The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-06-01
NUMBER y.
Goidea Leaf tobacco.

d. L.. Saylor, Wadesboro, N. c.,
formerly OF Lant sster- county, the to-
baccO section of PeDnsyifaIua.-
Having an experience inthe cultivation
of golden leaf tobacco think it would
interest some of your readers to know
how it is grown, cultivated and market
ed, and something about the profits of
raising it.
The golden leaf is distinct species,
Ms much so as the Havana seed leaf.
1t is small variety seldom yielding
more than thousand pounds to the
acre. The soil best adapted to bright
tobacco growing is comparatively poor
land. The finest soil 50 far diseeserTis
is. a,a s>..Ss-stiSssy ances and Warren.
As soon rs tobacco is cut it is carried
to barn, which is made of logs, the
cracks filed in with mud, similar to
log cabin, except that the tobacco barn
is much higher. The house is fitted
up with furnace and hues running
lengthwise through the building. After
the tobacco is hung in the house as
thick as it can conveniently be hung,
fire is started and kept up uht1l the
desired color is obtained.
When the weather becomes favor
able, little damp, the tobacco is taken
out and stripped from the stalk ana
assorted according to quality; 1t ls
then ready for the market; the market
ing il different from the way Onr home
nrople in Pennsylvania market their
tobacco. At Henderson, in Vance
county, and Warrcnton, in Warren
.nnnty, are what are called sales ware
a. l,,,I n, O., N,-tfI
skylights. Each variety of tobacco
brought in by the farmers piled sep
nrately, with little tag sticking on
the top, giving the number of pounds
and the name of the grower. Zach
warehouse has IN nnctioneer and daily
| there is an auction sale of tobacco
which was brought in the evening
! previous, There are usually from
| twenty to one hundred buyers, and
the proprietor Of the warehouse, who
| gets commission on each pound OF
| tobacco sold. is also buyer, and he ls
| interested in making the tobacco OF
| his customers bring the highest price
| for he wants his warehouse to be pop
| ular with the farmers, therefore, the
| growers get the cash for the tobacco
rs soon rs it is sold, the warehouse
proprietor paying the farmer and col
lecting from the buyer. Ifthe farmer
is not satisfied with the prices paid he
can notify the auctioneer at the time
that there is no sale In this way
there is no chance to ''swlndls the
producer.
The tobacco lands nre quite valuable,
as the net returns per acre, from the
tobacco culture sometimes go into the
hundreds of dollars. In South CARO-
lima and Georgia, on Ike i'eabonrd Air
Line, the land is considered rs suitable
for the cultivation of light golden leaf
tobacco rs the lands | have referred to,
aud they can be bought Mt $500 to
SIS. 90 per acre There is demand
for good tobacco, and the profit is sure
if attention is given to its cultivation.
The South has thousands of acres of
idle land that the native citizens are
anxious for people to come in and oc-
cupy. Their preference is for North
crn and New England farmers. and
from my observation nll SouthcrIers
arc anxious to accommodate Northern
settlers Ihave settled on the Scaboard
Air Line and find the officials of the
road ever ready to do all in their power
for emigrauts, especially Mr.. T. j. An
derson, Of Portsmouth, Va. the pas
senoar AGENT. who is c..-..- ---.,
sv.... y. ... men 10 meet strangers on
J their arrival Such consideration goes
long way to make people feel welcome
} in their new homes.