Cigarette - Any filler of finely cut tobaccos rolled in paper may be termed a 

 cigarette. There are two sizes made in the U.S.: "large" weigh- 

 ing more than three pounds per thousand, and "small" weighing less 

 than three pounds per thousand. Most cigarettes are in the small 

 category. 



Dark 



Usually a reference to those types of heavy tobaccos used in 

 chewing and snuff products, such as "Dark-fired" , "Dark air-cured" 



Hogshead - The origin of this term is not known but it refers to a barrel- 

 like container originally used for storing liquids. The English 

 standardized it at 63 gallons in 1423, but in practice, the ca- 

 pacity varies. It was adapted for storing and transporting to- 

 bacco from the beginning of the trade and is still preferred by 

 the industry. A hogshead of tobacco usually measures 48 inches 

 in length and diameter and contains 1,000 pounds. 



Plug 



The term is said to have originated in Kentucky or Missouri where 

 settlers first soaked tobacco in honey and then "plugged" it 

 tightly into holes bored in a green maple or hickory log. After 

 the moisture was drawn out of the tobacco and the wood split, the 

 "plug" or sweet chew was removed. Today it refers to a square or 

 rectangular cake of tobacco which may be chewed or smoked. 



Pool 



(1) A vernacular term used in reference to various cooperatives 

 organized by growers to market their tobacco in an orderly and 

 profitable manner. 



(2) Any of the 13 grower cooperatives which administer the price 

 support program under contract with the Commodity Credit Corpora- 

 tion. 



Sweating - The process of fermenting tobacco by natural or artificial means. 

 All cigar tobaccos undergo fermentation. The term is also er- 

 roneously used in reference to the aging process of cigarette to- 

 bacco. 



Virginia 



As in "bright," a general reference to flue-cured 

 anywhere in the world. 



tobacco grown 



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