The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-05-16
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ture may be OF value.
Select for your tobacco field the
richest piece Of land YOU have on the
farm, the character Of the soils is not
Of SO much Importance except that it
be rich. Tobacco land, more than al
most any other, should be MANFRED
with a liberal hand Stable or barn
yard manure IS every way the best.
Avoid artificial fertilizers or salt as
you would the Devil, if you have any
regard for the quality of leaf produc-
ed. OF the very highest Importance
is the selection OF seed. The popular
variety is the Spanish or Hayana
seed. The pedigree of tobacco seed
must be as clear and pure as that Of
choice stock for breeding purposes
Scrub stock may be fed and groomed
forever and it will still be scrub OK;
and so it Is with seed. If it is not
pure and true to name, 10 matter
what be the condition of the soil, or
how faithful the cultivation, the crop
at best can be but mongrel. The first
principal of success Is good seed.
Plant beds may be started us early
as the ground can be worked in the
spring. Select a rich spot Of ground,
if little sandy or sheltered all the
better, pillow or spade strip six or
eight feet wide and as many rods long
as you intend 10 plant acres. Rake
until thoroughly palyerized and free
from Jumps. Then for the purpose Of
moisture, fertility and warmth apply a
top dressing of good stable or hen yard
manure, the fresher the better ii free
from seeds which should be raked into
the soil before seeding. To SOW the
seed evenly mix the seed with ashes,
sawdust or meal. An ounce of seed
will SOW bed forty feet long by six
feet wide and with proper care ought
to give plants for two acres. Many
planters buy one ounce for each acre.
The surface of the bed should then be
covered with straw, hay, stalks or
what is better canvass to prevent the
winds from drying the surface and
also to draw heat 4 successful grow
er gives the following directions for
applying canvass: in making my
beds | fit the boards closely to the
ground, packing the soil we'll at the
lower edge OF the boards to exclude
wind and cold air. | use II inch
board on the north, and one s inch
board Oh the south with the end
boards sloped to match. Make beds
/ 6 feet wide, use two widths ordinary
unbleached factory cloth, hemming
wooI-twine in the edges and lacking to
the boards with large size tacks" 1t
is also policy to sow later beds, say
May 10th, with sprouted seed to guard
against the failure Of the first sowing.
Great care should be exercised during
the first two weeks not to allow the
surface of the bed to become dry, 9TH
erwise the tender sprouts will be des-
troyed. Ordinarily plants will begin
to show themselves about May Doth
and az soon as up should be pushed as
rapidly as possible. Liquid manure
can be applied with good results, one
gallon to every 100 square yards, and
the beds kept free from weeds and
grass. Plants should be large enough
to set, (when six leayes are the size Of
a silver dollar) by June 10th. They
are set much like cabbage, 3 feet X 20
inches so as 10 work with a horse only
one way, or p feet each way so as to
work both ways.
Every tobacco grower should sub
scribe for one of the newspapers de-
voted to this trade. The best and most
practical for Wisconsin farmers is the
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter published
at Edgcrton, Wis, at $50 per year.
This paper also supplies planters with
pure and reliable seed at 80 cents per
ounce. The Tobacco Growers Guide
published by the editor of this paper
Is the most complete treatise ever pub
lished on this subject, would also prove
valuable assistant to new beginners
in tobacco growing. Send 50 cents
to F. W. Coon, Edgerton, Wis, or to
the TINES office.-Exchange.
-Godey's Lady's Book for June
has one Of the most captivating front
ispicces we have seen yet. 1t is a
handsome steel-plate engraving which
represents The Puppy Glass" at a
bench show. Nine very cute little
dogs in characteristic poses are ar
ranged on line for public inspection,
and furnish a fine study of what is
most attractive in the puppies of some
of the best breeds patronized by our
kennel clubs. The June number of
Godey's Lady's Book is replete with
illustrations of a fine character. An
unusually elaborate view Of an ornate
interior Is furnished, this month, to-
sether with a capital work design, a
handsome colored fashion pIate the