. Effective farming; a text-book for American schools . Fig. 97. — Field of tobacco. development of leaf, which is the valuable part of the plant. After the plants have been topped, they send out suckers from the axils of the leaves; if these were allowed to grow they would rob the leaves on the main stalk of fertility. To offset this the suckers when about two inches long are removed (Fig. 97). 141. Harvesting and curing. — Tobacco is harvested either by cutting off the whole plant or by removing the leaves as they ripen; not all ripen at the same time. In the former method the stalks are cut
. Effective farming; a text-book for American schools . Fig. 97. — Field of tobacco. development of leaf, which is the valuable part of the plant. After the plants have been topped, they send out suckers from the axils of the leaves; if these were allowed to grow they would rob the leaves on the main stalk of fertility. To offset this the suckers when about two inches long are removed (Fig. 97). 141. Harvesting and curing. — Tobacco is harvested either by cutting off the whole plant or by removing the leaves as they ripen; not all ripen at the same time. In the former method the stalks are cut off close to the ground as soon as
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