The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18


the same row, cultivating II twice. In a
month aftcr l repeat the dose. and that 10
the last THE plants see OF hoe or pillow,
because the leaves of the plants Will be
100 large, and as they are easily broken
of and injured 1t Is better, TO stop
That THE first blowing and hosing is
done close after the transpfanting and as
soon as the plants are set is very essential.
'l'he old saying s, tobacco never grows till
after 1t receives the first hoeing.
WonNiNc
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appeis our Rreatest enemy the
tobacco worm. Five spotted Sphinx IL is
found upon the potatoes tomatoes and to-
bacco. but is most ini,t,io,s IN ,be ,ast
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I'M 80, - $3.50 $3.50
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,nnnipc limo and onrc ,iIght heforo rnt-
ting.
TOPPING.
Topping is the taking off OF the seed
head aud some OF the caves in order to let
the STRENGTH all 30 into the production OF
leaves. as it is leaves and not seed we are
,rbo toho,,,, IL r,,a,, a., Ton, u.hen 4, st,rts
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10 niooin' AS some oi the plan's are nov an
lar auNh'Nca ~ olhels SeherdilF "cldS
the topping III the lGrgsst percentage mas
some flowers. Others that have no tlow
ers yet VIII be near IT, ana All are topper
at one time, AS Topping hastens on the
flpeninS' iEeN g@t az OF n"a'ly az Iipe
at the same time. mere Is no regular
height to top at person must luuse
his SOIL ana hif plants ABOVE the 'opi1iosl
leaf. Wlach is SIN inches long is my prac-
tee and they AL mature In lime
IL Il person tons higHeF he might not get
the top leaf ripe In time for the Others In
two weeks after topping the plants VIII De
rips.
AZ TINS 'oppins time ,hers are tour pos
to o'e e,gf now hav, negro hoys to break
them nut them in baskets and hang them
on wire in the barns. 1t pays well for the
,, o,so,
iutse ieaNes "de chiieu aahhisa'e9' my
snttIa ne KEEP sepatl'c ,snu soiu sepai@ Vs.
lheS WIZ oi,eh nIHns 70 ueh'a pei
pound out rum "nole ooN II ihiNeu w.
SuCkERlNG,
s,cke,,inr is the breaking off of the
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epio"US u''a' ''i'eai "''' va
side OF the stalks. Ihefe are some Oh tnese
on the plants at the time of topping, but
now that the top is taken off they Will
come on with a vgor almost surprising,
and sometimes new ones viii start where
the old ones we're broken off!
I sucker t'wice-once at the topping or
ripht after. and once right before cutting
the plants These suckers are dropped
right alt the foot OF the plant and so back
ia fine soil. They should never be saved
and the leaves mixed with the tobacco
proper. as purchaser looking at tobacco
SO M Nen wGlhn nilAs no on. NJ stoiif N
, ,,a,,,, ,,,e for me leaf when driving hangs
clcse against the stalk and the suckers
with their little Juicy ieaVes "ouiu Keep
the teii nlo'st anu i'''Ne -
nous" pu'n' ropAcro RApN
iNo4,No
MY barn is 20 rect long by 40 iee' Wiue'
20 feet high in the ceiling and "A in the
,erter ON each side are bends t2xt2 feet.
-. 49,. ono ,ovte ,oa,. ,vss
III lhe OonVe' VneS ~ i"' 49, 4NO'
u feet long, are nailed every hve feet from
the ground up, giving me -FOUR tiers OF
hanging tobacco in twenty feet he ght
These lx6-l2s are nailed cro'sways N
the barn. On the TOP OF these are 2X4-l2
feet long, resting with their ends on each
side OF this bend, These 2Xis are lying
loose and placed when the tobacco IS being
hung. There must be Nentllator on top
OF this barn, because the heat and moisture
must be regulated, Therefore every third
wahl-board ON the SIDE OF my barn IS
door That is. il Is swinging ON three
hinges. can omen either side as ! choose,
which Is very necessary III case oil high
wind from east or West shouid strong
WIND get INTO the barn AT ms n'me II