CHAPTER IX.

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A series of Prize Essays on Tobacco Culture in the Southern States of America, published in pamphlet form by the Orange Judd Co., and containing much valuable information.

INDEX.

Adulterations of tobacco, 267–70 Afghanistan, tobacco in, 137 African tobacco, 138 After-cultivation, 54–60 Albuminoids in tobacco, 256 American tobacco, 210–22 Amersfort tobacco, 6 Ammonia in tobacco, 255 Analyses of tobacco, 261 —— —— —— plants, 22 Area of nursery, 59 —— to plant, 53 Artificial heat for drying tobacco, 89, 91 Ash of tobacco, 258 Australian tobacco, 141 Austro-Hungarian tobacco, 141

Barrels for tobacco, 125, 127 Best kind of tobacco to grow, 33 Betun, 117 Bibliography of tobacco, 276 Big Frederic tobacco, 34, 37 —— Orinoco tobacco, 35, 37 Black soil for tobacco growing, 10 Blue prior tobacco, 37 —— stalk tobacco, 35 —— vitriol for killing caterpillars, 58 Books on tobacco, 276 Bornean tobacco, 142 Bourbon tobacco, 143 Boxes for tobacco, 126 Brazilian tobacco, 143–7 British tobacco, 164–6 Brittle stem tobacco, 35 Building drying-sheds, 86, 90, 95 Bulking tobacco, 121–5 Bull tongue tobacco, 35

Cake tobacco, 236 Calabrian tobacco, 3 Californian tobacco, 3 Canary Island tobacco, 148 Cases for tobacco, 129 Caterpillars, destroying, 55–60 Cellulose in tobacco, 257 Central Asian tobacco, 3 Chemical ingredients of tobacco soils, 9 Chemistry of tobacco, 259–66 Chinese tobacco, 148 Chlorine compounds to be avoided in tobacco manures, 25 Choosing sort of tobacco, 31–7 Cigarettes, 246–8 Cigars, 244 Classifying tobacco, 109–21 Clay as a tobacco soil, 9, 10 Climate for tobacco growing, 7 Cochin China tobacco, 149 Commerce in tobacco in Afghanistan, 137 —— Africa, 138 —— Australia, 141 —— Austro-Hungary, 141 —— Borneo, 142 —— Bourbon, 143 —— Brazil, 143–7 —— Canary Islands, 148 —— China, 148 —— Cochin China, 149 —— Costa Rica, 149 —— Ecuador, 149 —— Fiji, 150 —— France, 150–6 —— Germany, 156–64 —— Great Britain, 164–6 —— Greece, 166 —— Holland, 166 —— India, 167–76 —— Italy, 176 —— Japan, 176 —— Java, 176 —— New Zealand, 177 —— Nicaragua, 177 —— Paraguay, 178 —— Persia, 178–91 —— Philippines, 191 —— Roumania, 192 —— Russia, 192 —— San Salvador, 192 —— Servia, 192 —— Spain, 192 —— Sumatra, 193–205 —— Turkey, 205–10 —— United States, 210–22 —— Venezuela, 222 —— West Indies, 223–30

Conditions of drying-house, 78 Connecticut seed-leaf, 34 Consumption of tobacco, 271 Corn as a shelter for tobacco, 65 Costa Rica tobacco, 149 Crops adapted for rotation with tobacco, 31 Cuban drying practices, 101 —— harvesting practices, 83–6 —— manuring practices, 15 —— planting practices, 51–4 —— tobacco, 2, 3, 34, 37 Cultivation of tobacco, 7–66 Curing practices in Cuba, 83–6 —— tobacco, 67–136 Cutting machine, 251 —— tobacco for smoking, 233–5 —— —— plants, 68

Damping tobacco, 231 Destroying insects, 55–60 Distance in planting, 50 Doctoring tobacco, 133–6 Drying-house, 75 —— -sheds, building, 86, 90, 95 —— ——, sizes of, 90 —— tobacco, 86–104 —— —— for smoking, 235 Dung for tobacco soils, 14 Dutch tobacco, 166 Duties on tobacco, 271 Dyeing the leaves, 119

