30O TlMEHRI. 



Assorting the Cigars. 



An experienced eye arranges the cigars according to 

 each colour, into Light Brown, Brown, and Dark Brown. 

 Boxing the Cigars. 



As soon as the cigars are assorted they are boxed, 

 labelled and sent to 



The Drying Room. 



This is a room of about 12 ft. square, by 10 ft, or 

 more in height, in which the boxes of cigars are packed 

 up, one upon another round about, with a stove in the 

 centre. No wood fire, or fire of any mineral coal, but 

 only a charcoal fire (which last gives no smoke) can be 

 allowed for the drying. Kindle the fire every morning, 

 raise the heat to 80''* F., keep it at this point for a fort- 

 night or three weeks, until the cigars are sufficiently 

 dried ; this can be ascertained by opening a box of cigars 

 in the Drying room, for which purpose one box only out 

 of the lot can be loosely tacked. 



Return of ten acres of land grown in tobacco : — 



1st Crop ... ... ... ... 9,000 lbs. 



2nd do. ... ... ... ... 6,000 „ 



3rd do. ... ... ... ... 3,000 „ 



Total ... ...18,000 lbs. 



Suitable for Cigar making, 40 0/0... ... 7,200 lbs. 



Balance for Snuff, Chewing and Smoking To- 

 bacco ... ... ... ...10,800 „ 



18,000 lbs. 



For making Cigars ... ... ... 7,200 lbs. 



10 0/0 off for Ribs ... ... ... 720 „ 



Balance ... ... 6,480 lbs. 



This gives in Cigars:^ 



The 100 Cigars weighing % lbs. yield 864,000 Cigars. 



„ 100 do. do. I „ do. 648,000 „ 



„ 100 do. do. ij „ do. 432,000 „ 



„ lOO do. do. 2 „ do. 324,000 „ 



