VI INTRODDCTIOX. 



iU'f introduced i'm- cmniileteiieKs' sake. Tlie details nf t(ibacci> cuilture 

 are capable nf endless inoditicatiiins, lait the undcrlyiDg principles of 

 the jjroductinn uf fine tobacco are tln' same the world over, and 

 because of this the efi'ort has been to give the leasons foi certain steps 

 more prominence than the steps themselves. Wliero the natuic of the 

 tobacro plant is understood, and tlie principlrs involved in the 

 production of fine tol;iaci-o are regarded, the methods may be modified 

 to suit the changed conditions. 



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