The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-25

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experience teaches very emphaticaily that
the seed shcuin moi be buried o9epy in the
earth, as they 40 not contain sufficient
supply OF nourShment TO carry the spout
trough a considerable layer oil ear.h,
and there Is great danger Oh losing them
IL they are deeply covered. IT is true. In
general, that Wherever secds can be Kept
properly molstened they should not he
deeply buried, and this botn bersulc,s the
seeu need air and because OF the RISK
oil placing too many iinpetulinents III tne
way OF the young shoot. The distance
through which Inc young shoot must pass
In order to ge- above gnound should be IN
snort as possible. IN or,rer that che Store
oil nouii3hment in the seed may not be
wholly exhausted in the stribGs.e watn inc
layer of earth above the seed .ilme or tnis
= ore OF nourisninent Is wanted TO cStaD-
fish the plant firmly alter 1t has reached
the air. With timothy seed, for example.
Il German expeaimeiiter. Jensen, found
that less than haai the number OF seed
sown an inch deep came up elmer in loan
or sand, while the whole OF tne SEED grew
that was sown 0.06 OF an inch deep
The importance, then, OF covering the
tobacco seed very Mttle VIII be aprre,;.a ed
wnen 1t Is remembered that tobacco seed
is very much smaller than tilnothy seed.
After tho seed has been sown and
brushed in. IL should be thoroughly
sprinkled TO firm the earth. This Is the
best practice II may bs firmed by care
fully lanlIiiDg with spade or hoe, or oy
| laying down a board ana standing upon II,
turn.ng tls board over and repeating unll
the whole bel has been gone over. II may
| be tampei with square boards, by 10
| inches, secured to the feet with straps.
| The writer is convinced, however. that
the firming is best done by slnply thor
| oughly sprinkling aud keeping the bed
continuously most The apr. mixing should
| lie rep. ated twice a week. or even cf1ener
| IL necessary. and daVy In very dry wealth
| err The beds should be kept covered with
canvas or cloth fastened on tho side o.
| the frame by means of hcadiess wire nails
| driven In such manner as to hold the
clorh; or the covering may be fastened
| 10 small poles or inch strips a few inches
| lonler than the length OF the bed and
| placed feet apart with the clcth fasten
! to them. Such covering can be readily
rolled up and stored away. and will last
| several seasons. bed so covcred VIII
be protected from the depredatious OF
Insects of all kinds-a constant source of
annoyance and loes In open beds. Moisture
also will be conserved, ami both the hu-
Nudity and temperature of the air VIII be-
more uniform. a week or two before
trausplan ing the covering should be re-
moved about one half hour art.I sunrise
for an hour or two and the time OF es-
posture Increased from day to day until
two or three days before planting, when
the covering should be left off altogether
to harden the plants aud give them the
necessary yigOr TO stand the shock OF
transplantlng.
TIME OF SOWING SEED.
There seems to be general rule for
Aowing the seed in each State with refer
ence to the frosts which are likely to occur
in tho spring. The following table. fur
nished by the weather bureau, will be a
bosis for more intelligent rule for SOW
ing the seed. Seed beds should be planted
from six weeks to two months, according
10 the variety Of the seed, be-
fore the latest date at which
killing frost has occurred In tho
locality. 1his is for domestic seed, For
imported Cuban and Sumatra seed later
date shuua be selected Imported Cuban
.ietI should be planted month later and
imported Sumatra six weeks later than
acclma,cd seed. Very vigorous VARIETIES
OF tobacco will grow large enough 10 trans
Ilsnt in SIX weeks; other varie les Will
take from eight to ten weeks from the
time OF sowing tho seed. .
Locality Ave.Jge. Last Enrhest.
Abilene .............. Mar. y Mar. y or. 1s
BlowEbville ,,..... Jan. - Mar. ! Bee, >
& Mae :! A Apr. Z S ov. i I,
raiegtine ....,,.......,. Mar % New. 10
lransplanting should DO doue n soon as
possible after tho date on which the last
killing frost has occurred In the loca ty
ana should bs completed within II moath.
1t Is frequently advisable to plaet earlier
than the date OF the last killing frost aed
lake the chance Of the crop bslng caught.
| This, however should be an exception.
Early planting, TO be hure, saves much
abor IN wosmrg, and where air curing is
prac,ioed the benefit OF the warm weather
lT 4l.n
On the other hand, many prefer to plant
as late as tho season permits. because the
warm sun of summer !s believed to pro-
due sweoter product
Az rule. early planting secures the
beneM OF the winter ana spring rains AMI
secures comparative fieeGom from inse,ts.
with the xospton OF the cut worm Where
he transplantsrg Is doue late IN tina sea-
son there Is more danger from flrou,h and
a greater risk OF obtaining a poor stand.
or course where irrigation ie practtcei to-
bacoo can be planted al lator date. pro-
vthed II Will mature during the growi
season. Generally speaking, in localities
south OF the twenty-sighih degree OF lati-
Jude, trnnsplantng Is done in February
and March; In Louis.ara from March is to
April l5: Tennessee. MAJ / TO 20; Ken
lucky. about MAY 90; Eastern Georgia,
about April 10; Westenn Georgia. May 1;
South Carolina, April 10; North Carolina,
May i Virginia May 10; Pennsylvania.
New York, New England and Wisconsin,.
June to 20.
II Will be seen by comparing these dates
with the schedule Of the latest killing
frosts that have occurred In their respec-
tive districts that experience has demon
stnted that tho best time to transplant
tobacco plants ls as cary as possihls after
the date OF the last killing frost that has
occurred In tina locality,
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Some New York Views.
New York, December 2l.-Mr. and Mrs.
Russ Whytai. who frat gained popularity
n this city three years ago by the produce
tint, nf .slN.r Estr Ntr~iuia,s -, trtt.h