The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-03-21

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tAo G:2LLJ Of ne product. Lands tina
u1tSI ordinary cCnGlIQt.s wound make
%ll-o OF poor, Taperg tobacco lacking i?
&ulnnly or Oily matters and untitled TO,
51ipplTG purposes, may be maize TO pro
duce very high type CT tobacco by III,
llperal appltcatiOl Of q WeiI-compound=t
olti1izer With Suitable ingredients. 1t is
now a rare thing to plant tobacco with
out using some fertilizer. 1t rot only
improves the quality and increases the
weight Of the cured tobacco, but il givcs
an early start 10 the plant, which soon
grows large erCUgh to withstand the
rarages CT Crcsah0l'pcEs and other in
S2cis.
~; Af ter t3,9 hills are made, the quicker
ti22 plants a>e set out The better. DUrinL
t:'o litet haf q May ta2rc is usually
enough humidity in The soil to make thc
IRA it1. 1spiantins safe without rain II is
oSSt, hoWeFcr, to set ca. Immediately
after g rain, provided the fall CT rain is
hot so heavy as 10 Thoroughly soak the
ground. In this case it is letter to wait
uhtii the excessive water is drained away
III diameter and six or eight inches Jon
and sloped for one-third Of the iengtj
to blunt point, is used FOR setting on,
the , plants. A hole IS made with it il
TIE hill into which the roots OF the plant,
are thrust. The dirt is then pressed t.
the plant by TIE thumb on ore side arc
Inc peg On the other. One person usually
dr3;3s for two setting out. i hand plant,
Lnat is an extra plant to pcgin with
facilitates greatly the planting, as it NAV
oe ADJUSTED i'll the hand in passing from
one hill to another. The plant dropped
on enc hill is the one set out in the next
CULTIVATION OF THE CROP.
In about eight to ten days after the
they viii be so well established that
cultivation should begin by running a
fuIrow On each size of the row with a
single horse turning plow, the bar of the
being ri
the plants without disturbing the roots
and so endangering their vitality. This
leaves a narrow ridge with the plants
standing on it. Hoes are then brought
into requisition to scrap away any grass
or weeds that may nave made their an
pearance; 1t is a good praclice TO draw
breaking the crust which generally
crowns the top Of the ridge. This initial
working is probably the most Important
For subsequent working cuItivators ma
be run at intervals Of a week or ten dayS
both ways through the tobacco This is
especially important after every rain. l.
is now the practice of the best tobacco
growers to use level cultivation. It was
once thought necessary to put q sup
porting hill around each plant at the
first cultivation. This practice has been
area of range for the roots of the plants
and also lessons the amount of humidity
within reach OF the roots and this hui
11nIdity grows more important as the
leaves expand. The land should never
be worked when it is wet. When the
plants have attained a size that makes
~ impossible to use plow or cultivator
without damage from the breakage Of
leaves. it will be found advantageous to |
cut out with hoes or to pull up with the
nands ary grass, weeds or bushes that /
damage the quality of the tobacco-FroEl |
Carolina Fertilizer Almanac
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