Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-16
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FARM AND GARDEN.
CURING YELLOW TOBACCO.
ny MAJOR ROBERT l., RAGLAND, HAL
IFAX COUNTY, VA.
From lle Louisxille Tobacco Nern.

From the Louisville Tobacco News.
There are two modes of curing yell
low Tobacco, one with charcoal, the
other with ilues. The first Ia the
primitive mode, and Is gradually Civ
ing place to the latter, which is cheap
er and more efficient, and IS being
adopted 10y most OF our best planters.
The chief agent in either mode In heat
IA dry, curing heat--to expel the cup
from the leaves of the plants, and to
catch the color yellow next to natures
color green, and TO fix II indehbly.
This IL the science Of curing yellow
Tobacco. There are seven prismatic
colors-that Of Tobacco occupying tie
middle Of the prism, BY the process
OF nature, leaves In drying descend in
color from & feen first to yellow then
orange, then red, and finally lose all
color as they go TO decay. Now n
quick dry heat, 40 regulated as to dry
out the leaf and catch the yellow col
or and fix IL, IN best adaptod TO the
mod,s operondi Of curing fnncy To-
bacco.
Charcoal produces an open dry heat,
well suited for the purpose, but IT.
preparation II costly. and its use tedi.
dious and laborious, and II deposits u
black dust on The leaf that IL objection
able. with ilues, which may be CON
structed Of stone or brick, and covered
with sheet iron, or patent one with
furnace and pipes. the wood IL burned
~ cut from the forest, and the whole
process Of curing Is less costly and less
laborious aud Tobacco cured there
with In FREQ from dust, aud possesses
sweeter flavor Flurs nre equally well
adapted for curing mahogany wrappers
and for facilitating and finishing sun.
cured fllers, Tho 1ue process possess
ses 80 many advantages over all other
modes Of curing tooncco, IN 30 safe and
free from smoke, that when It's merits
become better known II will come into
general use, and supvfsede all other
modes
The first step IN curing Is called The
steaming or yellow process, Medium
tobacco will require from thirty 10
thirty.six hours steaming at ahont
ninety degrees Fahrenheit. to yellow
sufficiently, but tobacco with more or
less sap, larger or smaller, may 10.
qulre longer or shorter time 10 yellow.
Hero the judgement of the ourer muet
bo his guide. Inexperienced carers II
they have tobacco suitable for coal
curing. The planter saves In the en-
HANGED value " the crop many times
the money paid to the cufpr, aud be-
bidts, 10y close observation, he may
learn Ia one season 10 cure well him
self. Theory alone. however good
and directions, however minute, Will
not do here, but II Ia practice that
must qualify one TO cure we'll,
The next step In curing yellow To-.
bacco IL sufficiently yelowed at nine.
~ degrees Fahrenheit, tho beat leaves
Of uniform yellow. aud The greater
ones ofa light rca.green color, II Ia
time to advance the heat gradually
hut cautiously. Keep The heat from
ninety to uincly-hvc degr Fahrenheit
lor about one hour, then run up from
nlnely.fiyo 10 one hundred degrees,
Keeping The heat between those ~
urps tor about two hours, observing
,ot to ~ eat the tobacco. which may
l., done at this slnge, Should the to-