Ecuador tobacco, 149 Elements needed by tobacco, 11–29 European tobacco plant, 4 Examining tobacco while drying, 88

Fermenting tobacco, 121–5 Fertilizers, principles of, 18–22 Field, preparing, 48–50 Fiji tobacco, 150 Filling vacancies, 53 Flavouring tobacco, 133–6 Flowers of tobacco plants, 3–6 Foliage of tobacco plants, 3–6 Fowls, protecting seed-beds from, 46 French tobacco, 150–6 Frost at harvest time, 79 ——, protecting seed-beds from, 43, 47

German tobacco, 156–64 Grades of tobacco, 109–21 Graham tobacco, 35 Granulating machine, 251 Greek tobacco, 166 Green-soiling for tobacco, 14 Guano for tobacco soil, 16 Gypsum for tobacco soil, 26

Hands of tobacco, 107 Hanging leaves in sheds, 88, 93, 95 —— split leaves, 81 —— tobacco, 72 Harvesting for small planters, 76 —— tobacco, 67–86 Hoeing plants, 54 Hogsheads for tobacco, 126, 128 Hot-bed for seedlings, 44 Hungarian tobacco, 3

Imports of tobacco, 271–5 Improving tobacco, 133–6 Indian tobacco, 167–76 Italian tobacco, 176

Japanese tobacco, 176 Javanese tobacco, 176 Judging condition of leaf, 74

Kainit for tobacco soil, 24 Kentucky leaf, 36

Latakia tobacco, 2, 3 Levant tobacco, 3 Lime for tobacco soil, 28 Literature on tobacco, 276 Little Frederic tobacco, 34, 37 —— Orinoco tobacco, 35, 37 Loading cut tobacco leaves, 70 Loam as a tobacco soil, 10

Magnesia for tobacco soil, 28 Manilla tobacco, 3 Manuring, principles of, 18–22 —— seedlings, 41 —— tobacco, 11–29 Maryland tobacco, 1 —— —— as a crop, 33 Mat for keeping frost off, 47 Mexican tobacco, 3 Moth of tobacco worm, 56

Nature of tobacco, 253–66 New Zealand tobacco, 177 Nicaraguan tobacco, 177 Nicotine, 253 Nitrates for tobacco soils, 13 Nitric acid in tobacco, 255 Nurseries, 38–48 ——, shelter for, 38 ——, situation for, 38 ——, soil for, 38 Nursery, area of, 39

Organic matter in tobacco soils, 8

Packing tobacco, 125–33 Paraguay tobacco, 178 Pegging tobacco, 71 Pennsylvania seed-leaf, 37 Persian tobacco, 3, 178–91 Philippine tobacco, 191 Picking tobacco, 104–9 Planting out, 50–4 Plug tobacco, 236 Pole-burn, 78 Potash for tobacco growing, 11, 27 Preparation of tobacco, 231–52 Preparing field, 48–50 —— seed-beds, 38, 41, 43, 44 Pressing tobacco in casks, 128, 131, 133 Priming, 62, 65 Principles of manuring, 18–22 Production of tobacco in Afghanistan, 137 —— Africa, 138 —— Australia, 141 —— Austro-Hungary, 141 —— Borneo, 142 —— Bourbon, 143 —— Brazil, 143–7 —— Canary Islands, 148 —— China, 148 —— Cochin China, 149 —— Costa Rica, 149 —— Ecuador, 149 —— Fiji, 150 —— France, 150–6 —— Germany, 156–64 —— Great Britain, 164–6 —— Greece, 166 —— Holland, 166 —— India, 167–76 —— Italy, 176 —— Japan, 176 —— Java, 176 —— New Zealand, 177 —— Nicaragua, 177 —— Paraguay, 178 —— Persia, 178–91 —— Philippines, 191 —— Roumania, 192 —— Russia, 192 —— San Salvador, 192 —— Servia, 192 —— Spain, 192 —— Sumatra, 193–205 —— Turkey, 205–10 —— United States, 210–22 —— Venezuela, 222 —— West Indies, 223–30 .sp 1 Properties of tobacco, 253–66

