The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-06
FLUE CURED TOBACCO.
Eulictin Gives Statistics on the Weed.

The normal annual production of
nue-cured tobacco on farm-weight
basis Is estimated to be about 215,OOO,-
600 pounds. according to bulletin No.
1e OF the department of agriculture.
This type OF tobacco is the only
American grown variety that has
shown a tendency To expand our ex-
ports. About 40 per cent or around
100000 pounds. is exported and the
remainder is used in domestic con-
sumption.
"An things considered, this nue-
cured type OF tobacco is unsurpassed
in universal popularity" states the re-
port. "and II Is adapted To a variety
of uses. including granulated and cut
smoking tobacco. both paper and all
tobacco cigarettes, and plug filler and
wrapper: in fact. IL Is adapted to all
the regular forms In which tobacco
is used except standard cigars and
snun. In color and general appear
ance II is very attractive. while it's low
nicotine content. mildness. aromatic
sweetness. fragrance. and good keep
ing qualities render IL very satisfy
ing TO the user"
The use Of flues in curing tobacco
became popular after the close OF the
War Between the Section and by the
rpiddlo afUhttao al. lo,Do..1 III A..
creased SO that about 20 counties in
Virginia and North Carolina had been
planted TO this variety. There are a
number OF varieties OF fiue-cured to-
bscco, prominently among which are
the Warne. Yellow Oronoco, White
stem Oronoco. Big Oronoco, Adock,
Adkin, Willow-Leaf. Gooch. Tilly and
Hester. The Warne is the standard
wrapper type and perhaps the most
popular. The Adock is a great fav-
orite in the noted wrapper
section ot Granville county, North
Carolina, while the Adkin is popular
as an early maturing variety.
Apart from the natural character
OF the soil itself. there is no more inn
portant matter for the tobacco grower
To consider than the management of
his fields. Indeed the character OF
the tobacco produced will depend as
much on how the fields have been
handled in rotation between the sue
cessive tobacco crops as upon the ter
tilizer used or the cultivation given di-
rectly To the tobacco crop itself To
oacco land should be SO handled as to
he kept i'm good life. a liberal supply
OF vegetable matter in an advanced
stage of decay is highly desirable, but
II should be of the kind not excessively
rich In ammonia.
IL is well known that the organic
matter OF freshly cleared or broom
sedge fields is of a kind we'll suited to
tobacco. IL consists principally of
dead leaves. twigs. roots. pine tags.
broom-sedgc and roots. such vcgcta-
BILE matter, while poor in ammonia
by It's ample volume makes the soil
very mellow and friable and of good
water-holding capacity. There is
probably no better humus crop for ro-
tation than herds grass OF red top.
Specking. or "disc0siug." as il is
generally called. is the most common
disease injury 90 which tobacco i'm the
nue-cured district is subject II is
believed t. be fungus disease. dis
seminated by spores. The only prac-
teal method OF reducing he injury to
the crop caused by the disease is by
using potash more libcruly in the fer
tilizer' which seems 20 increase the
resistance of the plant to the disease