1 May, 1898.], QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 897 
As soon as the plant begins growing thriftily, and while quite small, take 
on one horse turning plough, such as is here illustrated, which will cost 30s., and. 
run with the land side as close to the plant as possible without disturbing it,"thus 
throwing the earth away from the plant, and then across the field the same way, 
leaving the plant standing on a small hill; let it remain this way for three or 
four days, if the weather be cloudy and rainy, butif it is hot and dry the earth 
should be thrown back into the furrow from which it was taken in thirty-six 
hours. This ploughing in old land should be deep, so as to give a deep and well 
pulverised soil for the roots to penetrate. After this the ground should never 
be allowed to pack and become hard, or get foul, but should be occasionally 
well and deeply stirred, first one way and then across with a double-shovel one- 
horse plough, cost 25s., care being taken not to disturb the roots or break 
the leaves, ploughing a little further away from the plant each time. This 
ploughing tends to keep the earth moist, enables the roots to grow and 
spread, and you get a healthy, vigorous plant, the top leaves spreading and 
growing and ripening with the lower ones. If the weather is seasonable the 
last ploughing may be doze with the turning plough throwing the dirt to the 
plant, thus forming a hill; but if the weather is dry the level cultivation is 
better. 
Tobacco should be topped and primed as soon as the proper number of 
leaves can be secured ; do not wait for the bloom. Youretard the development 
of the top leaves in waiting too long, and the plant ripens at the bottom before 
the top is done growing. - 
Priming, that is bottom leaves taken off, leaves you less work to do and 
gives the remaining leaves the full benefit of plant life. All the leaves that 
are damaged should be taken off, and if none or only a few are damaged, take 
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