The Globe-republican., 1898-10-13
Preparing Ground for Tobeeeo.

RrepArlnG Ground for ToOocc0
There are many good people that az
not like tobacco and think 1t sncuic
not be raised. Yet We are forced ts
confess that the growing OF tobacco
seems to be on the increase and 10 %
coming more into prominence every
year as an agricultural crop. The zone
of its influence seems to be enlargina
in an agricultural sense. Parts OF tns
country that were formerly regarded
as unified for the growing OF TINS
plant are coming into prominence a
tobacco growing regions. The tobacco
plant holds unique place in our agri'
culture. We cannot look upon II
either as food or ornamental plant.
In Itself 1t is poisonous weed. 1t was
formerly thought that tobacco growing
greatly exhausted the ground. but un-
der proper methods this is believed
now not to be the case.
Growers Of tobacco say that the cul.
tuSe Of the soil should begin a long
time before the culture of the plant
to get the best results The land should
be thoroughly plowed and narrowed in
the fall. Stable manure should be
used in large quantities, and some fol-
low the practice of cutting it on the
ground before the plowing is done.
Others put it on after the field is plow-
ed and harrow it in. At least this
should be done in the fall to give the
manure time to decay. as the tobacco
plant grows so rapidly that there IA
no time for manure to undergo chem
.ical changes after the seed has sent
out the shoot. 1t is advised to avoid
the use Of manures too heavily nitro
genous. and to use considerable pot>
ash. The ground should be well har>
rowed. and there are growers that as
sert that tobacco field cannot be har-
rowed too much. After the plants are
on the ground cultivation should b
frequent and thorough
Trick of German Stockmen.-The
following paragraph is clipped from
the London News: The enterprising
German merchants have lately begun
to run the proverbial carriage and six
through the Contagious Disease Act
and regulations of the agricultural de-
partment. Under the regulations based
on that act, the prohibition Of the i'm
portation Of cattle from Germany il
strictly enforced. A method of evad-
ing the requirements Of the act has.
however, been discovered, and is now
in operation. The German merchants
ship cattle on steamers, and send with
them butchers, who kill the beasts
during the passage and have the car
cases all dressed for market by the
time the vessel arrives at the English
port. This week supply of fresh
German meat thus prepared was land
ed in the Tees and at once sent of to
the Manchester market.
Crushed Oats, Cut Hay and Straw
are Better than Whole Oats and Hay
The London General Omnibus Com
pany hare recently completed an in
teresting experiment with their horseA.
They divided them of for the purpose
Of testing the effects Of two systems
of diet. The first section were given
daily 16 pounds Of crushed oats, II
pounds Of cut hay and 2h pounds Of
cut straw. The other section had 10
pounds Of whole oats and 13 pounds
of uncut hay. It was found that the
condition Of the animals under No. I
diet had decidedly improved. while at
the same time q saving was effected
Of 21kd per horse . day. The whole
stud Is accordingly now placed On tAe
6rst-nAmed dietary-Ex