The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-28

tn the fifteenth of .Iune is the proner
time. although, if seasonable up to
fourth of .uljy will do. hut the sooner
after the frst of lime the better. Bv |
this time. with proper care and at
tention. the plants are large enough.
The ground should be well saturated |
with rain, and cloudy dav is much
the best. Immediately after rain,
or between showers. call out the force
for the work of pressing; the success
of the crop depends ON getting it out
a, the ripht time; all hands 90 to the
plant beds, pull the largest plants
one at time; don't let two stick to-
gether. or the bows will drop them
together and a plant will be lost. AT
ter the baskets are full, let one hand
continue to pull plants. Put the lit
tie bows and GIRLS to dropping one
plant on the side of each hill let
those who stick take an extra plant
in hand, drawing the leaves together
in the left hand. and with the fore
fnper of the rioht hand make a hole
in the center of the hill deep ENOUGH
to receive the full length of the roots
without the tap root bending up: in
sert the plant up to the collar with
the left hand: stick the fore finger of
the riuht hand one or two inches
from the plant, and press the dirt
well no AGAINST the roots, taking care
that the dirt is pressed so as to fill
up the hole. Pick up the plant on
the side of the hill, and as YOU step
TO the next hill arranoe 1t for stick
ino in this wav Won aIwavs stick thc
plant that vou nick from one hill in
next. thereby greatly facilitating the
work. Sometimes the ground IS not
sufficiently wet. and the sun cominu
on the plant is ant to ipiure it at
such times take small clod and Law
if on the heart of fine nlant Io keen
the SIM off rrmoyinr th, rlol in the
evcninm, As soon rs The plants have
started. the first time tlie uFou:,l is
wet enough. re plant where Lhcy have
died out,
CuI,ivation.-As soon as the
plants have taken root and commence
ed to grow. bepin to use a double
shoveI-plow. having the shovel next
the tobacco, about three inches wide
and six or EIGHT inches long do not
90 too close to the hill. or YOU may
disnloce the nlant. follow with hoe
removing ali the grass and weeds.
leaving the tobacco the master of the
situation. DIo gently the surface of
the hill, and draw a little fine dirt
around the plant, and strive to keen
the soil around the hill as mellow as
possible without disturbing the plant.
After going over in this manner,
plow the opposite way. going twice
in a row. Some prefer the cultiva-
tor for going over the first two times.
and, | think, perhaps it would be
preferable. as it pulverizes the
ground better than the shovel-plow.
After going over the field twice, in
the above manner, commence again
with the double shovel-plow, the way
the tobacco was planted. following
with the hoe. giving it a good hoeing
as before. Use your Judgment about
| the amount OF JlllagG neGueu Keep
clear of weeds keep the ground mel.
low and when the plants have spread
so that they are bruised by the hoe
and plow, stop cultivating.
Worms.-As soon as worms ap-
pear, which is generally when the
leaves are as big as a mans hand, go
over the tobacco, looking carefully
at every plant. The worms usually
stay on the under side of the leaf; if
you see a hole in the leaf, no matter
how small, raise it up and you will
generally find a worm under it..
Worming cannot be done too care
fully. Miss one or two worms on a
plant, and before you are aware of it
the plant is nearly eaten up. When
you find a worm, take hold of it with
the thumb and fore-fngcr, giving
your thumb the peculiar twist which
none but those who are practiced in
it know how to do, and put the pro-
per amount of pressure on, and my
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