Qualities of tobacco, 109–21 Quantity of manure for tobacco, 12 Quicklime for tobacco soil, 24 Quincunx planting, 52

Rate of growth of tobacco, 24 Removing superfluous leaves, 62, 65 Resweating apparatus, 249 Ridging land, 49 Ripeness, influence on tobacco, 61 —— of tobacco, judging, 70 Ripening, 61 River bottoms for tobacco growing, 10 Roll tobacco, 236–44 Rotation for tobacco soils, 29–31 Roumanian tobacco, 192 Russian tobacco, 192

Saltpetre as tobacco manure, 13 Salts added to snuff, 264 —— in tobacco, 259 Sandy bottoms for tobacco growing, 9 San Salvador tobacco, 192 Saving seed, 37 Scaffolding for tobacco, 75 Seed, 37 —— -beds, 38–48 —— ——, area of, 39 —— ——, preparing, 38, 41, 43, 44 —— ——, protecting from fowls, 46 —— ——, —— —— frost, 43, 47 —— ——, shade frames for, 48 —— ——, shelter for, 38 —— ——, situation for, 38 —— ——, soil for, 38 —— ——, time for sowing, 41 Seedlings, hot-bed for, 44 ——, planting out, 50–4 ——, thinning out, 40, 48 ——, top-dressing, 41 —— , watering, 40 —— , weeding, 40, 46 Seed required for an acre, 39 ——, sowing, 39, 45 Servian tobacco, 192 Setting out plants, 50–4 Shade frames for seed-beds, 48 Sheds for holding tobacco as gathered, 68 Shelter for nurseries, 38 Sheltering tobacco from wind, 10 —— —— lands with corn, 65 Shiraz tobacco, 3 Signs of ripening, 72 Situation for nurseries, 38 —— —— plantations, 10 Sizes of tobacco barns, 90 Snuff, 248, 263 —— tobacco, 61 Soil for nurseries, 38 —— —— plantations, 8–10 Sorting tobacco, 109–21 —— —— for use, 232 Sort of tobacco to grow, 31–7 Sorts of tobacco grown in America, 33–7 Sowing seed, 39, 45 Spanish tobacco, 37, 192 Spearing tobacco, 72 Species of tobacco, 1–3 Splitting tobacco, 72 Sponging the leaves, 119 Stacking gathered tobacco leaves, 67 Straw mat for keeping frost off, 47 Stripping tobacco, 104–9 —— —— for use, 232 Substitutes for tobacco, 267–70 Suckering plants, 60–6 Sumatran tobacco, 193–205 Sun-curing shed, 83 —— -drying cut tobacco leaves, 68 Sweating tobacco, 121–5

Tauari wrappers, 143 Temporary hanging for tobacco, 68 Teymbeki, 179–91 Thinning out seedlings, 40, 48 Time for harvesting tobacco, 69 —— —— topping, 60, 61, 63 —— of day for cutting tobacco, 77 —— required for curing, 92 Tobacco horse, 72 —— plant, 1–6 Top-dressing seedlings, 41 Topping plants, 60–6 Tumbeki, 178–91 Turkeys as grub-eaters, 55 Turkish tobacco, 2, 3, 205–10 Twist tobacco, 236–44 Tying tobacco for hanging, 97

United States tobacco, 210–22 Use of tobacco, 231–52

Values of tobaccos, 271 Varieties of tobacco, 1–3 Venezuelan tobacco, 222 Ventilating drying-sheds, 88 Virginian tobacco, 2, 34–7

Washing tobacco when sorting, 117 Watering plants when setting out, 51 —— seedlings, 40 Water in tobacco, 262 Weeding seedlings, 40, 46 Weighing and packing machine, 250 West Indian tobacco, 223–30 Windrowing tobacco, 124 Wind shelter for tobacco, 10 Wood-ashes as tobacco manure, 14 Worms, destroying, 55–60

Yellow prior tobacco, 37

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