The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-28

brash or light rake. Then run surface drains
through the BID, with IuciinatioH enough 70 pns-
ca the water. To 90 this properly run .ne,n on
with narrow srubbing-hoe - the depth OF three
or four inches; then trench deeply sround inc out
side Of The bed 10 ward cn surface wzser and pre-
Mrrcmist AND coyKnise.-Hog-h air whio,
ped fine and scattered over use bed attracss aiu
retains moisture nroects ine pinn'ib s,,er cover
ing for psant-bed but unfortunately II - rnreiy
ever IN fui supply Fine brush should oe p' NTH
straw or chsif free from grain. q covering OF
some such material Il necessary, or the !vemns
plants are likely 10 be killed ~ frost or sane9
from drought, and they thrive better WIN So''e
sTaSpiSc Every planter
ought TO have standing planted, WHICH my pv
| secured In thc following way: some tme III euiy
or August select one Of the best 81 inc oa p,sn,
beds, and with hoes shave down the green pian,ts
over rs entire surface, aud cover over 'n,r ran
crush mras sh,ekly over t the bed, and weight
down With wood When the Whole e nty re so ond
thus reburn over the he'd. Then chop ano rake nne
SOW and trench AZ when i-st prepared. hepe "a Ite
same operation every yer. anu aa ~ NJ, roye stanS
npred properly II VIII improve anu prove S''h"-
UWBuRNRb BEps.-PIants may be raised by
going into the forest. selecting moist, rich plat
and sitter raking OF the leaves. cculterng or chop
ping The surface fine, manuring heavily and sow
ing the seed Hut such beds rarely hod OUT WEI. u
The season IS dry. Thcy never "repeat wei AFTER
the first drawing like burnt beds. which are
more re liable for successive supply oil plants rs
n Tisfr or SOWING sEsp.--The time for sowing
varies with the latitude. variety. and season: BE-
tween the parallels OF 80 or 40 degrees noriD ati
tude, comprising the great tobacco belt. beds may
be sown any time between the LIST OF January ana
goth OF March: and tie sooner the better Tor tne
bright grades. which ought 10 be planted early 70
mature. ripen, and yellow, preparatory 10 DeinR
cured early In The fail, when the most successful
curiBgs are usually made. yellow tobacco ought
TO be planted out 10 MAY, but June paintings lisu-
ally do best In heavy, dark grades. Ine pianIer
viii consult his interest by sowing At the proper
time 10 suit the grade he desires 10 raise.
Plants set out after the 10Th Of July rarelf pay
at fse + %nu i be- Wise To- plan, the hills in peas
Detat0es. or something else.
FASTENING Tux GROWTH OF pLhSTs,-As
soon as the plants become !" square -. e., have
four leayes-you may begin 10 force their growth:
IL necessary. Nothing rs better at this stage OF
Their grcwt than 70 apply dr{ stable n,rlnv a.
the rate Of five bushels 10 every one hundreo
square yards. BE sure 10 have IL dry and fine, ana
apply when the plants are dry. Thisis favorable
time 20 appya good fertilizer, aud the best time
TO apply ID is during shower, or when 10 Is appa-
rent that one Is impending. 90
Look OUT FOR THE "FLEA-BUG.-U thc
- hy," rs IL is called begins to devour the young
plants, apply plaster. in which rags saturated with
kerosene-oii have lain for few hours, covering
the plants with The plaster; II necessary 70 Keep
the little pest, from deyouIins them. Repeat the
application after every ram, unless the hies have
left.
the fly when other remedies failed and saved the
plants. II the flies are numerous the planter can
save hts plants only by vgilant aud constant AZ
tcntion. Hard-burnng. early and thick sowing,
liberal aud frequent applications OF manure. are
the best safeguards, which rarely fail 10 reward
the planter with an carly and full supply oil stocky
plants, and With some left fer MS less providenl
called, always fail-some never. Follow The lat
ter aud YOU will ALWAYS be right.