TRANSPLANTING. 



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Some southern planters do not wait for a "season." 

 During the month of May, tobacco plants may be set out 

 in freshly made hills late every afternoon, with fair 

 chances of living. If the dirt is pressed closely to the 

 roots with the fingers, and if the leaves are pulled to- 

 gether over the bud, and the dirt pulled up around them, 

 19 out of 20 plants will live and thrive. New lands, when 

 well prepared, may be set out at any time. Very small 

 plants will live on such lands that would perish on old 

 lands. If possible, throughout the great heavy shipping 

 districts in all the States, this crop should be planted not 

 later than the 10th of June, though many will plant as 



FIG. 33. WELL BRACED FRAME. 



late as the 1st of July. Such late -planting rarely proves 

 satisfactory or profitable. It ought to be remembered 

 that "a bud in May is worth a plant in ^June." The 

 later the planting is deferred after the 25th of May in 

 Tennessee and Kentucky, the more difficult it is to get a 

 "stand," and the risk of making a good crop increases 

 more and more as the season advances. 



This last remark is equally true in setting tobacco 

 for cigar wrappers and fillers at the North. Then the 

 best time to transplant must be governed by circum- 

 stances. Between June 5th and 20th is the best time 

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