. Farm crops; a practical treatise on the growing of American field crops: containing brief and popular advice on the seeding, cultivating, handling and marketing of farm crops, and on the management of lands for the largest returns. Agriculture. TOBACCO 243 The temperature is kept around 70 to 75 degrees. When the seed begins to germinate it is mixed with fine ashes and sown broadcast on the beds at the rate of a teaspoonful to about every 10 square yards. The seed bed is now left to itself and the. TOBACCO In topping tobacco, the bud is broken off at the top of the stalk. This is done when t
. Farm crops; a practical treatise on the growing of American field crops: containing brief and popular advice on the seeding, cultivating, handling and marketing of farm crops, and on the management of lands for the largest returns. Agriculture. TOBACCO 243 The temperature is kept around 70 to 75 degrees. When the seed begins to germinate it is mixed with fine ashes and sown broadcast on the beds at the rate of a teaspoonful to about every 10 square yards. The seed bed is now left to itself and the. TOBACCO In topping tobacco, the bud is broken off at the top of the stalk. This is done when the button is weU put out. By this means, the leaves grow much larger, ripen up more evenly, and their quality and appearance are much improved. field in which the plants are later to be transplanted is put in shape. Unlike other field crops, tobacco is very par- ticular about the soil in which it is to grow. Hence only a small part of any farm is usually available. The land should be plowed deep, and harrowed at least once a week until transplanting time. From. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Burkett, Charles William, 1873-. New York, Orange Judd company
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