Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02

value of the crop injured. This also
gives the grower a better lot Of plants.
a week or ten days longer in the seed.
bed will bring on the plants left after
the first drawing wonderfully, and
make the stand in the field more uni.
iorm. There Is also less hurry when
this course is taken, and the plants are
nkeiy 10 be set out more carefully.
most planters are anxious 10 get their
pants at the earliest moment and all
together, tut there il not 70 much
gained by this course a. some think.
unless me weather is very favorable,
when, oi course, the grower should lose
no time 10 avail himself of II
Should the weather be very warm
and the sun pouring down its hot rays
on the newly-set-out plants they will
witheT readily unless protected in gome
way. Any method will do, provided IL
is eiiectual. 4 clod Of earth, a niece of
paper, a bunch Of grass, the leaf Of a
weed like a burdock, either Of these
will act AZ a shield. 4 piece OF old shin.
gle stuck on the south side OF the plant
is iavorite method with many fsrners.
All except the last mentioned must Of
course be removed in the evening AID
replaced in the morning, which entails
vast amount OF labor.
THE CUT WORMS
No sooner are the plants removed TO
the held before they are compelled TO
encounter another enemy in the cut
worm, which seems TO await their com.
ing TO make its presence known. This
insidious and destructive enemy does
his evil work in the darkness of the
night. Within twentyfou hours after
the field is planted the worms are at
work. No time must be lost in looking
for them. There Is no trouble in find.
ing them. When you sec leaf eaten
oil, or the entire plant, and partly
drawn into small hole in the ground,
search Tor the enemy and you will find
him IN the shape Of brownish black
worm, near the mouth OF the hole. Kill
him and look whether he has any com.
panions. The early morning is the best
time for this work, As he il then nearer
the surface later in the day he goes
down further. doubtless driven there by
the heat Of the sun. Keep going over
the field every day or two until the
plants have grown beyond the reach of
the cut worms. Replace the plants
thus destroyed, as well as those that
have died from other causes. There
must be no vacant hills our land is
too valuable for that. 1t is well to have
some large plants in reserve for this
purpose, 20 that there be no noticeable
inequality in the appearance OF the
field. Plants with leaves i've or six
inches long and a stalk porportionately
stout can almost bid the cut worm def.
ance.
One of the finest lots OF tobacco
grown in this country last year--oniy a
half acre, however-wAa raised in this
wise After the plants were out Of the
ground a few weeks they were trans.
planted into small flower pots used by
florists. Here they were left until the
leaves were two and s-half and three
inches wide and OF corresponding
length and the st.lk stout and vigorous.
They were then carefully removed from
the pots and set in their places in the
field, with all the ground still on their
roots. They never dropped, grew from
the hour they were set out, hardly any
were attacked by worms, and the result
was the highest priced leaf we have
seen. ] he cost ot the eartben pots and
the additional labor, where large field
is TO be planted, will most likely pre-.
vent the adoption Of this plan, bat the
price obtained by the above grower
amply repaid him for his trouble.
A CANDIDATE for Office in Greene coun.
ty, Pa. is out with the following an
nouncement
my PLsTToKN.--I want to be Treas.
urer. am lifelong Democrat, and in
| favor OF low tax, low salary and one
/ term system. II ] should not get to
your house between this and the cleo
/ ton accept the following excuse
The rusd's long the mud deer
Tines prsci0us. the hiiis t'esG,
60 g. the election. 18th q MAJ
NOD be sure Euts g. vote f0f
AARON DAY.