liv. The Fermentation of Cacao 



CHAPTER IX. A FEW NOTES ON THK CURING AND 

 FERMENTING OF TOBACCO, by the Editor 



The views of Mr. J. N. Harper of South Carolina 

 different processes and different tobaccos fermen- 

 tation in tobacco also due to enzymes enzymes 

 destroyed above 152 F. fermentation takes place 

 more rapidly at a high temperature bright yellow 

 and dark tobaccos Mr. Charles R. Jones of the 

 Philippines and his views the tobacco or cigarette 

 beetle {Lasioderma serricorne) open mandalas or 

 heaps encourage them what the beetles cost the 

 planters to evade the beetle new methods of fer- 

 mentation may be necessary Mr. Jones suggests 

 how this may be done and leave a profit Mr. N. C. 

 Chudhury, of India, tells us about drying and fer- 

 menting in Behar the optimum temperature for 

 drying cigarette tobacco other temperatures for 

 cigar tobacco how to secure and maintain these 

 Mr. Bernard Coventry (India) considers primitive 

 methods handicap tobacco-growing why this 

 section was included by the Editor. 



