Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08
Aanrastcr t,s:ellQellrer.
EvE'e, MARCH 8, 1892.
TOBACCO.
THE LOCAL TRADE.

TOBACCO.
THE LOCAL TRADE.
Getting Ready for tho New Crop.
The past week has been comparatively \
dull. A good deal of baled leaf previous |
Iy bought was delivered, but there were
not a great many sales made. The farm
ers still hold out for high prices and the
buyers decline to pay them. Several deal
ers who have bought heavily OF the Lam |
caster county crop shake their heads ON |
inous,y. and while they admit the tobacco
comes in in good condition, they say
.sthere is no money in it," they "paid too
much for it, On the other hand buyers
who have returned from Wisconsin ex-
press themselves delighted with their pur-
chascs in that state-haying secured leaf
AS good as that of Lancaster county at
much lower figures. Some of the Wiscon-
sin leaf is SO fine that Lancaster buyers
paid more than $500 per acre for it.
In old tobacco no sales worth mention
ing have been made during the week.
Recent Sales OF tho 1881 Crop.
Below are the prices paid for some lots
recently delivered
Il. T. ellsworth, New Castle county,
Del, to Zook, 2 acres at IA cents through.
H. NJ. Stehman, COnestoga township, to
Dan Mayer at 274, 8 and 3.
DR.. J. w. Zell, Little Britain, to Teller
Bros, acres at %, 13, z, ).
IL. Diffenbaugh, Strasburg, to Teller
Bros, at %, 10, 10 and 3.
Diller Bare, of Leacock township, to
Frey s. Weidler 1G, 8, ,.
John Wilmer, of Earl:owEship, to Frey
& We;dler, 16, s, 3.
J,osh Mvorc nf Earl fOWnShiO. to Ill.
Disinser, 1G, 6, 3.
Peter Foreman, Of CsernarvOn township,
tc Wilcox, 80, 1915.
John Cox, Of CernarvOn township, to
Gcslinki, %. 10, 5.
Calvin Althouse, of Paradise township,
{. Ecyer, Is, 5, 8.
e. y. Lawrence, Of Chester county, to
Jac,, Mayers, II, 10. ).
J.F. Williams, of Ephra:a township,
to Teller, II, 9, 3, and IA, 8, 3.
S. Ii. Erb, Of Lititz, to Teller, IL
around.
Benjamin Wilmer, OF Pequca town.
ship, to L. derman, lS.around.
J. W. Swift, FIiton township. to Rosen-
wald, 20, 8, 3.
Samuel T. Mcclellan, Chester county, to
DeHaven, IA around.
Daniel Stoner, Mannheim township, to
Stephen Herr, ~, ~, 4.
The following to John +. Brimmer :
Heller, of Eden, %, II, 6, ,.
IL. Roirer, of Eden, IA. :, s.
VIM. White, of Grovedile, 13S, ), i. 3.
II. Goschel, of Groveda!e, II, s, 5,
T. Brubaker, 16, s, 3.
J. n. Bair. of New Holland, "a, s, q. 3.
Henry Mott, of Monterey, %, IL. 5, 3.
John Ellsworth, of Grovedale, 20, IL,
Abe DeHayen, Of New Holland, III, :,
Hildeb1and, Of Strasburg, IS, IL, 6, 3.
IL. Bowermaster, of StrasburS 10 round.
L. He'll, Beartown, to Brimmer, le,
David G. Hirsh, bought from NcClel'
Ian, Chester county, /: acres at 80 cents
through, delivered on Saturday.
Seed Beds.
The time has arrived when farmer:
must prepare their tobacco seed beds
some Indeed have already done SO and sowr
their seed; though a majority OF them IL
this section of the state prefer to SOW thu
seed from the 10th of March to the 1st O
April. A piece of rich mellow grount
should be selected with southern expos
ure if possible, and protected from north
ern winds by close fence, hedge o.
building. The soil must be we'll manured
with finely composted barnyard manure
or prepared hen manure, thoroughly pull
vcrized and mixed with five or si'
times its bulk Of ashes or road dust. On
teaspoonful Of seed if carefully s0wn, i
sufficient for bed containing ono hun
dred square feet. The most common ant
perhaps the best method of sowing tn
seed, is to mix it thoroughly with quar-
or more Of dust or ashes, and SOW it care
fully and thinly over the bed. Then pres
down the soil lightly with a board or ligh
hand roller. The entire bed should bt
covered lightly with hog bristles, if the!
can be obtained, as experience has showl
that they afford the best protection to th
germ of the plant and the young plan
itself during late frosts. Where bris
ties cannot be had, the next best pro
lection to the plant bed is q cover of thil
muslin stretched upon frames placed iey
inches above the ground, and SO arranged
that they may be removed from the bed a
pleasure. The muslin covering should no
be used except to protect the plant from
injury from frost. Plants grown as muc!
as possible in the open air are more hard
than those grown continuously under mus
lin or glass. When the young plants ar
we'll up, the bed should be CAREFUL!
weeded, and il there be parts OF the be'
in which the seed has fallen too closely
the plants themselves should be thinre'
out and if there be vacant spots in tn
bed they eau be re-sown and thus suppl
of late plants may he had for rcsettin
places in the tobacco field made yacan
by the depredations of the cut worm G
other cause. Farmers differ greatly as t
what is the best variety Of seed but for
few years past the "Glessner variety la
perhaps had the greatest number Of ad
vocates in this county. Tobacco, lik
corn, wheat potatoes and other farm Pre-
duets, is improved by changing the sec
occasionally that is, by selecting a ne'
.aYiety or obtaining seed Of the old variet
.'om plants grown at a distance from tn
lace where it is to be sown. No matte
hat variety may he used care should
: ken to secure large, round we'll develope
ID selected from the largest pods 6
oug, healthy plants.