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even crossing, and the whole mass presenting a smooth and 

 even appearance. The " wrappers " should be cased by them- 

 selves and " the seconds " and " fillers " together or separate 

 at the option of the packer. The tobacco should be cased 



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hard so that the mass will rise but little when the pressure 

 is removed. As the fillers are usually dry they must be 

 moistened before casing or subjected to a very strong press- 

 ure. After packing the cases should be turned on their sides, 

 and the grower's name marked on each case, also the kind of 

 tobacco, whether wrappers or fillers, together with the number 

 of pounds and the weight of the case. This is necessary to 

 ascertain the quality of leaf produced by each grower, as well 

 as to protect the buyer against all fraud in packing and casing. 

 The cases may be piled one upon another, but should 

 be kept from the rays of the sun and in a dry room, so that 

 the sweating of the leaf may be sufficient to fit it for use. 

 It is necessary that the season during sweating should be 

 warm, in order to- secure a good sweat. It will commence 

 to "warm up " sometime in April or May, and will be ready 

 to sample or uncase about the first of September. After 

 " going through a sweat," the leaf takes on a darker color, 

 and loses the rank flavor which it had before. It is better 

 to let the tobacco dry off before being used or taken from 

 the case. " Baling " is packing tobacco in small bundles or 

 packages containing from one hundred to two hundred pounds, 



