The Penn's Grove record., 1883-05-05

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considerable above their real qalue. The
growers. who have raised and sold to-
bacco year after wear, must understand
the real worth of their 10 crops, and We
would suggest that when they are offer
ed what they know to be a fair price, TO
sell. and not hold for a cent OF two, as a
good many are doing, and then take
from two to five cents less, later, as q
great many have done heretofore. BY
Saturday night the last foreign buyer
will have left us, but we hope to see
them here again soon.
We call attention to the circular Of
being especially cautious as to the kind
of Domestic Havana seed to sow and
we deem it of great Importance, IS set
forth in the circular, to SOW pure and
select seed, and also to perpetuate the
growth only of those varieties which
viii bear the closest scrutiny and which
will be pleasing to the trade. The sug-
g~estion to secure the best Cuba seed
from the Fueltd de Abdjo region is
worthy of careful consideration in order
to keep up the identity of the Havana
seed tobacco azete.
CULTIVATION OF TOBACCO.
The chief object of the planter is to
keep his crop moving from the time the
seed goes into the ground to the time
it is packed. If the seed if checked,
irreparable mischief will result.
Here is the first step after sowing:
Keep the beds moist-not part of the
time, but constantly. This is imper-
alive.
Here is the way an experienced plant
Ell treats sod ground. The sod for the
area Of first planting is turned under
~late-about ten days before planting.
the MANURE is then applied, followed
Immediately by two harrowings and
cross narrowing. The ground is crossed
with a sled of four runners, and low,
fat hills made. Cut-worms will feed on
the sods thus turned under.
Nj. J. j. Swartzel, one Of our best
growers, will SOW the Zimmer's Spanish
about the middle of this month. He
will SOW soaked seed-three sowings for
four acres, six to eight days apart.
Make your tobacco fields rich. Don't
depend on what you think about it-be
sure-put on manure The heavy rains
of last summer leached the soil. Get
manure-honestly if you can-but get
manure.-Edgerton VS. Reporter.
HOW TO GROW DOMESTIC HAVANA.
WHAT SEED TO SOW.
The chief aim of every tobacco
grower should be to provide himself
with good, pure tobacco seed, known to
be such from experience, and meantime
best adapted to the climate in which it
isto be grown. When the grower learns
from trial and test which variety of Ha-
vana tobacco succeeds best and when
that especial variety attains its proper
size in respect to the leaf, and when it
shall possess all the necessary Character
istics deemed of value to render it as
nearly perfect as may be in growth,
color, gloss, ETC., then a large quantity
of the seed from select plants should be
saved for future use, since it has been
ascertained that tobacco seed carefully
preserved win grow though it be TWEEN
ty-ive years old. 1t may take a little
longer for the seed to terminate, yet it
viii do so the same as fresh seed with
he exception named.
1t is a fact we have got to constantly
bear in mind that if we succeed in
growing fine Domestic Havana tobacco
in this country we have got to preserve
the identity of the Cuba characteristics
Of the plants we grow, we have got to
preserve the gloss of the leaves !; We have
,ot to grow plants infused with as much
Ill, or the aromatic principle. nicotine, as
,ossible to render the tobacco of value !;
We have got to grow the tobacco of the
light size and preserve the fine texture
# the leaves and the aroma f the
,lants peculiar to Havana tobacco and
in a word, grow essentially a Cuba n
Havana leaf fairly and legitimately
omesticated and acclimated to u
Innate. II is necessary, too, for us to
trive hard to prevent our Domestic
Havana leaf from running into seed leaf
oJacco-we must not allow the plants
0 become ''seedy,r rs the expression
,oes. We should avoid sowing seed
hat will produce instead of genuine
Domestic Havana plants, those to all
ntents and purposes similar to seed
eaf tobacco. Our object should be to
roduce an acceptable leaf,-tobacco
hat will suit the manufacturers, who
low want glossy, dark goods, a strong
eaf, fine and beautiful; for cigars are
old nowadays more on account of the
appearance OF the wrappers around
hem than through their qualities
otherwise ; or, in other words, the cigar
that meets the approval Of the eye sells
veil.
We a accomplish the results
named if we pay attention to details in
raising the right kind of Domestic
Havana, and by securing the best seed
obtainable from the Island of Cuba.
The way to accomplish the result
suggested is to procure genuine Havana
seed from the Island of Cuba, of known
merits, from the celebrated Yuelta de
Abajo district, located west of Havana,
This famous belt produces, it is said,
the finest leaf in the world. From this
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