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Plan of Housing. — The plan of housing in this barn is 

 illustrated by figure 18. 



Figure 18. 



Advantages of the Method. — The following are some of the 

 important advantages in favor of the Snow process over the 

 old: 



I. The planter can begin to house his crop from two to 

 four weeks earlier, as the bottom leaves which ripen first 

 can be taken off and cured as soon as they are ripe. 



II. As the lower leaves are pulled off those left on the 

 stalk ripen up more rapidly, which enables the planter to 

 get in his crop earlier in the season. 



III. The tobacco can be stored in a much smaller space 

 and with no risk of losing color or moulding when bulked 

 down. 



