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question of the proper method of preparing the seed bed, the question 

 of the effect of fertilizers, the burn, etc., should all be subordinated 

 to the one great problem of presenting the leaf required by the cigar 

 manufacturers. These questions will naturally be considered in work- 

 ing out the broad problems, but they should not be given the first place 

 and be considered complete in themselves. 



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