DITISIO^ OF TOBACCO 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Erhasantas. — These also were two Italian tobaccos, the seed of which was sent Ub 

 from Scafati. They gave yields so remarkably high that report on them is reserved 

 until after further trial. If the yields continue high, as hoped, it will prove the 

 possibility of establishing on a profitable basis, the industry of the preparation of 

 nicotine. 



FERMENTING WAREHOUSE. 



The packing of the 1912 crop was finished by the end of May, 1913. Part of the 

 tobacco on coming from the bulk was brushed by hand to remove certain traces of 

 mold which they showed. This operation was completed more rapidly than had been 

 expected. Another lot Avas treated with low pressure steam (5 pounds). It was ascer- 

 tained that, to obtain good results, the tobacco must be subjected to the action of the 

 steam for about five minutes. At the above pressure, although the steam is very moist, 

 the leaves are not stained if the precaution is taken to keep them protected from any 

 jets of water or direct contact with the steam. 



The tobacco harvest from St. Jacques I'Achigan was received at Ottawa the end 

 of December, and that from Farnham the end of January. The latter had been sorted 

 at the Farnham Station. 



After many trials, a sorting table was chosen consisting of a surface graduated 

 by parallel lines 2 by 2 inches apart. The divisions are marked in odd numbers; for 

 instance, all the tobacco contained between thedivisions 17 and 19 are of an average 

 length of 18 inches. 



The formation of the bulks was undertaken during the first days of March. 

 Fermentation was established normally, rapidly reaching a temperature of 50° C. 



Proportion of tobacco suitable for envelopes furnished by some varieties of cigar 

 tobaccos. — The following table indicates the classification by length nf Romo of the 

 tobaccos grown at the Farnham Station in 1913. 



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