The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-26
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Have thruD uf lnur ~ D01e husdt1B {ascuFdi1g
% the uunnfity yuu hxRe % hnuaa<3gm hsngiag
your tubxcoo 10 he nsid F.n lsking then
IKE . swsny-gbut bnsrd. cut In TWEEN fa,x mid
die, nsil On two urfights twenty inchas each
hum the centre four 7est long af tssa By three or
fhrse hy shrue scansiing Nail eabsacs from
each q these 70 tho end Of the fsn faos board
Mike another the sama. Nov ias6 two boards
le iest each 1x8, mil on the insi6@ ai the tap
end Of the urriEhts shout three sSe& from she
ends Of y0ur boards. then nail . hsA<se tf.m near
the hOttom Zach upright 70 the bsKfsas towards
the csusrss and yuu have one gnEhplese, after
which OF coune you caD make aaxhefs For
stringing your tObacco the best thi9g 10 lath, 4
or inch and 4x4 fcct. To hnld ki~ 18th We
USE Whist il called 4 spcariKg besck, which 10
make take ga scsntling feet ls,ns, sstting II
up edgewise Nail about inches Insm the end
two legs, bracing as flor q saw reach. Now
turning 1t right aide up with the lexassH end on
the ground, take your saw and chiael and make
a lot m0rtise in the end having tssslegs- Make
il six inches long and oil the size ID admit the
end of your hath readily. Having Il ehiseled out
nail u piece OF b ard about i've iuc6es wide over
the top of ii flush with the end, lrAsfg hole at
the lower end IN inch long Tor the purpose of
getting out . piece ut hath should yssn bEsark One
in the mortise- Then take four ssssps board,
about ifteen inches in length, and nail on the
lower adjoining side OF the legs nnssshcr nina
ture pair legs excepting let them stick up instead
of down Now about three feet tfoni tais pair
nail another pair and across the lower side of the
lower pair nail beard about one fDor wide,
which makes a rack for holding lalh Ii is now
complete. An apparent long operation, but can
be made in one 10 Two hours In cuzing your
tobacco lay il with two rows aide nv bide butts
TO same direction. In speafing Aake your
spearing buck at the end of the roYs with the
tobacco bottom ends facing you ltAee bundle
Of lath Ia the rack On the back to have
them convenient, then sticking tises end OF
one in the mortise placs your spear III khe t,tha.r
end and you are ready for the tobacee. With an
active boy to hand to You, who will pick them
up by the bottom end and hold near the spear
m ordinarily smart mad can string is FAST as the
boy can hand. Soon the hath is fttIl the string
er takes Oh the spear and places another hath
The boy hangs the full hath On the bartle, which
have nesr ut hand. The number of stalks to the
hath you will regulate by the size OF. yonr tobae-
co. man and boy should string NJ the rate Vf
an acre per day.
/ have never had any tobacco sat, burn in
hanging on the hurdles, yet it is wetE u watch il
closely in this climate; yet there is itfie danger
as the sun rays strike ii vertically W.. leave
it hanging upon the hurdle until wiltea as that
the leaf Is pabe OF IN condition that II il strikes
anything in handling will not break Or tear
when II is IN shape tn haul to your sized
Ii Intending to do anything worth whiis al the
business to handle ii expeditiOusiy and tlIeaplv
you will have your shed or building So rugged
that you can drive in at one end and o,.S al the
other, then you Can pass II directly arr}u the
wagon To hands overhead preventing the linbil-
ity of tearing and bruising by carrying Tito the
building by narrow doors, &c, saying nothing
about their trailing i, on the ground, as aey are
almost sure TO do, thereby bruising and ,earing
the tips spelling ii for wrappers foeace!. from
the time II is strung on the iath Should never
touch the ground again should il be laid
down until in condition to take off tile pcits
For the purpose of hauling into the snea YOU
VIII need upon your wagon frame na1ie NEARLY
similar to the hurdles, excepting neediag two
string pieces for he foundation frame In tsatlling
you OF course hang your tobacco III the frame
same as In the hurdle. Shove the latiis ut snug
~ and you can haul II over any ordinary road
or ground ht to drive without It's falling aE
Your shed proper should be eighteen feet
high al the caves, giving you room fug four and
one half courses Tor series of tiers, OF lt!acco.
Regulate the width of your bulldog according
10 the size demanded, making two or fsH.r drive
ways. as the case may be. In building do no
framing; being on The balloon OrCier,-~1:heap
but strong If parties desire it will give Though
the FLoRIDIAE specifications VINCE Can De
adapted to their individual requirements
Your tobacco being in the shed your principal
troubles are over but what is To follow is lust as
particular il not more To cure your 0tlacco
scientifically and firsi-class you will need four
rows Of ventilato-s on each side the budding one
foot wide arranged to strike between the essrses
If your crop is curing too fast you will close your
ventilators during the day and open them ngths
Admitting cool moist air aud keeping out dry
and hot air. The slower you can cure you, crop
the more valuable; rs it will contain mnTe gu.u be
darker color and more pliable, Ii will slsE i'm
prove ii to keep the light from il. The lonly
danger in slow curing is the liability ri mn,ult-
ing il in damp weather, which if there is not
current enough of air in the atmosphere IL carry
Oh by opening the ventilators you will have to
remedy by building small fires througbaut sour
shed, but in doing 50 be sure and havt drt yak
wood Pine Injuries the flavor while scented
woods, as cedar, bay, &c, being OF ti.se an ma.
improve It. Oak is best as il ahF5ws
more heat for amount of smoke entities Il the
weather is damp do not permit day to g1 by
without inspecting for mould The lever siers
near the ground win be very apt to m<Anid irst
drawing Gampness from the ground n uld
generally commences in the stem OF TIT. lea and
will if allowed TO proceed injure the texture,
though there is NO apparent mould 1yer The
body When you detect il moulding On uni lie
lay your fires as il proceeds rapidly You viii
watch il through its successive stages and will
probably think it cured long before it *; BIZ. il
is not thoroughly cured until all moisture is
evaporated from the stem of the Leaf liz otaer
words until the stem is dry TIE stem
being dry you must now take ii down she First
opportunity that occurs which will sse wien
damp enough TO handle without cracking or
breaking when folded or crumpled in tue hand
When in this condition we call il in cas.i lie
" high case. Nerer handle ii unless in 1ass