After the preliminary selection of varieties, 

 sorting, stemming and cleaning, the leaf is 

 dipped into large vats containing flavors; and 

 after drying are subjected to steaming. They 

 are then packed away in bulk in the sweating 

 department where they slowly ferment until 

 required for use. These "bulks" or stacks may 

 contain many tons of leaf. They require con- 

 stant turning over, etc. Indeed it may be said 

 that every step in these processes requires con- 

 stant care. Temperature, moisture, length of 

 exposure, etc., must all be carefully seen to. 

 Otherwise the tobacco will spoil. 



In the case of tobacco leaf intended for ex- 

 port trade rehandling consists mainly of stem- 

 ming and removal of moisture. This is done 

 before shipment in order to reduce the weight 

 as customs duty is levied in accordance with 

 the weight of the imported packages in the 

 countries importing. 



REFERENCES 



U. S. DEPART. OF AGRIC. Farmers' Bulletins 6 and 

 60. 



LAUREUT, L. Le Tabac, sa culture et sa prepara- 

 tion, production et consommation. Paris^ IQOO. 



BOUANT, E. Le Tabac; culture et Industrie. Paris, 

 1901. 



