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Title: Facts for farmers; also for the family circle. A compost of rich materials for all land-owners, about domestic animals and domestic economy; farm buildings; gardens, orchids, and vineyards; and all farm crops, tools, fences, fertilization, draining, and irrigation
Year: 1865 (1860s)
Authors: Robinson, Solon, 1803-1880
Subjects: Agriculture
Publisher: New York, Johnson and Ward
Contributing Library: NCSU Libraries
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ure, it is valuable, because it illustrates so beautifullywhat we have said in the section treating upon this subject. Herehe will see the plant in all of its different stages of growth, from thesmall bunch of leaves when taken from the seed-bed to the perfectplant beginning to bud and ready to top, after which it will beginto throw out suckers, as seen upon the opposite corner. The full-grown plant in the center shows how it looks when permitted tobear seed. The section of one of the poles, or lath-strips, from thecuring-house shows how the bands are fastened, as we have describ-ed, one upon each side, connected by twine. The tobacco curing-house should have been called a shed, as thecuring-house, or barn, is made with close sides; but this for an illus-tration of the mode of curing, gives a better view, and in a dryclimate is preferable to the building with closed sides and windows,as the tobacco requires a great deal of dry air to cure without in-jury- m TlIK TollACfO lI.A3rT. IXIL
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#« m Seo. 50.) TOBACCO CULTIVATION. 953 the planter: 2,159 bushels, average iS lbs.—97,155 lbs. made 54,222 lbs.of whole rice, which sold at three cents a pound, which, with casks 50 cenlsc:ich, made $1,G7I 10. One cask of middling 62S lbs. at 1; cents, $10 TO;also one cask G20 lbs., not sold, say, $10 60 ; four casks of small rice, say,§30 00; 202 bushels of rice meal, say, 6101 00. Making a lo:al of$1,823 40. And deducting $305 3i for milling, leaves $1,518 12, net pro-ceeds of 2,159 bushels. It is readily seen from what we have said, that it requires a large capitalto establish a rice plantation, and a good deal of hard work to keep it inorder; but so long as the work can be done by slave labor, and producessuch a )iaying crop, the business will be continued. 110-1. Statistics of the Esportatloa of Rice.—By these -we learn the rate ofincrease of rice cultivation in this country. We find tliat the exports fromCharleston, S. C, 1724, are given at 18,000 barrels. Wc take it tlia

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