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APPARATUS FOR SIZING TOBACCO 





There are many different plans for constructing 

 tobacco sizing boxes, sizing tables, and sizing boards. 

 Nearly every tobacco growing section prefers a partic- 

 ular kind of apparatus. There is no need for estab- 

 lishing a standard kind or form of tobacco sizing box, 

 sizing table, sizing board, or other apparatus used in 

 sizing tobacco. All such apparatus can be constructed 

 so as to meet the specifications of the U. S. sizes. 



In determining the kind of apparatus to be used 

 proper consideration should be given to all plans so as 

 to select the kind that will give the best results at the 



Fig. 7. — A form of tobacco sizing box or sizing tray, now in 

 use in Pennsylvania and other cigar leaf States, with 

 U. S. standard size designations showing on box 



minimum cost. Several forms of sizing boxes have 

 been found to be very satisfactory in leaf-sizing to- 

 bacco. These boxes, however, have not been found 

 suitable for hand-sizing. The sizing board is suitable 

 for hand-sizing and is equally well suited for leaf-siz- 

 ing. When a number of sizes are to be made the to- 

 bacco sizing table is very useful as spaces are provided 

 for keeping all of the sizes separate after they have 

 been over the sizing board, which is conveniently 

 located on the table. When only three or four sizes 

 are to be made, the sizing table is not important, as 

 this limited number of sizes can easily be kept sepa- 

 ate by placing them in different piles around the 

 board. In some cases pins or stakes are arranged 



