The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-26
frrom the Religious Herald J
vghssc marley Tobacco.

I ps",srd. az Halifax county. No one Is bet l
go cnaii6cd, from eytensiFe experience /
ana chseryation, 10 speak a. one having
sn,hority ON any topic connected WIN TO-
hscco. We beg 10 direct the special alien
siou Of our readers 10 his communication
Ed p,r,av
pow would be a work OF supererogatoh.
for jts praise IL everywhere ana III tue
month ot every one who prefers sMee'
cned 10 natural chew. IL IS Tue iasoio"-
allie tobacco, and every one wants u
manufacturers, dealers, ana pian'eis-wno
can produce II. The Buriey w any suapc
paws: and that's the consioe.auon. ~ -
working a revolution IN pr0oIlv" W.,
.na IN ,se trade generally. The bieh prices
,'aid for the Burley haze attracted the atten-
lion of Virginia planters, aud now the im-
ror,an, question OF the hour with them -,
cav the vrRLEr BE SUCCESSFULLY GROWN IN
VIRGINIA.
As this is yet an open question:, before
xen,uring nm opinion II might De well 10
,ook closely at the soil aud locality where
the best Barley type IS grown' ana compare
these with our Virginia tobacco belt.
II is admitted that the best Burley Is nov
produced IN the counties OF Mason, sfack-
en-. and Pendleton, IN Kentucky, aaa 10
Brown and ClcrmoDt. in ONO. Inese aie
situate between $50 4J ana 19' zV noi,p
latItude-correspon with shenandoah,
Wsr,en. Fauouier. Prince William, Fair
tax Ioudoup. Clarke, and Frederick coun.
lies. I'm Virginia. The limestone SOILS Oh
some Of these counties correspond IN great
simili,ude 10 those In the 6rst nance grow
inc the Burley. Bur. however well adaptcu
The coils and climate of enc aforementioned
VIRGINIA counties may be 10 this new TYP"
nj ,ohsccn. they are not in the tobacco De!l,
and produce scarcely any toOacco rs nio'
THE most successful Burley planters all
.or,e that the soil best suited 10 the Burley
- ..a rich limestone soil" II this Is Sin0
o,,o non-an INDISPENSABLE condition in the
PRODUCTION OF the finest gfades-lhen, un-
,uestiopably, the limestone soils or virginia
offer The best location Tor the successIu'
production OF this variety here.
Tue tobacco plant, however, Is known 70
be very accommodating in It's habits, ior
will grow and thrive on SOILS greatS wv.
sined in climate, topography, ana geoIogF'
pr, II i equally well known iha; tobacco
NJ certain types IN greatest perfection can
only he produced within limited areas.
The Cuban cigar tobacco, that stands I'M
eyceIled now. as IL has stood for over two
centuries and half, has never been pro-
duced anywhere else Il the same excellence
as on lis own fayorite island home. CUBA
is situate between 90 and 20 degrees NORM
latitude, and on looking across TO MEXICO,
near by, we find the same latitude, but no
Cuban tobacco. But, coming nearer. let us
look at some OF our own pecunaf types.
The bright yellow Of Virginia and North
Carolina, the sun aud air cured OF Caroline
ard Louisa, and the sweet fiue'curcd filters
of Henry county, have never yet been pro-
duced elsewhere the equal In every respect
OF these several types. Their semD'ance
NAV be found in several states, out IN tDe
peeular and intrinsic excellence Tor wDicl
each one of these types Is DISTINGUISHED,
they are failures. Soil, climate, aud variety
all greatly influence the character OF the
product in all crops. and IN none more tnah
tobacco. IL is these, modified by pT0onc'
ton and handling, that give the distinguish
ing characteristics 10 the various types oil
commerce.
That we may produce a frst.cass Burnley
on our limestone soils we may safely hope,
and that a fair grade OF ii may be grown on
our rich silicious soils we have reason 10
eypect. as such has been done elsewhere.
The calcareous soils OF Tidewater offer
hopeful location for lis production.
lis successful growth anywhere Is boon
worth Striving for, and ii were well Tor
planters all over the tobacco belt to plant
enough OF this variety to test the capaDlli-
ties OF our soils to produce II. Wen never
know what they are capable OF until tested.
EXPERIMENT SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY.
One years trial OF the Burnley prompts me
10 say to the planters OF Virginia, you had
nf
alone. found it in all its stages, from the
plant.bed TO the house, the teDderest tobac-
co OF any ever raised before. Then, every
insect that preys upon tie ,reed-the flea.
beetle (fy), cut.worm, grasshopper, bud
and born-worms bad a preference for
this over any other OF the seven varieties
planted. Possibly IL may tougher on longer
cultivation or our soils; but, then, Will IL
not most probably lose some OF its peculiar
aualitiesi Ii will most assuredly asslmilate.
in time our other types-i e., take on more
body ana become less porous on our sill
cious soils-and IN this way cease TO be
great absorber, and thus lose the peculiari-
ties that contribute so much TO the value OF
the Burley.
From these and other considerations,
which. to state fully; would extend THIS
Communicates beyond practical or de-
sirable limit, | am constrained TO 0eileve
tina, White Burley cannot be raised OF like
cha, acter with the best grades Of this va
riety west, except on our limestone soils
proverbal for producing bony, porous to-
bacco. very undesirable IN some types, but
essential in this one. Whatever similarity
the product OF our silicious soils in the Bur
ley may bear to the westernsDroduct, the
first will possess the additional aud very
Objectionable one OF being grity-an ex-
emption that enhances greatly the value OF
the second.
In the foregoing views, hastily and ini-
perfectay stated, the writer may be IN error,
and for The sake OF our suffering Industry
homes Chat the very best reselts may attend
the Barley eS pertinent wherever altcm pted
The great revolution thu, has been going
on in regard 10 the cbange'ot taste from the
old for this new type must eliminate eltha
in a change for some otiKr new favorite--
manufacturers viii iatre<uce multiplicity
10 choose from-or production Will sOon
meet the demands for consumption, when
au euuslizati0n OF valves will take p!sce
more favorable TO the other types.
Plapters in the yellow and sun-curing
districts eau aaord 10 stick to their old
types-the BuiSey will scarcely suppiSnt
them. In the dark belt a more extern ed
effort TO raise the hurley will be made, owing
10 the very Low prices now ruling for all
dark tObaccos "a comparison with the great
.fdtsrite.
\ With dIiiideoce viii make suggestion
pr two, In Conclusion, to the planters of
Virginia.
You who haze uich.sed.elay lots on which
you can raise large, heavy, rich, skipping
type-such ~ sou or YOUR neigbkSr once