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factory results as the open mandala." If, there- 

 fore, the root of the evil lies in the ability of the 

 pest to obtain access to the fermenting- piles, 

 causing so much loss to the planters, I feel sure 

 the question of improved fermenting, or sweat- 

 ing compartments for tobacco, will also receive 

 the careful consideration of the planters and 



Reproduced from the " Philippine Journal of Science"} 



FIG. 2. Closed Mandalas with Tobacco. 



Government experts alike. " Forty-one per 

 cent, of the annual factory loss due to insects," 

 Mr. Jones tells us, in his concluding remarks, 

 "would pay for the necessary chemicals and 

 labour to combat the pest, and 13 per 

 cent, for installing proper apparatus. There 

 would thus still be a saving of 46 per cent, on 

 this stock alone, and these figures do not take 



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