The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-01-19
How to Grow .EoDarco..

DcSC lcI"i HS lloih tncli crops. Dur-
ing the past five years / have watched
this matter closely and find that the
men who have been the most success
full in tobacco growing are those who
aro not afraid to give their lands Just
what they required. Take Price,
Groomc, Lucas, Riclis and others of
this State, Motley, Elaln, &c, of Vir-
ginia, Rogers, Brunson, Whipple
&c, of South Carolina and you will,
find that they use fertilizers unstint-
inGly on their lands and--largely in
cOnscquencc-are the most success
full planters.
Tobacco raising to be a success
must be on the intensive rather than
the extensive scale. Small crops and
fine tobacco is what pays. The slov-
cnl y tobacco grower never makes ends
meet, because tobacco will not thrive
under the management OF "don't care"
Therefore the planter who grows a
lew acres, or more, whatever the size
OF hl3 CROP must make the landv;cld
all that it will and of the very best.
S"anty ier;i.izig won't pay. If your
acre lot needs 500 pounds of fertilizer
to make it yield its bcst-~you should
not be content to put on 800 pounds
and let it suffer for the balance Let
the planter bear this in mind that
prolific fcrtilizinG pays best and he is
not SO liable to make Il mistake with
his crop i'll the outset.
MAJ Highland who las made a study
Of fertilizers for tobacco through n
long series Of yeas, has written for
me some random suggestions on this
all-importnnt subject which arc given
Lclow:
"Thc best timc to make heavy ap,
pllcationa to rl"nt.hcd, is when the
beds ace being prepared and sown
before ;hc seeds gcrminatc, for after
termination the tender diminutivc
plots are easily killed by too heavy
applications Of strong fertilizers.
After the plants grow to the size of a
sold dollar and larger they are not
near SO easily killed by fertilizers, if
such are applied while the plants arc
Lrv."
Domestic inanurcs for tobacco arc
i'll much improved by comroStirg; ;
Tor the compost heap pulvcr;xes them
and puts thcm in the best condition
to afford nour:shmcnt t. the plants.
Coarse, bulky, dry, unrottcncd ma
EurvS ave unSuitcL to tobacco, anl on
some SOILS 10 more harm than good.
especially sl!ould ti.c growing season
prove dry and the soil be naturally
thirsty.
The c"mpoErnt clements Of fyrti!-
iZrrS Ioi tobacco should be Hdaptcd
t" thr wants Of the plants, the char
actcr OF th" soil and the class or ty1c
to be produced. That is they sloull
hc such rs 10 promote the growth
and Development Of that t,ipc, and to
meet the Ncr,iS Of thr #uil il $,u,p!v
mcntiMT ti'cr,to what Er,t contrib
ut'" T. pToaucr tho largest product If
the finest quality.
Ihr clements mos! rtclrd in toh&c-
co fertilizers "!c soluble phGsphuric
acid, nitrogen Ni,!'ling amn.Dnial and
potash. And il planters knew the
composition ana needs Of t!icir sriI,
,n;', 49,. .,,,i,,t
thi@ tnry cannot always dn, FIR two
REASONS. Ike lack Of knowing n!lat
their SOILS I"ost need, and low to SC
;.I' ;,S' 1'''' '"';'i'tn''" '~E,'i!%'hS mater,
'''S to ""rpE 'hc hcc""d elements.
=. i'lc'' son" rarely !r@dHrc tobacco OF
me l""I'E ana h'Hh color, but CT
',"'e onuE "i'd larger H!"id and the
""l''''a increases ior tobaccos ol sub
'''iCc ,r, an" cl&SlcAy..
:. ne srncf"l practice nf North Car.
r'i';'' r1; - M" Virginia oVIl the "Id bright
belt 1t to use far too little fertilizers.
l, IS mex uncommon up North for
! p'''''crS 10 Apply "Oo or l,oU0pounda
per 'cI'' an" harvest LOO to 2,O"0
per acre pFodnr'. Ii Is true, how.
ever; '!0;r l"hncco requires heavier
''[',lNlhS 'h@n bright yellow.
I1antrr5 III E@st"rn North Carolina