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therefore, the first symptoms of heat in such a pile, by 

 opening the pile, and repacking it, shaking out the hanks 

 and giving them time to cool off." 



Bowie gives a caution that the tobacco " should not be 

 too moist or ' high,' as it is termed, when put in stalk 

 bulk, or it will get warm, the leaves stick to the stalk, 

 get a bad smell, and change colour ; besides, if left too 

 long, it will rot. To bulk tobacco requires judgment and 

 neatness. Two logs should be laid parallel to each other, 

 about 30 inches apart, and the space between them filled 

 with sticks for the purpose of keeping the tobacco from 

 the dampness of the ground. The bundles are then 

 taken one at a time, spread out and smoothed down, 

 which is most conveniently done by putting it against 

 the breast and stroking the leaves downward smooth and 

 straight with the right hand. It is then passed, two 

 bundles at a time, to the man bulking. He takes them 

 and lays them down and presses them with his hands ; 

 they are laid, two at a time, in a straight line — the broad 

 part of the bundles slightly projecting over the next two — 

 and two rows of bundles are put in a bulk, both rows 

 carried on together, the heads being on the outside, and 

 the tails just lapping one over the other in regular suc- 

 cession. The bulk, when carried up to a convenient 

 height, should have a few sticks laid across to keep it in 

 place. It must often be examined, and if getting warm 

 it ought to be immediately changed and laid down in 

 another bulk of less height, and not pressed as it is laid 

 down ; this is called ' wind-rowing ' ; being loose and 

 open, it admits the air between the rows of bundles, hence 

 the term. The next process in this troublesome, but 



