SEED 
Obtain best seed available of adapted varieties. 
Plant only a variety or varieties of proven perform- 
ance. If virulent soil-borne diseases, such as black 
shank, are present on the farm or on adjacent farms, 
it would be wise to use resistant varieties. 
BED SITES 
Select bed sites on medium rich soil, preferably 
with southern exposure, providing optimum sun- 
light, good drainage, and maximum wind protection. 
Young plants are easily injured by too much water 
during excessive rainy periods. 
WEED CONTROL 
Where high analysis fertilizers such as Cyanamide 
or mixed goods are used for weed control, beds 
should be thoroughly watered if rain does not follow 
within two or three days after application of 
such material. 
BED MULCH 
A mulch of clean pine or wheat straw applied 
immediately after seeding beds helps preserve mois- 
ture, affords some protection against cold, and 
reduces cloth damage, especially in wet weather. 
BED IRRIGATION 
Provide irrigation for young growing plants dur- 
ing periods of extended drought. Avoid use of water 
for irrigation purposes from streams or ditches 
where such streams pass through farms that might 
be infested with black shank or other soil-borne 
diseases. 
DISEASE CAUTION 
Do not bring equipment or plant containers from 
black shank infested farms to disease-free areas 
without thorough cleaning. Avoid such procedures 
if at all possible. 
UNIFORM STAND 
Obtain a uniform stand in the field as soon as 
possible, using plants of similar size that are vigor- 
ous and show no signs of wilting. A uniform stand 
of tobacco makes for easier harvesting and curing 
and at the same time gives a more uniform cured 
product. 
PRIMING 
Know your tobacco so that it might be primed at 
the proper time. Some of the newer varieties grow 
with a yellowish cast so that sometimes premature 
harvesting is practiced resulting in greenish cured 
leaf. Extra dividends are obtained where tobacco is 
properly topped and suckered. 
SUCKER CONTROL 
Be careful in applying any of the oils for sucker 
control. It is a good idea for each grower to do some 
experimenting on a few plants or a few rows with 
brush, mop, or commercial applicators before using 
such oils, or other chemicals, on a crop-wide basis. 
Good results may be obtained if plants are topped 
and sucker-control chemical applied about the time 
first blooms turn brown and top suckers are not over 
one to two inches long. 
GRADING 
Grade tobacco with care. A job worth doing is 
worth doing well. Narrow price differentials in 
grades has caused many growers to become lax in 
proper grading. 
CONTACT YOUR TOBACCO SPECIALIST OR 
COUNTY AGENT FOR LATEST INFORMATION, 
ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO INSECTS AND 
DISEASES, AND THEIR CONTROL. 
Number of Plants Per Acre at Different Row Widths and Drill Spacings 
nee Inches apart in row 
Width jee 16% 133 20% apd 24” 
3/6” 10,667 9,334 8,297 7,467 6,788 6,222 
3/9” 9,956 8,112 7,744 6,969 6,336 5,808 
4/0” 9,334 8,167 7,260 6,534 5,940 5,445 
4/3” 8,785 1090 6,832 6,149 5,590 5,124 
4/6” Seal 7,260 6,453 5,808 5,280 4,840 
4/9” 7,860 6,877 6,118 5,502 5,002 4,585 
5/0” 7,467 6,534 5,808 Deel AMOZ 4,356 
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