THE CULTURE OF FARM CROPS. 



compact, long piles, and weighted. They then undergo a 

 fermentation in which some heat is developed, and this 

 process brings out the flavor and peculiarities of the leaf. 

 After this has been completed, the leaves are packed in 

 boxes or hogsheads for sale. The price of the finished leaf 

 varies very much, ranging from 3 or 4 cents per pound, up 

 to 75 cents or one dollar, or even higher for the yellow col- 

 ored and finest varieties. The yield varies from 500 to 

 1500 Ibs. of cured leaf per acre. 



