284 



TOBACCO LEAF. 



In making strips, the loss of weight by drying is 

 from eight to 12 per cent ; by removal of midrib, or 



FIG. 84. STREET SCENE IN THE LOUISVILLE (KY.) TOBAC 



stem, 20 to 25 per cent ; by waste, five per cent, mak- 

 ing a total loss of from 33 to 42 per cent. 



The making of strips employs a great number of 



