Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-16


color. 1t is advisable, however, tina
the tobacco he kept from sweating i
possible. Next advance the hea, run
ding from che hundred to ole hun
bred and five for about two hours
When al one hundred and five de
grees YOU have arrived at the critira
poiut in the difficult process of curing
bright tobacco. The condition a ,
appearance of the tobacco must be In,
curer's guide No one can successful
" cure tobacco until ne can distin
guish The effects of too little or toe
much heat ut this important stare
J will try 10 explain TO every expert
enced curer, but unknown to the be
g'nner:
Too little heat in fixing color ope-
rates 10 stain the face side Of the lea
of dull Spanish brown color, and i,
called sponging, aud may be Know
to the novice 10y its effects bei,ig visl
bic on the edge Of the leaf, redder thar
the former and Visible on both side,
of ,he LEAF Now to prevent sponginp
on the one hand and sporting on the
other, is the aim Of the experienced
turer Therefore no definite time can
be laid down to run from one hun
dred and Fl We to one hundred and ten
! degrees While ii IL usual to advance
in this stage about five degrees every
! two hours for medium tobacco. the
! condition of the tobacco often indi.
cat IS to the practiced eye the necessi-
~ for slower or faster movements
Remember not TO advance over one
hundred and ten degrees lill the tails
begin I" curl up slightly at the ends
Arrived at one hundred and twenty
degrees this is the curing process.
The heat should remain at or near one
hundred and twenty degrees TN the
| Leaf is cured. which takes from four Ia
eight hours, according to circumslan
| cCs
When the leaf appears cured, adj
vance five degrees, and here remain
until stalk aud stem are cured To
run above one hundred and eighty de.
grees is to endanger soorohng the to.
bacco, and perhaps burning both barn
and tobacco. TO recapitulate.
First-Sleamiug or yellow process
90 degrees from 80 II 80 houra.
Second Fixing The color 30 to %
degrees for to 2 hours; % to 100 lie
grees for . hours; 100 10 l0l degree.
for 2 hours l05 10 10 degrees for Ia
hours 10 to ll5 degrees for hours;
lis TO 100 degrees for hours.
Third-Curing Of leaf. l20 degrees
from To s hours.
Fourth-Curng stalk and stem 12(
to 10 degrees, . degrees per hour and
continue at 40 degrees Till stalk and
stem are thoroughly cured,
After curing us soon as the tobacco
il sufficiently soft to move, 1t should
he run up in the roof Of the barn and
crowded close. If warm. ruiuy OF
damp seasons occur soon after, dry out
the tobacco with fires, remembering
TO commence with small fires, ns when
curing, and gradually raise them I'm
til is well dried. 1t Is important tc
attend strictly to this, for If your to
bacco Ia cured yellow, II will not re
main 40, II, sron after curing, II Ia suf
fered to get in too high order"-thal
In, absorb too much moisture. Wher
ready to strip, 1t should be assorted
well the several grades put together
making about three grades Of leaf anC
two Of Tugs. Tie In neat bundles fiv,
or six leaves of "lenf.n Place twenty
five bundles on the stick, and strike
down as soon M stripped, unless in toe
high order.
But II Is not snfo TO permit tobacco
thus struc k down in winter order. I,
remain down longer than the first o
June. Watch II closely TO preserve
from Injury. 1t Ii better TO market IN
winter order than to hang up In tn,
barn TO dry out aud no "rcordered,
for tobacco once bulked down ant
then hung up In the barn again. loses
that sweet, mellow flavor NO desirable
and never regains It when priced
Pack neatly In tlerces thalf hogs.
heads making the best and most eco
nomIcal,) to weigh from 400 to SOC
pounds net. Take care nj the tobac
co be not pressed 40 NJ to stick togeth
err or loo bruised, aud let each fierce b,
filled with tobacco uniform In color
length aud quality.
lfyour tobacco Ia fine, sound, and
nicely handled. you'll have the sntis
faction ofgetting n, the least n remun-
Grating price fpr II, although poor aud
nond script stock may he selling foi
less than the cost Of production, TIL,
world il now full Of low grades OF TO-
bacco. We must plant less surface
manure heavier, md cOltlvale aud
manage better II we would get better
prices.
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