The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-23

toe effects Of the March wind and
the warm sunshine in latter spring
Fur if the bed should become dry
and parched on the surface the
young plant VIII suffer, perhaps
turn yellow and quit growing,
which wall delay the time in plant
ing. This is not the only difficulty
that presents itself; the plants be-
come dwariei and probably will
never make d large stalk of tobac-
co. Neither is this all the evil
that may result; when ever the
beds become dry on the surface the
garden flea, a small black bug, and
the fly and various other insects
attack the plants aud the bed is in
n few days found TO be bare of
nla Whenever Obs plants become
rrtarae3 a thsiy Growth the above
difficulties n5y be expected. TO
gatarihg beds is almost imprac.
tieab,e partly from not having the
rain wateras spring 9r well water
rs not Healthy TO tie plants, and
partly because ii seems as useless
to pour wateron q dry bed with
every thing dry around it as it
would be to pour water down rat
hole. 1t then appears that these
difficulties must beguarded against
ct the very start.
no PREVENT BEDS FROM DRYING OUT,
Select a loamy soft, close soil in
woodland, partly shaded by tim
ang santi ioft TO the North
% Eas., burning the bed with dry
brush, in limestone land, till the
surface becomes slightly red--in
freestone, just sufficient TO kill the
weeds and grass seed il dry brush
cannot be obtained place two poles
eight feet apart at the top OF the
slope where the ned is intended Ia
be made, place The poles SO that Il 9
logs will be a little ways from the
ground, and that the logs may roll
down the hill, cut logs twelve feet
long, place them on the poles high
enough from the ground to let the
fire pass underneath to burn the
earth, and in sufficient numbers to
make a hot fire, set fire TO them
and when the ground is sufficiently
burnt, roll the logs on the same
polls down the slope to a fresh
place and let them burn as before,
and So continue until your plahi
bed is as large as desired. When
the ground is sufficiently burnt
dig it up to the depth of four inch.
es, mixing the ashes thoroughly
with the earth; then rake aud pull.
verize every clUd, and be sure to
take out all roots, rocks, chips OIL
whatever other obstructions may
be found in the bed, and cover with
tobacco stalks three inches deep
so that small patches Of the ground
may be seen through them; leave
it thus till about the middle of Feb
ruary or first Of March, when tht
stalks should be removed and thu
bed left to dry till it will work well
chen roke 4 light coat of lanj
plaster has heen found to be o
great pen- ny. II used rake lti'
ana mix well win The top SOIL,
SOWING TIE SEEDS
Prepare about three large tea
spoonsfull of seed to every hundred
rnuara feet mix If with corn meal
iima' asnes' or other whlte SUD
aH2a VI p "at she| on lh'
'oa aaa# Pc aa aa{aHtage N set
hhs ne sea spread evenly on IN.
'sd, iler "ilch rake llghtiy owe
lhe ped again, and tramp or pounC
Gown s'noa.h ana SOLO that u MAJ
90 IN me pest t3hai'ioh 10 ho''
moisture dufi's tAa Ufy weather
before the plants are large enough
10 take deep root ana shade th'
ground.
oANVAsslNe THE BEDS,
Is the next important thing to o'
Il In ~ Al n n (