The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-25
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THE CULTURE OF TOBACCO. 8
Scientific and Reliable Information TO the Proper
Method Used in Its Growth.
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Is necessary to do this unleeI the ground
has been kept thoroughly clean for severed
i years. or unless II has been mulched the
preceding year. as the ground Will be so
I, foul with we.ds and grass that the young
tobaccs plants stand Ettle glhow OF srrviv-
| ing in tho struggle for existence when veg
| c.at.cn begins. This burning is also q
protection from grubs and insects. Tho
object OF burn Dg is to make the ground
| hot enough TO actually destroy tie seeds OF
grass and weeds and to destroy the larvne
enl yogmg noxous insects which may darn
age the young plants.
BURNING THE BED.
| Minute directions are often given about
burning a seed bed. as though 1t were a
readily burn seed bed. Where any clear
ing has been dogpe the sits of a burned log
heap is as good a place for a bed as eau
be se.ected.
The ma,efial at hand must determine tho
way IN which the bed si9oull be burned.
III the material recently cleared from the
iantt is brush, spread 1t IN a Iiin layer over
Tic ground and burn u. AIDING more from
time to tsIIie 81 as 10 keap the hGat near
the ground. Ii is not econOm cal TO aave
n high Pile. as much OF the heat will MOI
thsn be elective on the soil. II the ma
tlsial at hand cons SITS of rails and leg3 ray
down few rails or lsass several icet aparl
/ 10 keep The burning wood off The grovti
and 10 admit ar Lay the wood on these
coles ftsin one to several inches apart
/ according 10 circumstances. Start the lire
IN tho leoward side SO that H. viii burn
: slowly. a steady slow fire Wild make q
better burn than a flashy quick enc. The
| lnostu.e in the soil to a depth of seseit
| inches must be converted MO steam. THIS
steam in forming uses up a quantity of
: heat. The fire must be continued lOng
enSugh to steom The ground thoroughly TO
- dcDth Of several inches. 1ltic upper laS II
Of the soil To dcntb OF one-leuth Of an
inch or so via have the appearance Of 81
burned brick wien fhe operation has gore
/ lar enough.
PREPARATION OF THE SOIL.
After the bed has been burned and las
had time to cool it should be broken with
hoe or other suitable Implement to a
| G,sptA of abou, Two inches and the surface
thoroughly puivcr I'D. The roots anl trash
must be c,feilfliy raluad OFF with "a garden
rake and the surface left in level. loose,
| pItus cond lion. pound of some good
| cAmuaarcal fepliIizer or glano should be
| apiea to each three square yards and
| thoroughly Iaknd III.
| Fne gu, face OF the bed must be thor
oLBhty puivClized and loose, so as TO per-
| .J,tch ~ =, ,,s n ,i H. w 80 80, - ;
- acro,si, " az, "a 80, a., .@'.pS so,' =.
OF the young ,obacco plants. The bad,
However. saould not be worked deeply as
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80 'ie,iiS i.o'i' nuiVw n,n mIsht prinh
which had been buried deeply and escaped
une heat. If tteIe ~ d.nger OF washing h.
leavy rains II IS necsBAa.y to pgo.eGt the
II, t,,a rr,n ~ aSar t.nsb ~, nr.,ar, ~
} ( ,IJsv frcr, h.iry ',,.aboa a,,a,, -. So, ~.
ing coveted up by a deposit of sand and
, CLAW.
IN 'ne pei!uue popVerD !, y silc. ol Louisi'
ing OF So. Leas ia unlike Inc same wsrl
, in ca,hcr States, 1T begins in October, whel
COW manure Is applied to depth OF si
a,rre., ,,.do,. a,Gsb noaa ''' ~ nenan'ha
no Nod 10 nsorynd ,v,t ma, hurned M,
dls,bg 80 awe an, th,'c,,rb f., se,.,,ya dr,,noce
No Ia ia ,,,.staY, h,,,n,s am,t t,,n hnd
rnn rn.t tbarsrore ha h,,,ned
In millinery eo.,ssons tbe SD vail Iva n,
=, in t,,o v,eelts .fte,, Manning After III. tlrs
! is,vss annenr INA pIants seem To grow YER,
: sIovIv aitdaurh Inc rooil, are ieyelonIn,
then ouite randy In two weeks az. =
: tht u,anfs have appeared they becysme mon
, Vigorous and begin Ia grow randy esnecl
n,iy n wg,enf,t with weak uuttr1 nanures
. In fom sx weeks TO two months after In
!, seed Is sown the PLANTS are really FOR trans
: n,anting 10 the fed
Groves usually make H. a rude 10 plan
i seed beds a week or ten DAYS apart, as
4 pin. tclp ~ aRaAis' uneNpe"'eu eoiu AN
when n b,s is killed out with tho colo
: 1t Is mme dintsiy resown When the plants
!, are too thick IN bed they should be i'm
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be allowed at least square inch of spac,