and not all the year round as is probably now the case. 
3. Every plant before being transplanted must have six le aves 
on it and those leaves should be as large as a half dollar piece 
before it is removed from the nursery. 
4. When transplanted, a distance of 18 inches should be 
allowed between each plant. 
o. Tobacco plants are sometimes attacked by insects in Novem¬ 
ber. This however depends upon the state of the weather. 
The plants should be carefully watched and the insects, if any, 
picked off. 
6. As soon as suckers present themselves they should be 
ripped of!; they will be found between the stem and the leaves. 
By this operation the vigour of the plant, which should not be 
allowed to flower, is increased and the condition of the leaf 
improved. 
Tobacco flourishes best on level ground, and red or red- 
dish soil is preferable to any other. If the spot where it is 
cultivated is at all hilly, the northern portion of the ground 
will be best, as in that position the plants will suffer less than 
in any other from the rays of the sun. 
8. Vegetable manure will be found an admirable fertilizer 
and it will be necessary to dress the ground every two years, as 
the plant exhausts the soil very rapidly. 
9. Care should be taken, in sowing the seed for transplanting, 
not to sow too thickly. 
10. The curing of tobacco, and everything depends upon the 
curing, is a very delicate operation and one requiring great care 
and attention. The most common practice, when the leaves are 
fit for gathering, is to cut the stems of the plants close to the 
ground and lay them on beds to dry until the evening. They 
should then be carried to a drying house which should be 
thoroughly ventilated, laid in heaps to “sweat,” covered with 
mats to keep in the heat, and left for several nights to soften 
and bleach. The leaves, and no more than 12 should be allowed 
to grow on each stem, should when supple, be stripped from their 
