45 ~-. ING TOBACCO.

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A cores 3oadeut of the Clarkssillr
tTenn. Leaf writes Us follows: -s
Thinking my mode Of carins wt,uld hepf
some interest to your readers, pr"p 80 I"
give ,lIe modus oprrandi. Lust sumaer.
before the cutting season began. yon urged,
through the medium Of the Leaf the IN
portance OF especial pains 10 he cattlng and
curing o. the then grVSiug crop advised
the planters to builG and cure M small,
tight bafns--referring to the planters ~
Trigg ccehty. Ky; Who cnrein close. tight
barns as making the fprst quality VI lvbae,
CO grown Ia the Clirkssille district. Think
ing your Suggestions. IN regard 10 tight
barns gc,d one, l.d'cided 10 act upon It.
! made the barn in which fred perfectly
tight by ehinkihg and dau6ing. leaving ,anl
open crack about six inches wide and ex-
tending the length 81 the building on each
side. Just nnler the caves; also small u,
pertures al the gable ends Fired in pits.
~hich | rsde rive feetd~ep. three " thsss
aud half feet wide. and sixteen or seven.
teen feet lsug--long enough u admit Two
sets uflogs ca n. whea anlys tohaeeo sas
ready for the knife Gu, enough tO i'll the
barn and started SLOW ires under II. aud
increased the heat gradually Tired. cola
sfantly day aud night uhtii the leaf Was
cured. aud Discontinued the iires Que night,
which allowed the tobacca 10 become soft.
or. IA tobacco par,ance, = III cA~e. wheh l
moved il sui. rutting aud flliugas before
Most planters allow their tobacco 10 reulslh
iao long 10 the barn before 6rlng. how the
fact that their barns ate 50 large that It re
uairas them several days 10 cut ani h'i
hem. aud the GrSt cutting is yellow Lefpre
the iring coIfimenees Every planter whU
grows tobacco extensively siIould bsTe seTer,
ii 0arus uIade ciee aud tight. In which 70
cure rue upur~s--r..~ ALL dn when u
light color is desired; but wben dark.
rich colai Is wanted, clUse barn aud hard
iiring J. Indispensable Tbe writr m'tIc-
ed great many barns last fall IN the
clarksyille didrict with sheds 10 them that
were not boarded np. the i6bseeO exp,ssd
to the weather until il was stripped. aud
II rnsses>ed no more substance. after bting
exposed 10 the weather. than oak leaves.
Nothing that msn can invent Is a. sn>esptI-
bic Of atmospheric inf Ie..re as leaf tobacco
and Il is fact c1Dceded by all expenehc'
ei tsbaeeo msn that iobsecp. loses, CERTAIN
per cent 10 weight every time . comes "a
snd goes cut Of case;' hence the impUrtaIIce
Of housing and eurIDg IL tight bain.
Allow ne again 70 releT to subject IL
tobacco ealisse that discussed III pe'i
seus cUInmunieations = the .Leaf' y'E
The T,eruieious practice Of high prInlins
pursued by many. Some planters corn
IBepce printing ss son as the plant t'rgIi'
90 spread the bill ca,tinae 10 remutssltss
ly tear of the leaves until tue plant T. tOPP
ed. under the impression that by breakIng
If the ground leaves there will UenJ lugs
Nothing checks Or hinders tie growth ait
development u tobaceo 40 much IS hlgl
priming. The reason il obvious: Whei
plsnt Is stripped bali way up a"d tnP!e'
IT ten leaves It neeesitaies ,he taking vn
yfa very small but. leaving the leave
hubchel in The tap oT the pl,n's; an ltbe
top leaves. othsrwi,e the brsi i.bsceu ia th,
plan,. never utiain aEy siE- 10 length d
width. sud passess no i'0IJ ~ sahfaue"
IL is said that tobacco 10 tie CIsrksEil.'
region j. deterioating. Possessing h;;IP "a
" substance. which il s,tfibated 30 tb'
worn out and exhausted condition II tb'
pgil. bat Il Is attributable. ina great exieu
10 the u-nt u thoroagh cultivation. ferl
few planters plOw tIseir tDbIccp often enDugi
lt ought ~ 5e plvHghel and hsed ever
eight or zine days. intend. lf I eve
engage again in the euiiigsiipu Il tdVseco
- experiment some in cutting and snring
! beIises = great nlny planters let their t.
bacco stand too I1bg beETs cutting. Vi
inAke The blsek. rich. far German t"baeco
] believe IL Is best to cure il When two
tbirGs fipe-as soon - il begin. 10 grain
I have beard Il di-sps.sd pro aud c.n IL
tend st sumo future time ~ test the mat
Ger aud report the result.