of its strength and full body, it is used for the most 

 part as a "seasoning" in a full blend. It takes only a 

 small amount of Perique to "flavor" the other tobaccos 

 used in a final mixture. 



The buyer keeps his tobacco for almost a year before 

 it is ready for export overseas and to a few, domestic 

 users. At the end of a year's storage, the tobacco is 

 rechecked, weighed and shipped. The United States 

 Department of Agriculture reports that for 1972, to- 

 bacco exports included 280,000 pounds of Perique, 



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Barrels of Perique fermenting under pressure in the curing barn. 



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