The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
t.umberton Tobacco Warehouse.

Wishing to close their doors for bus
mess for the present crop February LIST,
we respectfully request all farmers who
have tobacco at our warehouse to give
us instructions as to what disposition
! they will have made of the same, and
if there are others in the county who
have tobacco get unsold who wish to
make the sale through our house we
would be pleased to have them bring the
same before February 1st.
The time now approaches for making
preparations for another crop. In this
connection I will say that it is impor-
tant to select your plant land with care.
Burn when the ground is dry and suf-
tciently hard to insure the killing of
all wild seeds that may be in the land
Ditch and drain thoroughly and SOW as
soon after burning as the ground
gets perfectly cold. Cover with
plant bed cloth, and should your
bed show tendency at any time
TO get too dry use the sprinkler's
pot sufficiently often to keep it moist.
By pursuing this course after having
made your beds -rich with suitable
manure Ia good brand of tobacco
guano preferred) you need have no
fears of not having a sufficiency 0i
good strong early plants. Get the as
. sistance, if possible, of some one ia
miliar with the plant to aid you in
selecting the land that you intend to
! plant. Good live land with clay sub
, soil preferred. Break fat the earlier
the better, and just as soon as yor
find your Giant large enough to draw
: and reset prepare your land, setting
e out the same evening all the land yor
prepare that day. Continue thj
;. course until your entire crop is Sc
: out. Intelligent cultivation from thi
e time on will insure vol q proftahl
crop provided you adhere to certain
4 rules that are necessary, to wit; a
a your plants begin to grow or to ge
! sufficient size to make necessary t
hoe the dirt to the plants, prune O
- the bottom leaves. Let no leave
a rest on the ground. AS t
v topping your plants you mus
strength of your land. Judging frol
Is what have seen of your land I woul
II say anywhere from twelve to twent
ot leaves. Be SIRE you break out the bu
l. before the butten forms. If you pc,
y init the bntton to form your top leave
a will never spread as well thereaft,
is and there is where you should get yor
finest tobacco. Don't fail to top b
Ne fore the button forms. By adherir
IN to this course you will secure the equ
We growth of your plants SO that when Il
Id cropping season comes on you can {
h your barns with leaves of uniform ril
ir. ness that will assure you al easy al
,d successful cure. AS to curing "
be must govern yourself largely by t
wv amount of sap in the leaf. One gene1
d. principle l will lay do yn, that is sa
to 60 by, and that is, start your heat
las few degrees above summer heat a
TO gradually increase as the leaf yello
lal until you have the leaf the color y
.ty want it, then raise your heat few {
lze grees and the leaf is cured. When Il
III is done you can then Iaise 20
m heat with impunity and hold it the
lr- until the stem is cured. Never all
u your fires to go out after starting
same until you are sure the stem
CO. killed.
g. AS for the best varieties to grow
ind will say that we have on sale at Mess
ali Caldwell & Carlyle's store, seed of
ser pest selections. For growing "yell
Mr.. wrappers. cutters and strips, wo
ker prefer the yellow Oronotio or CIR
;er. vile county yellow. For mahog'
let wrappers 1 would plant the Flanig
ess and just here I will say the maho
MES are the best sellers on the mar
a. today and likely to remain SO. AS
VIC the present price Of tobacco I will
> ~ that from good to fine grades are s
, " ing we'll and are eagerly sought af
tion while common and nondescript tol
~ cos are low.
80 a. Hoping that you may succeed ,
I.. your crop this year and thanking
W. W. for your past patronage, we are
Respectfully yours
ON LUMBERToN TOBACCO WARE HoU
''ui T. Robt. Faucet, Mana