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shall ag-ain brin^ it in case. It will be observed that 

 the leaf, in contradistinction to the stejn, will first come in 

 case, whilst the stem will be found still dry and brittle. 

 This is precisely the order in which tobacco should be, 

 when it is to be finally bulked down for market or pris- 

 ing in hogsheads. 



" It should now be put down in a very large bulk, which 

 may include the planter's entire crop. The number of 

 courses may be six, eight, or any larger number, and 

 the whole should be inclosed by the walls of the house 

 and plank, and closely surrounded and covered with 

 soft straw, so as perfectly to exclude the air. In this 

 condition it may be kept for any length of time, and will 

 be ready at all times for hauling to market in the hand 

 or prising. One precaution only will be necessary. 

 When the cover of the bulk, is taken off for the purpose 

 of taking out a part of the tobacco for prising or sale, 

 the entire course or courses, on the top, should be taken 

 ofi' smoothly, and the cover carefully replaced. This is 

 necessary to prevent the top of the bulk from becoming 

 too dry. When prising in the summer, some elder bushes 

 may be spread over the bulk, to keep the tobacco damp. 

 Tobacco prepared as herein directed, may be kept any 

 number of years in bulk, or may be transferred to hogs- 

 heads and kept for any length of time, not only without 

 injury, but will constantly improve by age. 



" It should be remarked, that to make tobacco of a 

 very superior quality, great care should be taken when 

 the stripping process is going on, to separate all the 

 injured or defective leaves from the prime tobacco. To 

 this end every plant should pass through the hands of a 

 good judge of tobacco, who should cull out all the in- 

 jured and defective leaves, which should be kept and sold 

 separately." 



The foregoing from the pens of two distinguished 

 farmers, one of Virginia, and the other of Kentucky, 

 exhibit fairly, we believe, the best practice of those 

 great tobacco-growing States. We now turn to the 



