AMERICAN TOBACCO TYPES, USES, AND MARKETS Sl 
for One Sucker. The stems or midribs have some com- 
mercial value, as shown under Tobacco Byproducts (p. 95), but 
this value is low. Therefore, it is often found more economical to 
stem it at once and thus reduce tr ansportation and storage charges. 
Examples of stemmed and unstemmed leaves are shown in figure 37. 
The stems are removed largely by hand labor, although machinery 
is occasionally used. Tobacco that has been stemmed is known as 
Caines (Giles, Sis) 
PREPARATION FOR STORAGE 
The stages by which tobacco is prepared for storage fall into two 
eroups according to whether fermentation is to be accomplished 
after storage or before. In general, the types sold at auction go 
through the fermentation process after storage, whereas the cigar 
types, as a rule, are fermented first and stored afterward. For 
convenience 1n discussing the sequence of handling procedures that 
precede ultimate storage of the tobacco, the types are grouped as 
those sold at auction and cigar types. 
AUCTION MARKET TYPES 
The auction market types of tobacco are packed in hogsheads for 
storage and aging, except for insignificant quantities packed in cases 
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Fiaure 39.—Exterior view of modern tobacco storage warehouses. Buildings 
are designed to protect the tobacco from the weather, but to allow free circula- 
tion of air. In center, hogsheads of tobacco on trucks. 
or tierces. In the case of export tobacco the storage is usually in 
bonded or monopoly owned warehouses abroad. For domestic stor- 
age large buildings of the type shown in figure 39 are usually pro- 
vided. Such buildings shelter the tobacco from inclement weather 
but permit free circulation of air. 
Before packing the tobacco in hogsheads, or prizing, as it is known, 
one of three procedures is adopted: The tobacco is either redried, 
hung, or bulked. Sometimes the latter two processes are combined. 
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