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and the difference in temperature inside and outside the 

 barn will be influenced by the humidity of the outside 

 air. In warm weather the temperature inside the barn 

 must be higher than in cool weather ; and in rainy or in 

 foggy seasons it must be higher than in clear, dry 

 weather. In addition to temperature there is another 

 equally important factor in controlling the humidity in 



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Photo takicx by Kumar Kamai.kndra Xakuxx. 



A field of country tobacco at Omhata (Cooch Behar), partly harvested. 



The group consists of Maharajkumar Victor N. Xarayan (fourth figure 



from the left), and some of the officers of the Cooch Behar State. 



the barn, and consequently the rate of drying, and this 

 is ventilation. If the barn were perfectly tight, the air 

 within would, of course, soon be saturated ; and the 

 inevitable result would be that tobacco would sweat ; 

 that is, drops of water would collect on the surface of the 

 leaves. The warm saturated air in the barn must, 

 therefore, be constantly replaced by the cooler, less 



