The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-09-05
Horticultural and Horticultural
DEPARTMENT.
w. 81. LAWRENCE, Editor.
Lake View Farm, 6 Miles North Tallahassee

practical tobacco man from the
island of Sumatra, Cuba. Coming
as he does from this famous tobacco
island and bringing along his good
experience, it occurs to US that he
would be a valuable man for Florida
to have next season. He desires to
secure a situation and will work for
a reasonable salary. Anyone desire
ing such a person is invited to ad-
dress us on the subject.
Our friend Hastings of Interlachen
has sent his new and neat catalogue
for the fall and spring season. In
looking over it one finds he takes a
sensible view of things, onions for
instance. We . fine little or no
sensational matter in it's pages.
Having tested some Of his seeds this
season we are firm in the opinion
that they are precisely as represented,
and can cheerfully recommend Hast
ings to all of our readers. His
Florida grown seeds are good.
When hauling tobacco don't
smooth the leaves out fiat.
If the leaves are very large, for
wrappers, put about 20 in hand, if
small from 80 to IS filler hands can
be much larger.
Assert carefully before hauling
Divide the good leaves as to size,
long together, short, ditto. All poor
ragged, sand leaves and coarse leaves
from the top should have place
separate from all others and it might
be designated as "trash heap"
Pinch leaf near the end of the
stalk and if it shows no sap, 60 to
stripping.
Let tobacco in all shapes, sizes and
forms severely alone where it rattles.
Lap the tips of the leaves when
bulking away. Use a nice clean
box and be sure that the butts are all
turned outward and do not touch
either side of the box. Have plenty
of boxes and put each grade in
separate box and keep the box off Of
the ground.
Some so-called tobacco buyers love
travelling the country over prefer
ring a great deal of cheap advice.
They are furnished after the Kodak
style: l touch the button, it does
the rest. Or in other words they
are advising the farmers not . to
assert, hand or sweat their crop
they do that, which means bring it
to us in as bad a shape as you
possibly can and we will get it cheap
of you. We are not believer in
any such advise. What is a farmer
here for? Is it to half do thing?
No! Never! Farmers must learn
all about tobacco and now is the
time to commence, don't let it be
said that you can do only the hot
sun past but learn to do all there is
to. Hire no mans brains for that
purpose.
Roll your tobacco into cigar, take
few whiffs; if it burns with black
ash it is no good. At present we
are growing too many kinds of to-
bacco in Leon county and the mat
ter must be remedied before another
seed bed is made. The Vuelta Aba
jo is THE tobacco to grow and no
mistake. Never SOW bed with any
other seed. Examine the crop of
your neighbor and if he has the va,
riety named secure seed Of him Just
as soon as it is ripe and put it away
carefully.
A gunny sack is a very good
thing to put on top of bulked tobac.
CO when giving it the preliminary
sweat.
No matter what a tobacco agent
(who wants your crop for mere
soDg) tells you. Do your own sort
ing and by no means put long and
short, bottom and top leaves, and dark
and light all in a mass. If you do
you are rigging up plan that will
sell your crop all for low grade.
Ifany reader has large hogshead
or two try this plan. When you are
ready to give your crop the fna
sweat. Make somewhat open tube
. trife higher than the hogshead
place It in the center then build the
hands around it, butts to the outside
points to the center, leaving space
between the butts and the slaves
This shaft will serve as chimney OF
hue and the vapor of the sweating
will pass off through it and thus
overheating to a great extent will
be prevented. Insert themometel
: Ia the chimney and try not to let il
rise higher than 90 degrees. That,
high enough for any thermometer tc
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