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then put the plants of three rows upon the the hills of a fourth row — this will 

 leave room to drive between the rows, and facilitate the Lacing ; the loads 

 should be small, and care must be taken not to bruise the plants. Prepare your 

 building or tobacco house, by putting up, across the building, poles four feet 

 apart, to rest the end of the tobacco slicks on — there should be four feet distance 

 between the tiers of poles thus put up, for hanging the Connecticut seed-leaf. 



Of the different modes of hanging tobacco, I prefer " spearing." This is done 

 by having a spear made with a socket to fit loosely upon the ends of the tobacco 

 sticks; the stick must be smooth, one inch througli, and five feet long, and have 

 one end sharpened to fit the socket of the spear loosely. Prepare a block by 

 boring a hole to receive the blunt end of the stick; then placing the spear on 

 the other end of the stick, take your plants, and run the spear through the butt 

 end of the stalk, far enough from the end not to split the stalk open at the butt — 

 thus string the plants upon the sticks, being careful not to get them too thick. 

 By this mode tobacco can be handled with care and ease — it opens the stalks, 

 and cures quicker. Another very expeditious way to hang tobacco is, to place 

 poles across the building, as before directed, but nearer together; make a strong 

 twine fast to one end of the pole, then wind it around the butt of a plant, cross it 

 over the pole diagonally, and around another plant, so on until the pole is filled. 

 A ten foot pole will hold about thiity-five plants, and must remain in the 

 building until sufiiciently dry, as they are heavy to handle. 



Buildings should be made light and airy, to cure tobacco of good color; if 

 cured as above, or where there is a large quantity. The tobacco should be hung 

 three or four days out of doors, and thoroughly wilted before put into the 

 building. 1 send you only the Connecticut seed-leaf variety; it is the only kind 

 I have that I think will pay ; it is a lai'ge sort, has a fine leaf, and is used in the 

 manufactory of cigars. 



In reference to the profit of the crop, I will say, that much depends upon 

 the quality, and also on the necessities of the farmer, whether or not he is 

 under the necessity of realizing from it early in the season ; but, I think, we 

 can safely calculate upon 1,200 lbs. per acre, as an average yield — say, 800 lbs. 

 first quality, at eight cents per pound; and 400 lbs. second quality, at four cents 

 per pound. This price being about one half the market price at this time in New 

 York; and the net products of one acre may be thus stated: 



800 lbs. of first quality, at 8 cents $64 00 



400 lbs. of second quality, at 4 cents 16 00 



80 00 

 Expense of cultivation, curing, and preparing for market 40 00 



Making the net profits on one aci'e $40 00 



