After the preliminary selection of varieties, 
sorting, stemming and cleaning, the leaf is 
dipped into large vats containing flavors; and 
after drying are subjected to steaming. They 
are then packed away in bulk in the sweating 
‘department where they slowly ferment until 
required for use. These “bulks” or stacks may 
contain many tons of leaf. They require con- 
stant turning over, etc. Indeed it may be said 
that every step in these processes requires con- 
stant care. Temperature, moisture, length of 
exposure, etc., must all be carefully seen to. 
Otherwise the tobacco will spoil. 
In the case of tobacco leaf intended for ex- 
port trade rehandling consists mainly of stem- 
ming and removal of moisture. This is done 
before shipment in order to reduce the weight 
as customs duty is levied in accordance with 
the weight of the imported packages in the 
countries importing. 
REFERENCES 
U. S. Depart. or Acric. Farmers’ Bulletins 6 and 
60. 
Lavrevt, L. Le Tabac, sa culture et sa prepara- 
tion, production et consommation. Paris, 1900. 
Bovant, E. Le Tabac; culture et industrie. Paris, 
1901. 
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