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eight or ten days thereafter until the entire crop was gather- 

 ed, as it required that length of time to make a curing, to 

 bring the tobacco in order, to take it down out of the house 

 and bulk it. The curing was done in a modern tobacco barn, 

 with heating apparatus, as was shown by illustrations in 

 bulletin No. 14, May 1893. 



The following is the method of curing that was followed : 



CURING TOBACCO. 



— FOU YELLOWINCi OR SWEATINd — 



Temperature of Barn before firing Stoves, 86 degrees. 



July 19, 10 o. c, a.m. Fire started and thermometer kept 

 on average of 90 degrees until 12 o. c. that night. 

 From 12 o. c. at night (July 19th) to 



July 20, 9 o. c. An average heat of 95 degrees. All openings, 

 ventilators, &c. closed, temperature not rising much 

 over the average. Twenty-three hours now since 

 fire begiin ; tobacco yellowed, which is earlier than 

 the rule, thirty hours being usually required to yel- 

 low. 



SE'lTIX(f THE COLOi:. 



July 20, 9 (). c, a. m. Opened ventilators over the Stoves, 

 made two openings in conduits next to door on 

 either side, and half of ventilator on top of Barn. 

 Temperature raised to 100 degrees. 



