. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. W8 TOBACCO TOBACCO seed. A jrood method is to cover the seed by lightly rakinjj the surface with an ordinary fjarden rake, a method preferred by many experienced growers. One of the most important points in the raising of a successful crop of Havana tobacco is the care of i7T:^''^'^^'^f^?^^A$^Sx'^. Fi*. 875. Load of tobacco in harvest field. Counecticut valley. the seed-bed. It
. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. W8 TOBACCO TOBACCO seed. A jrood method is to cover the seed by lightly rakinjj the surface with an ordinary fjarden rake, a method preferred by many experienced growers. One of the most important points in the raising of a successful crop of Havana tobacco is the care of i7T:^''^'^^'^f^?^^A$^Sx'^. Fi*. 875. Load of tobacco in harvest field. Counecticut valley. the seed-bed. It is necessary to water the seed-bed frequently, usually once or twice every day during the early stages of growth. If the beds are artifi- cially heated, warm water should be used for this watering process, as cold water cools the beds and checks the growth of the young plants. The surface of the seed-bed should not be allowed to become dry, as a few hours of dry surface will kill all of the young plants. The water should be supplied in the form of a light spray, in order not to disturb the seed or the young plants in the bed or to pack the soil so that in drying it will cake and injure the plants. The temperature of the hotbeds should be care- fullv regulated, and in no case allowed to rise above 100° Fahr. during the day, or fall below 70° Fahr. during the night. If it is possible to maintain an even temperature, the plants will make the most rapid growth, but it is a question whether they will be as hardy as when subjected to the fluctu- ating temperatures corresponding to the natural changes between night and day. The beds can be cooled when necessary by raising the sash if the temperature rises, or the temperature can be raised at night by using lanterns set five or six feet apart in the seed-bed, and by covering the sash with heavy cloth, as ordinary blankets, in order to retain the heat. After the young plants reach the proper size for setting out, usually five to six
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