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

The News has secured series Of ar
-ticles on the cultivation aud curing OF
tobacco In Eastern Kentucky ard will
publish the several instalIments at seas
onalile dates within the present year
ED.l
The author will attempt in these
srticles to give complete and
correct plan for raising White To
bacco in the localities where il has
never been raised. | shall seek to
specify so clearly that any prsch-
cal farmer may follow the direc-
tions laid down and be successful
in raising his first crop, though
many features attending different
localities, and even exceptions to
any rule that may given; and in
such unaccountable phenomena as
what is called frenching in tobacco,
where it has a stunted appearance.
and the leaves are narrow, and, if
bad, nothing but stems and has
s:ekly, yellow appearance. In such
a case as the latter there is no rule
that will strictly apply only care
fal analyses of the soil, and avoid
ing the difficulty by selecting a
different quality Of land. Even
this will not always succeed, as all
seasons are not alike; hence the
same rule will not always work.
Ehe land that will produce a good
crop this year may French or spot
nom effect ofthe atmosphere. With
reference 10 cold or heat, wet or
dr., the condition Of the soil in the
spring when the frost leaves the
ground in a soft, loamy state, or in
a dead, hard condition, &c, will
materially affect the same piece OF
land. Therefore we seek to give
rules and directions that will guide
the intelligent and dilligent farmer.
W. my dilllgent because the
Sic sssriaRd negligent farmer will
&C y gaeeeed even undef The
NJ eynied circumstances Of soil
or climate; he must make his plant
beds at this right time and in the
riehtway, selecting the right kind
OF soil md locality.
THERIGHT TINE TO MAKE PLANT
BEDS
Is in early winter, selecting a
time when the brush in the woods
lie dry (namely the dead BRUSH SO
that he may be able to burn the
grounds as much as he desires
without an extra amount of labor
as At ths smallest amount of labor
he can accomplish the same end
the gieates viii be his profits. 81
thing desired. This should BE-
done in November or December.
IN SELECTING THE GROUND
For plant beds, much depends on
the kind Of soil in that portion of
the country, if limestone, freestone
or sandstone. Freestone and sand
stone differ but very little, both
materially differing from limestone,
particularly in the amount of burn
ing required. We can rarely burn
strong limestone land too much, as
il tends to prepare the calcareous
substance 10 the soil for the growth
of the young plant and will slake
down into soft, loose earth, This
is-diherent in the former; if too
much burnt the strength Of the
land seems to be killed for the time
being, or deficient in the necessary
gases that is the life giving power
10 The young plants. Thus we come
in contact with this difficulty on
cae hand while on the other there
Is more ashes or potash required in
the freestone land this could be
added 10 the freestone plant bed in
various ways. By covering the
beds with tobacco stalks of the pre-.
ceeding year so that the SHOWS o.
winter will add 10 the vitality OIL
tl,o soil in producing those gases
that give such lively qualities tc
tbs soil and at the same tune viii
fertilize The bed with perhaps tn,
best fertilizer that could be OBJ.
tanned as III. tobacco stalks con.
tain the very elements that are
necessary to lhe growth Of and e
some extent protect The plant.
from The ravages Of insects in The
Same manner that suckers on The
old Tobacco stalks should be spread
over tho bed o. soon as u Is made In
November or December
QaaIlly d .oII lsr tobacco plan!