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

oscItIed Directions for Sue
oessfuI Growing.
The NhWs has secured series Of ar
flcles on the cultivation and curing Of
tobacco Ia Eastern Kentucky aed will
publish the several lnstallments at seas
enable dates within the present year
ED.l
The author will attempt in these
erticles TO give a complete and
correct plan for raising White To
bacco In the localities where it has
never been raised. / shall seek to
specify so clearly that any prscti-
cal farmer may follow the direc-
TOPS laid down and be successful
oisiDg his first crop, though
y features attending different
ilities, and even exceptions to
y rule that may given and in
b unaccountable phenomens as
lat is called frenching in tobacco,
here il has q stunted appearance.
md the leaves are narrow, and, if
bad, nothing but stems and has a
s'ckly, yellow appearance. In such
a case as the latter there is no rule
that will strictly apply only care
,ful analyses Of the soil, and avoid;
ing the difficulty by selecting a
different quality Of land. Even
this will not sikays succeed, as all
are not alike; hence the
rule will not always work.
lhe land that will produce a goo6
crop this year may French or spot
nom effect ofthe atmosphere. With
reference 10 cold or heat, wet or
dry, the condition Of the soil 10 the
spring when the frost leaves the
ground in a soft, loamy state, or in
q 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. say dilligent because the
aleihiai and negligent farmer will
scarcely succeed even under the
m9sl favored circumstances of soil
o. climate; he must make his plant
beds at he right time and in the
right way, selecting the right kind
OF soil and locality.
TIE RIGHT TINE TO MAKE PLANT
BEDS
IL in early winter, selecting a
time when the brush in the woods
isdry namely the dead bruSh) 30
that be may be able to burn the
grounds as much as he desires
without an extra amount Of labor
as al ths Rmallest amount Of labor
be can accomplish the same end
thf greater will be hir profits, She
thing desired. This should be
done in November or December.
IN sELEcTIEG THE GROUND
For plant beds, much depends on
the kind Of soil in that portion Of
the country, il 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, "a
Il tends to prepare the calcareous
substance ia the soil for the growth
! Of The young plant and will Stake
down into Q soft, loose earth. This
IL different 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
TO the young plants. Thus we come
in contact with this difficulty on
enc hand while on the other there
is more ashes or potash required in
the freestons 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 snOws Of
winter will add to the vitality oil
to soil in producing those gases
that give such lively qualities to
IN, soil and at the same time will
fsrlilize The bed with perhaps the
boet fertilizer that could be OBJ.
tanned as the tobacco stalks con,
tain the very elements that arc
necessary 70 the growth Of and tc
ammo oxfent proiect the plant