Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-02-20

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TOBACCO NOTES.
A good way to fix q barn SO
that it Can be quickly cooled off
when needed is to fix hinges to
one of the planks near the top
SO that it can be opened easily.
Efforts are being made to be
! gin the erection of a new ware
house at an early date, in order
to better accommodate and facills
tate the handling of the tobacco
crop the coming season. Goldboro
has gone in the business, and in it
10 stay, and, are determined to
make the market a success and
pay good prices. Our farmer
friends should remember this.
Beginners should not be hasty
in going in the tobacco business.
Plant only a few acres the first
year, Ask some of your neigh
bors who have had experience in
raising tobacco to advise you.
Watch your crop carefully, and
never let it lack for attention.
Do your best to raise good to-
bacco, as the best grades always
command good prices and es-
peciaIly so with bright grades.
One tablespoonful Of seed will
sow a bed 10 feet square, which
will furnish plants enough to set
an acre. Mix the seed with dry
ashes and SOW evenly. Brush or
rake in the seed very lightly.
Compact the earth by treading
with the feetLor by use Of a light
roller leaving the surface smooth
and even. Those who have not
yet planted have plenty Of time;
up to the 18th of March will an
sWer; after that it is not so we'll
unless seed are sprouted.
We would especially warn new
beginners to be careful in plants
ing. A small crop well cults
waited will bring better results
than a large one, half done. At
ter the first year you can grad
ually enlarge your crop, until
you get up to the limit that you
can cultivate, No business will
pay unless you understand it. Go
slow, and do your best to make a
success of it. The Goldsboro
Tobacco Warehouse company
will aid you anyway they can. If
you haven't a book on cultivation
OF tobacco call or write for one.
In sprouting tobacco seed sew
eral days time can be gained in
getting plants fit to set by cares
fully %sprouting the seed. Put
about one tablespoonful to each
rod of bed Tor bed required for
plants to set an acre) into a 6 or
s quart pan of fine mold or rotten
wood. It is better to be sifted
so as to take out all the Jumps
and pieces of wood. The seed
should be put to sprouJ a week
or more before the beds are eX-
pected to be in good condition to
sow. Keep it near the stove
and moisten every day with
warm water, if it is desired to
hurry up the sprouting, as is Of
ten the case when the spring adj
vances faster than expected. It
is generally better not to put all
the seed to sprout at oLce, but to
fix several pans at intervals of
three OF four days. It is we'll to
Stir the seed and rotten wood
fonce or twice a day after it be-
gins to sprout, which is noticed
by the appearance of little white
specks through the rotten wood.
En- stirring, the little sprouts are
prevented from growing to-
gether and the contents OF the
pan r more evenly sprouted,
The seed should be sown in the
bed before the sprouts get long
enough to break of-when they
have fairly started, and the mass
IS full of white specks, is the
proper time. but with care the
seed can be, held back a few
days if the bed is not ready, and
successful seeding often accom-
plished after the seed are nearly
finch long. When the bed is prop
erly fitted smooth and Level,
sprinkle the contents of the pan
evenly over the ground. It can
be evenly raked in with a fine
rake or stamped in by treading
carefully on the bed.
A bushel of fine dirt we'll
sprinkled over a large bed
makes a fine covering for the
seed. When the seed is sown,
and lightly covered as explained,
sprinkle pretty freely, using
milk warm water and a sprinkler
with a fine nozzle. Do not put
tie water on faster than it will
soak away. For the first few
days if the weather is warm and
the sun shines brightly there is
danger of young sprouts being
killed by the sun. The top of
the bed should be kept constantly
moist, but not too wet. During the
! middle of the day when the sun
lis very bright a safe precaution
should be taken to prevent