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June 18th a few plants of tlie Havana tobacco were putting 

 out fruit buds and were topped. 



July 3d. — The dry weather has continued, but the plants 

 have made a good growth and a general topping was done 

 on the cigar varieties. The plug varieties were not so for- 

 ward in their growth and at that time, very few of these 

 varieties required any topping. 



About July 5th it commenced raining, and for several 

 weeks there were occasional showers and heavy rains. 

 Soon after that time, both the plug and cigar varieties in 

 this experiment attained their growth. 



HARVESTING AND CURING. 



The gathering of the leaves for curing was begun August 

 20tli, by first taking off the ground leaves of the plug varie- 

 ties, placing them in baskets used for this purpose as fast 

 as gathered and then taking them to the curing barn. The 

 gathering continued through the 21st and the barn was filled 

 on the morning of the 22nd. 



August 24fh G a. m. — Started fires for curing. Tobacco had 

 yellowed fairly well in the house. Temperature outside 

 and inside of barn 75° before starting fires. 



After starting the fires, the temperature in the barn for 

 24 hours ranged from 80° to 86° 



August 25. — Temperature ranged from 

 " 26 " " " 



u 28 " " " 



" 29 " " " 



and fires stopped at sun-set. 



Tobacco seemed to be thoroughly cured with a fair pro- 

 portion of bright yellow tobacco. 



Sept. 1st. — Sprinkled floor of tobacco barn about 4 p. m. 

 preparatory to taking it down. 



Sept. 3rd, Monday. — Took tobacco out of barn and bulked 

 it down in another building, so as to have the barn ready 

 for another curing. 



