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

toe effects Of the March wind ana
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 will delay the time in plant
ing. This is noithe only difficulty
that presents itself; the plants be-
come dwurled 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
few days found 70 he bare of
inlauls, whenever Che planlsbec1me
el4ded b thtir rawth the above
Idiliiaeliss hay be expected. To
water ihc BEDS Is almost imprac-
lticable partly from not having the
rain water as spring or we'll water
lis not healthy to the plants, and
partly because 1t seems as useless
to pour water On n dry bed with
every thing dry around it as it
would be to pour water down a rat
hole. 1t then appears that these
difficulties must be guarded against
at the very start.
TO PREVENT REDS FROM DRYING OUT
Select a loamy, soft, close soil in
Woodland, partly shaded by tim
on geute iofa TO the North
% Eas burning the bed with dry
brush, in limestone land, till the
surface beeomes> slightly red-ir
freeslone, just sullicientto kill the
weeds and grass seed il dry brusl
cannot be obtained place two poles
eight feet apart at the top Of tn.
slope where the he'd is intended Il
be made, place The poles so that Il {
logs will be little ways from thu
ground, and that the logs may rol
down the hill, cut logs twelve fee
long, place them on the poles higt
enough from the ground to let thu
fire pass underneath to burn tn,
earth, and in sufficient numbers I,
make hot FIRE, sci fire to then
and when the ground is sufficiently
burnt, roll the logs on the sam,
polls down the slope to tresl
place and let them burn as before
and SO continue until your plah
bed is as large as desired. HheI
the ground is sufficiently burnt
dig it up to the depsh of four inch
es, mixing the ashes thorough,
with the earth; then rake aud pull
verize every clUd, and be sure t,
take out all roots, rocks, chips o
whatever other distractions ma,
be found in the bed, and cover witt
tobacco stalks three inches deer
so that small patches of the groun,
, may be seen through them; leay
, it thus till about the middle of Feb
ruary or first of March, when tn
stalks should be removed and til
bed left to dry lill it will work vel
then rake. A light coat of Ian
plaster has heen found to be ,
I, great benefit. II used rake iti
/, and mix well with the top soil
SOWING THE SEEDS.
Prepare about three large tel
spoonsfull OF seed to every hundre
! square feet, mix it with corn mea
4 lime, ashes, or ether white sui
auca which will show on Il
+ moua danl BE ga advantage in &c
I, tine tie .ed spread evenly on Il
] bed, iicr which rake lightly ov'
! lie sea again, end tramp or pouu
down snoa!h ard solid that il ma
= be ii Tie best condition 10 no
moisture durins tba Icy wea.he
= before the plants are large enoua
! to take deep root ard shade Il
. ground.
: cANyAssING THE BEDS,
! Is the next important thing to
! done. First, to protect the plan
= against frost and insects, to prevel
+ Che beds from dying out, and
b1g ihe pisnt on l9reafly settin
tsas hfst steps tlSen TO raise
good crop Of tobacco depends in
great degree the whole summe
], work it is very important that '
If take every precaution to secure got
"a healthy plants. 1t frequently ha
4. pens that we have severe frosts !
n ter the tobacco plants make the
. appearance IN the plant beds; Il
!, canvass will not prevent the plan
n from freezing, but being in confnr
.s air and being protected from I
= wind willthaw out as in a fog wit
n cut materially iniuring them.
81 the same time keeping the air ma
~ warm during the day by the heat
10 the sun confined during the CO
bs nights produces much even
- temperature. The canvas hei
A.. 1oos nj ,,ravanf tho ann