The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-15

cal examination. Bind In hands" Tor
4 bundles) OF twenty TO thirty leaves of even
length and quality. and keep under cover
till noon or evening when Il must be put
pinE tips about six inches and lot the
butts be about one inch from the ends
OF tho box so us to allow this heat from
I The sweating process, which begins n
once, 10 escape. Keep tobacco In boXes
covered with cheap oil cloth while strip
ping. as case or box may net br Iilcd for
several days. When full III boards and
press down by standing on boards or n
small lever may he used, When the box
is full II Is ready FOR the local buyer who
expects to rehaudie IL in his own ware
house until the average Florida tohnoro
grower has learned to grade more ac-
chratelyl ard sweat and otherwise prepare
J II for the manufacturer OF the greater
market of this aud foreign countries.
When the leaves are prnled off in the field
the grading can be partially done IN
strnglng them. So that II sale Is made
in the crude state there is nothing to do
but to push the leaves to the middle of
the cord and wrap with same, and the
goods Gro ready for delivery. II you eS-
poet to sell early to local warehouse deal
ers little grading is necessary, only to keep
The sald leaves separate.
THE KIND or LAND BEST ADAPTED
FOR CIGAR LEAF.
now gray hammock or sandy loan Is the
best, and il bright wrapper is wanted,
even this should have Al yellow or light
colored subsoil, either clay or sand. The
latter being preferable for growing LEAF
a. the finest texture. But good sandy
loam If not too wet, may produce good
cigar tobaccos ii not inpregnated with
limestone or with clay In the surface.
Az In the mineral Kingdom the most
preciOiis mrtaI--uOil.--is Ocynr found from
SILICA sand so is the vegetable Kingdom
the tinost quality OF texture, aroma, flavor
etc, are only produced from silicious
sandy soils. unmiNcd with the bascr cal (
careus soils, such rs limestone, iron and
clay. However, II a substratum occurs
one foot or more below the surface it is
no disadvantage, but may be mechanical
benefit in supporting moisture,
The finest cigar leaf In the world is ;
grown only on tropical and ml-troplcal
lands where the climate Is warm and hn-
mid. for IL is known to exports OF cigar (
leaf that II requires humid atmosphere /
from the seed To the cigar, and the reverse /
deleterious. and II continued II is rninous. I
NATURAL INDICATIONS OF CIGAR
LEAF LANDS.
Without proper soils, climatic conditions
and environments, the best results need I
not be expected. There are fortunately a
Few early recognized natural indications
that Will not instead Where there are
howing springs OF pure, soft water, lime
stone, OF course, is not present. or the
water would be hard Again the indige-
nous growth of virgin forest--the chinqua-
PIN, chestnuts. hickory, beech, dogwoud
ana oak indicate the best cigar tobacco
lands, as well as the bright plug wrapper.
CIGAR TOBACCO BARNS.
All barns should be convenient To The
TOBACCO helds. For cigar leaf never build
one less than thirty feet wide and sixteen
Feet high at the sides. and as long as you
please. You can not safely let tobacco !
ROMAN on the bottom tier poles long in
this Southern climate. as il would be ia
nie 10 mould in wet weather. barn
szxoo with slStoen-foot posts is sufficient !
Tor hve acres ordinarily. The first cutting
may be often stripped and boxed or put |
hown III rteks 10 make room for the last
cutting, as II Will do to strip In thirty Or
Iorty days IL not very large, The tier poles
sheuid be ten 10 twelve feet long. Pine |
poles four TO five inches in diameter. re- [
moving the bark with drawing knife I
make the best poles, and even good raft I
'rh. The posts should be 4x6, II sawed
'nt ON sills, which IL the best on the out- (
'iue. The two rows on inside for there
mould be four rows OF posts to have three
paces--a driveway in the middle), may be
ut from pine or cypress forests and placed
n block or fx4 studs or sills. The mid
lie posts should be twenty feet long to
i've pitch or slope TO the roof The caves
Mould project twelve 10 eighteen inches,
$50 the gable roof The roof must bs ven-
Hated so as to allow hot air to escape; u
therwise the tobacco viii chaw or pole I
urn near the root. l-aths should be four /,
Gel two inches long, POLES four feet apart I
nd three and hair feet above the other,
be nrst one five and half feet from the 4
round floor; windows should be made hc- a
Heen each post. which should BE- eight a
'st apart. They should be a. long % pos I,
lnle and the width Of three boards sAy Il