The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-08-09
YELLOW TOBACCO.
HOW TO CURE AND HANDLEsr.
A Practical Farmer Gives His Expe-
rienee on the Subject.
BIZ n. 3. HARPER. /

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Curing tobacco is very important !
matter and should By all means have
the most strict attention. There is no
one that can tell another exactly how
his tobacco should be cured. 1t makes
no difference how well his experience
might have been in curing tobacco, as
it depends a great deal on the nature
Of the land, and also upon the .condi-
tion Of tobacco when est, as to how i.
will cure. Amy one in curing tobacco
must use their own judgment to great
extent. I will give some receipts and
information that might aid any one a
good deal in curing tobacco, provided
they use their own judgment and take
all the interest in the business that is
possible.
FIRST RECEIPT-CURlNC RIPE THIN TO-
BACCO.
o5 degrees for hours, 100 for 8
hours, Ios for II hours, IIo for
hours, us for hours, 20 tor S hours,
125 for 4 hours, 1870 for hours, .I3s
for 6 hours, 14o for ~ hours, $50
for ~ hours, 1s5 for ~ hours, 100
for S hours, I6s for ~ hours, I7o for
.11a hours, IT'S for hour, ISo to 1870
until stalk and stem is thoroughly
killed
SECOND RECEIPT-CURING RIPE THICK
OR HEAVY TOBACCO.
os degrees for 7 or hours, 100 for
9 or 10 hours, los tor IS or ID hours,
no for hours, rs for hours, Iao
Tor 7 hours, 125 for 5 hours, I 80 for
or hours, proceed as in first receipt.
THIRD RECEiPT-CURING TOBACCO THAT
is NOT THOROUGHLY RIPE.
o5 degrees for 9 hours, 100 for I3
hours, los for 22 hours, no for J
hours, us for 4 hours, I2o for hours,
IFS for ; hours, i 80 for 6 or hours,
I35 for 3 hours, proceed as in first
receipt.
FOURTH RECEIPT - CURING TOBACCO
| THAT IS GREEN.
90 degrees for S to hours, ,0s for
to hours, 100 for IA to I6 hours.
remain here until the lugs begin to
cure, then move up to IIo or lis and
remain until the leaf yellows, proceed
as IN first receipt.
.FIFTH-GENERAL RECEIPT.
Go to o5 degrees after putting FIRE
in barn in about two or three hours.
Don't begin to count time until you
reach 95 degrees 1t is best to put
fire in as soon as you. get the tobacco
in the barn, as fermentation takes place
as soon as tobacco is cut, and the
sooner it is cured the better. Tobacco
will not cure we'll that hangs in the
barn long enough to begin to yellow
before the fire is put under it. In cur
lug tobacco, if you are going too fast,
the face side of the leaf will sp!0tch, in
this case drop back four or ve,degrees
and remain an hour or two. Then
proceed as you first intended. If your
tobacco is thoroughly ripe before you
leave ITO, see that the lugs are dry
but not cured, the middle leaves yel.
low and the tips nearly yellow. If the
. tobacco is not thoroughly ripe the tips
, should be only part yellow. You car
not make yellow tobacco out of greer
tips if you cure the leaves bright. One
, important matter in curing tobacco i
, to yellow it high enough to expeil ths
, sap while yellowing If you are going
|, too slow the face side Of the leaf vii
, sponge or redden. If tobacco shoulc
get to sweating while yellowing give j
ventilation by opening the door O
. making holes under the barn about th'
, size of your arm, or both until th'
sweat has passed of, then close tn
door and the holes and proceed as be
fore. In examining tobacco it is bes
to use smooth stick. BY handling
, with your bands it will 5lacken wher
t ever you touch it. You can put &c
bacco nearer together in cool ,haa il
! hot weather. Tobacco that is yeliowe'
too slow will not be very tough as
: general thing when cured, and b
: going too fast the oil is killed in TIN
: tobacco and it will lie Of less value,
a HANDLING TOBACCO AFTER IT IS cuRsa
As soon as the tobacco is cured
. stem and stalk thoroughly killed, pu
q out the fire. Let the tobacco renal
e, as il is until il becomes in order 50 20
|. can handle it without tearing or break
5 ing the leaves. Then move it {
p another house and bulk it down. 4
, careful to lay it straight as it viii leo
!. better on the market Afier the q
d bacco has lain in bulk six or eight da,
a you may hang it up very close togcthe
J. Some say il IS best to hang it up, othel
a say let il remain as it Is until you al
ready TO strip 1t. ~
sIgIss<G TOBACCO.
n Stripping tobacco should be pc
formed witt, great deal Of care an
= 7.a:ns, as il IS SO very impostaet 10;
q tobacco should be nicely handled ar
1t well assorted. When ready TO sir