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CHAPTER IX.—A FEW NOTES-ON THE CURING AND 
FERMENTING OF TOBACCO, by the Editor wee 285 
The views of Mr. J. N. Harper of South Carolina— 
different processes and different tobaccos—fermen- 
tation in tobacco also due to enzymes—enzymes 
_destroyed above 152° F.—fermentation takes place 
more rapidly at a high temperature—bright yellow 
.and dark-tobaccos-—Mr. Charles R. Jones of the 
Philippines and his views—the tobacco or cigarette 
beetle (Lastoderma serricorne)—open mandalas or 
_ heaps encourage them—what the beetles cost the 
planters—to evade the beetle new methods of fer- 
mentation may be necessary—Mr. Jones suggests 
how this may be done and leave a profit—Mr. N. C. 
Chudhury, of India, tells us about drying and fer- 
menting in Behar—the optimum temperature for 
drying cigarette tobacco—other temperatures for 
cigar tobacco—how to secure and maintain these— 
Mr. Bernard Coventry (India) considers primitive 
methods handicap tobacco-growing— why this 
section was included by the Editor. 
