Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-07
How 70 Grow T0bzcco.

cheapest This shed j. tEenty-sigbt
feet vide and three and = half tiers
high. Zach bent consists OF two
pieces Of TITO by four, foar1ee. See.
long for outside posts, twO pieces
too by four, eighteen fee. long for
/ Darlin posts, and one piece foar b.
twenty feet long for center post.
Seven pieces Of foarteea feet fenc-
Ing are required for each bent for
hangers, On which the ends az the
laGh rest. These hangers are nailed
80 the posts except the two for bot
tom tier, which should be arranged
% clip cut @hiie hanging, and thus
make two d1ye-gays, lengthwise
through the middle Of shed. The
outside and middle poets are bu,
perpendicular and the purlins are
sl&nted. The bottoms Of purlins are
pat two feet from outside posts, and
their iops are about six feet from
center posts. This is 10 leave room
for drive ways through shed. Put
the 0ents three feet ten inches apart
aud build a. many bents az YOU re-
require Build foundation Of blocks
fourteen 10 sixteen inches high for
ventilation a. bottom. Stay the shed
by braces OF fencing or scantling.
&nd cover with sixteen feet boards.
A frame shed Of the same dimen-
lions, BAT with center posts twenty
t10 feet long, having posts Of Fix
By SIX and fourteen feet bente, coy
cred with sbingle roof, and large
double doors for each bent, 50 a. 10
drive cr0sswise through each bent.
makes one Of the best sheds now in
use. Sheds with shiDgle roof
shOald have veEtilators in roof. and
. space for ventilation at the bottom
Of shed. For hangers use poles or
two by six scantiing. In shed Of
these dimensions, twenty-one feet in
length il sufficient for an acre Of
good sized tobacco. Some hang
thicker, but often lose BY doing 50.
- soon a. tobacco is in the shed.
look DOT for sbed-burn. New raisers
are often misled by the term she'd
burn. They think il he tobacco Is
burning it should be hot. Sach il
not tho case II is usually cool and
damp. It's not property a burn but
. g0s. If IL lis burning Or rotting.
sou notice strong tobacco smell
when on The side 0f the shed onpo.
site the wind II the suckers on the
butts are turned up and growing, and
look white, it IL pretty sure sign
Of shed-Durn. Ii the weather il
close, tobacco may shed-burn, even
though there is no rain. When it is
found that tobacco j. shed burning.
yeulilale the shed az much as posi-
Bile, when the weather will permit,
but d. not let the wind whip the To-
baccO. II the weather il very dry.
50 that wnsi il cured does not feel
damp, keep the shed closed as tight
az you can. II the weather gets
very cold before all the leaves and
stems are cured, the green portion
vii. freeze, causing what is known
81 f4s stems.
STRIPPING.
when the leaves and stems are
thoroughly cured the tobacco is
ready 10 be taken from the poles.
The sooner 10 is done the better. T.
must be done when the leaves are
damp, 50 they will not rattle or
break in handling, though they must
no{ he vet. Muck care must be
taken % have it in jusl right order,
a. this is very important. Do not
take down large quantities intending
70 let it lay long on the stalks, for
should the weather be warm, il is
liable 70 heat and damage. Ii is
best 10 sort the filters aud binders
from the stalk, and strip the wrap
pers altogether, and put them in
boxes or bundles 10 be table sorted.
Small trashy leaves AZ the bottom Of
the stalk, and All badly damaged
leaves should be rejected. The
filters are the poorest leaves that are
fiji to save. They are the small, rag
god and otherwise unsound leaves,
which, as the name indicates, are
suitable for binding cigars Leaves
having some slight defects are
placed in this grade. The wrappers
should be sized aud placed in three
grades, long, medium and short, and
the nicer this is done the better will
be The chance Of getting a good
price for the crop. Tie the hands
with small, soft leaves, putting from
twelve to sixteen leaves IN "a hand
The crop is then ready for boxing
or marketing as tho case may be.
SELLING THE CRoP.
Aud now comes the most difficult
and rexatious part Of the whole
business. To sell the crop for what
il is worth, to parties who will take
1t in good faith, is no easy task. A
system Of purchasing has been de-