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should also be three classes, which will be denominated 

 ' sano,^ ' quehrado,' and ' trijya de corona,' observing always 

 the same order as was done for the piles or heaps of 

 seconds and thirds. 



" Sorting carried on in this order is so simplified that 

 we do not doubt it might be done in one-third the time 

 taken under the present system ; and the labour of the re- 

 sorters would be dispensed with, which most of the 

 vegueros have now to employ and pay, as many of them do 

 not consider themselves sufficiently expert in the matter to 

 classify their own tobacco. This classification and nomen- 

 clature represent exact qualities to which a relative value 

 can be fixed, and may serve as a base for mercantile 

 transactions. 



" The manufacturer will not have to contend with bales 

 of mixed tobacco containing all the different classes which 

 the vega may have produced ; and he will find this divi- 

 sion very convenient to determine the time when each 

 class may be used without having any loss from finding 

 in them leaves that are not seasoned, whilst others of the 

 same bale, and perhaps of the same manojo, may have 

 become deteriorated from having remained too long in 

 fermentation. The manufacturer will, without any great 

 trouble, be able to make the assortment for strong and 

 weak tripa according to the quality of capa which is going 

 to be used, a most essential point in cigar making, and 

 thus he will be able to make cigars with all perfection. 

 All these advantages will result from adopting the reform 

 in the manner of sorting which we propose. And, in spite 

 of its simplicity, it is much more positive and extensive, 

 as it will be composed of four qualities subdivided into 



