The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-08-13
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fAke . twenty-foot board, cut in two
ii the middle, nail on two uprights
4wenty-one inches each from the
centre four feet long Of two by three
scantling. Nail brace from each OF
these to the end of the ten foot
board. Make another the same.
Now take two boards sixteen feet
each. Ike, nail on the inside, at the
top end of the uprights about three
feet from the ends of your boards,
then nail a brace from near the
bottom of each upright to the boards
towards the centres and you have
one complete, after which of course
you can make others. For stringing
your tobacco the best thing is lath,
or J inch and 3x4 feet. To hold
the lath we use what is called q
spearing buck, which to make take q
2x4 scantling eight feet long, setting
it up edgewise. Nail about eight
inches from the end two legs, brac-
ing as if for a saw bench. Now turn
ing it right side up with the legless
end on the ground, take your saw
and chisel and make slot or mortise
In the end having the legs. Make it
six inches long and of tie size to ad-
NIT the end of your lath readily.
Having it chiseled out, nail piece of
board about FIVE inches wide over
the top Of it flush with the end, leav-
ing hole at the lower end an inch
long for the purpose of getting out
piece of lath should you break one in
the mortise. Then take four strips
board, about fifteen inches in length,
and nail on the lower adjoining side
of the legs as another miniature pair
legs, excepting let them stick up in
stead of down. Now about three
feet from this pair nail another pair
and across the lower side Of the
lower pair nail board about one
foot wide, which makes a rack for
holding lath. 1t is now complete. An
apparent long operation, but can be
made in one to two hours. In cutting
g0nr tobacco lay it with two rows
Tide by side, butts to same direction.
il spearing take your spearing buck
&C the end of the rows with the
tobacco bottom ends facing you.
Place a bundle of lath in the rack
IN the back to have them conven-
lent, then sticking the end Of one in
the mortise place your spear on the
ether end and you are ready for the
tobacco. With an active boy to hand
TO you, who will pick them up by
The bottom end and hold near the
spsAf. an ordinarily smart man can
string as fast as the boy can hand.
Soon as the lath is full the stringer
takes of the spear and places another
.Iath. The boy hangs the full lath
On the hurdle, which have near at
hsnd. The number Of stalks to the
18th you will regulate by the size of
roar tobacco. A man and boy should
xing at the rate of an acre per day.
Tobacco seldom sunburns hanging
&nfhe hurdles, yet it is well to watch
& elosely in this climate; yet there is
itsie danger as the sums rays strike
q vertically. We leave it hanging
mon the hurdle until wilted so tina,
kslesf 10 pliable or in condition that
C q strikes anything in handling will
- break or tear; when it is in shape
hanl TO your shed.
81 Intending TO do anything worth
Nlle 81 the business, to handle
iiously and cheaply, you vii
your shed or building SO rigget
ycu csn drive in st one end ans
= the other, then ron can pass I
II from the wagon 70 hand
q. preventing the liability Q
pg and bruising by carrying
~ building by narrow doors
oyipg nothing about their trail
n the ground, - tearing tn
olls i Tor wrappers. Tobacco
fe time il IL strung on the lat