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Four to six plants are placed on a lath four 

 feet long.) 

 5. Hanging upon laths by means of wire or nail- 

 hooks. 



B. When harvested with sections of the stalk. 



1. Hanging over the laths. 



2. Stringing on cords. 



C. When the leaves are harvested alone, without 



the stalks. 



1. Tying in pairs and hanging over the laths. 



2. Stitching upon strings. 



3. Spearing upon wires or nails on laths. 



4. Spearing upon metal rods. (Metal rods six to 



eight feet long, and strong enough to bear 

 the weight of the leaves without bending, 

 are used. They are pointed at one end or 

 tipped with a metal knife, by means of 

 which the midrib of the leaf may be pierced 

 near the base. The leaves are speared back 

 to back and face to face, and placed one or 

 two inches apart.) 

 Curinc : 



A. Sun curing. (Tobacco is exposed to the he.it of 

 the sun, but protected from rain bv tempo- 

 rary shelters. Tobacco in Turkey is at first 

 sun-cured for a few weeks, and then air-cured 

 inside cottages to finish the curing.) 

 R. Air-curing or Barn-curing. 

 (a) Wilting 



1. Leaf wilted before being taken from the 

 field. 



* Tin- till h/ut-r. leaves immediately after har\csl are quite brink-. So 

 they arc lift mi (lie c,rormil for a while, wherein the\ Income limp .mil 

 lose Iheir hi ill leiiess. Tliis witheriiii; of the leases is called 'wiltinc.' 



