The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-07-01
~cULTlvATlNG AND CURING
TOBACCO.

The s results are Obtain
when the crep ~
promptly. with nc Su hseouer. :. n
ing OF the growth. A carsfl -
hoeing as soon as the plants I@"a
a week OF ten days after tran.,''ot
encourage a quick 81. An'-
crop should be carefully c4}t,,s
AFTER showers as soon a. n, 81
dry enough TO work free. !
deeply as to break the rect. No.
ougnly. o two inches 0..p
der to destroy all grass anc ~.
SOIL Wet mulched TO prevent 49,
cape OF moisture, THROWN. f,,,
the row of tobacco with
pillow should be abandoned. ssc,r' =
an exceptionally cole. dam
which IS not usually dante
oacco, THIS method tr..u
the roots and exposes toe mn.
to be dried cut by the sur ~" -"
especially in Ease of a drought 80
walton Should continue onuB H..
is we'll under way. even ar,r ~
leaves have met across the row. -.
large per cent OF the pants hay. r..
topped This a be done sltn.o,
jury by rubbing a little oil or re-
OF some kind on the horse'. i+,s -
also IN the traces and whnnetre-a
Curing tobacco IL . deIsat. .nr
ton requiring great Kill. Il - ,.,
merely a drying process. a. !. or.
tnOuSnt, but a process IN which th..,
Hlust be certain chemical .hanr,~ -
order to get the desired color and -,
tHre. These changes take plat. mo.,
Freely at a temperature ang1n, fra,
go degrees to 80 degrees an. !,
humidity OF about IS per cent In
extremely dry or cc.d season th. ia
bacco does not pass through th,s eur
ing but Will be motiled with
spots of green OF yellow through n,
leaf. In such weather ii - wen L.
.eaFe the ba m open at nigh, to let III,
wamp air in. and close II n n. ia,
to keep out the dry air.
On the other hand. in q Wei warn.
season, there proba bly, Will l.. danax.
from p~Ote-sweAt or h~ouse-bnrH whieh
may pe corrected TO some extent l.,
the barn on dry days and
closing it on damp DAYS anG nights II
h becomes limt
under these methods then II is best l..
open the barn in any weathtr. =,
damp ar circulating is not IS ha.i d.
damp ar Stagnant IN the barn
In most sections a dirt floor :. pre-
ferable, but where the countr, : IL
n heaty logs occur. a prank fioor .
to be recommended, especial wher,
early harvesting is practiced Nh.,
is cured early over d dirt ttoo,
there is danger Of mould durln. III.
damp weather. after it is cured, p.f"f,
cool weather comes.
The common method of harV.Stln,
and curing bac in the sin-cure'
districts IS 10 cut and haul the f.
eacco TO h parn IMMEDIATE an,
hang II there to cure by AR. tut 81
some sections it is customary /. SAT
F., old ~ thu E4I1 "
few days This is the better pan, a
the sun Kills the stalks anc starts IN
curing quickly. which helps 10 make
sweet tobacco. Formerly when j:ino
was plentiful and cheap, THIS was IN
nIverSa custom, ana. in cas-. 81
sudden rain, hands were available ,
put the tobacco quickly into tne tar
In many sections this method Of sur
curing IS now nnpracticabi. 81 ~
Il OF the high price ana .carc'
Of labor.
When the 1abor can be had al
the building SO arranged as to permi
: the best method is 10 afo tn" Il
bacco q few days in the open air ths
hang IN a shed open to re South
|. hnisn curing, after which ii should
carried to a dry barn and hung uni
It is taken down TO strip. The sure
method is to bu,td a shed with do"
covering one entire end, II en- Dor
trucks in sections that w. Just Ia
IN and out of this shed These true
2 can be hung fun of tobacco and r"Il'
IN and out of the shed on n tra'
built for the purpose, according t" u
e weather. When the truckful IS 'nr'
It can be raised into the barn and :
nifed With green tobacco. h won
not be practicable, of Course. t. 81
M whole crop this way
A good curing she'd