Show I 1 1 V 1 X fon for ahe ae deseret ie r eters news i TOBACCO fittra the best variety of tobacco to erow grow or cultivate in utah is the missouri or virglnia virginia oro noko which should be sown in hot beds as early as a march lat after so sowing the ibe seed the the surface of the bed should be sprinkled ovir with eith a quarter inch coating of horse manure and therong thoroughly bly packed down by treading tre adir over I 1 il ft with flie tiie he neet feet to cause the seed to adhere to the earth and sh be kept moist until the plants are large enough to transplant trans plant say the size sise of the cabbage plant QUALITY OF SOIL soll the tha tobacco flourishes best on the rich alluvial soils our creek or river bottoms near the mountains our warmest vit wit willow and my myrtle myrtie r myrtie lands olour light sandy loam soil found on the benches well would s olied produce good tobacco preparation OF THE LAND there is is no plant that requires better pr preparation pa ration of the land than tobacco ibe the i gd ground r 0 u d should be thoroughly plowed broke deep p and the surface well pulverized e especially where ere the plant is iss set s bet et which should be in rows abr three e e anda antha half feet apart north and south to give all he the advantage of the he beat of the sun that can be obtained 0 observing bo e arvi dg the same distance between plants planta CULTURE the old adage e of speed the plow is applicable a I 1 in the culture of tobacco as in an any ot other oth er r field crop plowing should be ba done while the plant is young and before it throws out roots that the plow plew would cut the r ground round around the pla pia plant nt kept loose with the hoe boe and every possible attention given to the he land to force the plant to its largest growth and earliest maturity as a in this lies the of 0 the crop WORMING 1 the next most essential thing to attend toas the worming of the plant and for this purpose you must go over your field and examine not only every plant but b ut each leaf and pick off and kill the tha worms you find or they will destroy your crop be done once a week TOPPING G AND PRUNING G when the plant begins to bud or run up to seed beed the bud should be pinched off observing not to injure anure the two top leaves perhaps ii not larger than your thumb nail which i bich will make as large leaves as any on the plant when you top the plant thus eom commence mence at the we root oa 0 tha bs stalk and prune your tobacco chichis chis dore done by pulling orf off the lower or leavin leaving on the stalk so many as you may think will ripen before frost which in this country I 1 would suggest should not exceed eight leaves to the pla pia plant 11 t SUCKERING after the topping the plant w will I 1 I 1 I 1 gend send bend tub lub tut elut suckers from the stalk at the stem of each leaf which must be car can carefully dully pull puli pulled edoff off as often as they start out I 1 CUTTING AND HOUSING tobacco Ai barn borbouse or house should be prepared to re receive ceide your crop when uben cut outfit it should be large and roomy as well as ns airy and so arranged as to prevent the admission of high drying winds and all damp air during process of curing or nying drying the house or barn should have irom from three to six ranges of joists joints five jive or six feet apart upon which the them tobacco sticks are pil placed aced with the he tobacco on them cl cutting gutting should be deferred until the ibe tobacco plant plait is ripe rice ripe which is easily known by a thick 9 gummy feeling and a motley appear appearance arice atice of the leaf lear at it which h time the leaf leat is brittle cut down near the ground and leave it in the field u until antil it wilts enough to handle without breaking then remove it to the barn and alid hang it upp up 0 observing se arving not to crowd your tobacco sticks so c e ose aa as to cause your plants to heat and mould in the states generally the curing of tobacco is done by artificial means firing which may I 1 believe be d dispensed is enad alth with in this climate as well weil as in cuip culp cuba a and other southern bouthern latil latitudes ucles uiles when your tobacco is thoroughly cured the it selems ems are of the same color or appearance aa as the leafs leac leaf which will be a bright yellow yellows if the tobacco is properly cured then take it down strip the leavestrom leaves from the stalks tie eight to t twelve w elve eive leaves together and pack them down in bik blk belli observing to keep heep the thid stems all together it will be observed that when tobacco is 18 ready to strike or be taken down and the stalls stripped of the he leaves it cabbe done oni only ohly when it is in case case pliable which will ba be J found to exist only weather 1 for other information in regard to the proper 1 e mode of cul gul culture and manufacture of this article articie for which the citizen citizens ns of utah pay annually the sum of I 1 respectfully re fer to io the president and board ot of dirc dire directors tors of the agricultural and manufacturing society of deseret who solicit contributions on all subjects of interest to fo the farmer and mechanic e as jwell dwell as tho those 6 relative to ta every kranch branch of home 0 me industry industry y A FARMER |