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

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Tue Relieving paper ON the culture OF
eohacco wtas prepared by Otto Carl Butter
wcok OF Bro0ksv.lle Fla. This paper was
eubm.tted In response to dnvIalons seht
out by the secretary OF agriculture, anf
was selected from lot cf thirty papers
submitted uron the same subject:
SELECTING THE SEED.
In the production Of tobacco the proper
selection OF seed is one OF the most i'm
porsant problems. Cool methods skill and
experience In cultivation. caic.ul worming,
and care In the barn and after curing an
amount to little II thee has been any
caNelessness in selecting the seed.
As the different soils OF the various
Suites produce different types OF tobacco
the prospective grower will have to learn
from the experience of oehe.s anI from
the best literature he can obtain what va
reiys Of seed Will likely yield the best
product on the particu ar lind to be plant-
ed. With this knowledge OF what is w;Gat-
cd too much care can not be exereisei in
obtaining the seed. II Is advisable to OBJ
tain It from reliable seeismen CT from an
intSlligent grower rather than from coun
trv druggist OF grocery store
Having procured the best seed for tho
Locality ami sail, the grover should main,
tain and improve The quality by proper
uns production of seed uants in o.her
wavs as will be explained later The pro-
dte4on of tobacco seed redu. es careful
attenion because some varieties deterio-
rate while others Improve in gwen
sgisl The Vuelta Abaio variety detc-
rioratc, In The States. while the Scmatra
improves in flavor.
HOW ,nrcu suEn To sow
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Tobacco seeds a4e extremely small and
al ounce of them contains from 100000
"a ,oo nm Goods LARGO ncrcentngs Of
- 60.
'rese' uo"9Nei van ~ VI
them are not fertile, ana others nave very
hard coating t9o resistant to moisture. On
,htss,hiaot pro & ~ ,ct,s,, in un,
o.'iS '"u'o'N 'V'' w a. - ~"
Chops Grow, says
Among The seeds Of various plants
clover f,r eXajnpi '-WG.ca uni-r ia
voraU.e cir,unls,anc S iao lily g,rmi ate
wgph.n one or Two weeks, may often be
found number which reinN4n I'M
changed sound and dry witain Tor
months ANA year.. though co-stam
wei eXuel naily The outer Col, oil less
seed is exceptionally tEc4, dense.
aud resistant to mA'stlre IN
Ge''es'aon " suS'' 49, sgo,s , M - 80.
In cas- Of common sorr.l It was lolnd
that 10 per cent Of tae seed gsrniaa ed
between the 4ooth and $40 LAY al or
Pms 70 i s I',e yner,,'9,s i, j.. nre,tv
we'll established that not more than a
per cent of the mo t car3fuly grown to-
baceo seed Wih s4sminats, wnl'e wy
Inuun les5 tnah oi', MI 49, Sar nIa III =
NiowInr, However for he igaparfe lions IL
the setd. and for the 10, deep and to,
shallow planning aud for loss by accident
there ought t. be at least 35,HeD seels oil
plants flom an ounce of fresh tobacco
seed IT mast be remembered. howeNei
that many OF these plants viii he weak ant
some of them win be re a d d by tn
more vIgo nus pants ToaS viii no
therefore be OF uniform size and ready Il
transplant at the same time AS The groN
CIR i,suaNy plants the field. tatEa singl
planning he can not wait for. the back
ward plants TO grow. Experienced plant
ers therefore usnally SOW at least thre
times the amount Of seed that they ex
pcot to need In order 10 proHd them
selves With sufficient PLANTS when the tim
comes for setting them out \ bed thru
by fifty feet, producing from 10000 to 20,
600 plants In the aggregate can be uze
for sowing about one-thlrd of an ouna
of good fresh seed, but II is safer 10 So