50 TOBACCO GROWING IN GREAT BRITAIN. 



The leaves are strung up singly in the drying- 

 house, and by constant change in their relative 

 positions — sometimes being crowded together, 

 sometimes the air having free access thi-ough 

 their midst, sometimes exposed on sun-frames — 

 the process is successfully performed, and a 

 sound, aromatic, and finely-coloured tobacco 

 produced, and finally made up into " hands " or 

 neat bundles of leaves dexterously rolled and 

 tied together, preparatory to packing. 



The different processes of curing are placed in 

 the following order by Herr Mandis : — 



1st. Wilting or withering the leaves. 

 2nd. Stringing up on strings or sticks. 

 3rd. Left in " close suspension," to get the 

 right colour. 



4th. Hung in the sun. 

 6th. Drying. 

 6th. Sweating. 



It will have been observed, from this slight 

 sketch, that the cultivation of tobacco requires 

 no great outlay and no paraphernalia of any 

 kind ; plenty of manual labour, careful industry, 

 and intelligent thrift are the chief requisites ; 

 and, if we fail, we shall fail from a lack of 



