22 



Curing. 



i man two days and nights, ® 75 cents each $3 00 



1 00 bushels charcoal, ® 5 cents 5 00 



Total 17 05 



CURING OX THE STALK. 



To cure 2,000 pounds by the old process will require four barns, and the 

 cost will be as follows : 



Gathering. 



24 men one day ^75 cents, (to fill four barns) $iS co 



Curing. 



4 men three days and nights ^75 cents each iS 00 



400 bushels charcoal, (100 at each barn,) ® 5 cents 20 00 



Total 56 00 



Cost of curing on patent hanger 17 05 



Difference in cost of curing 2,000 pounds $S 9 



By using the patent hanger you can save from sixty-five to seventy per cent. 

 of the usual cost of gathering and curing your crop, besides increasing it- 

 value from eight to ten per cent., by producing a more uniform color, improving 

 the texture, and increasing the weight. There are other advantages to be 

 derived from its use, all of which will become apparent to those who try it. 

 For instance, the cost of hauling the green stalks from the field to the barn is 

 wholly avoided. This is no small item, and, had it been included in the cost 

 of gathering by the old process, would have made a still greater difference in 

 favor of the hanger. However, we do not claim to save all the expense of 

 gathering and curing a crop. 



COAL AND AIR CURING. 



Growers of tobacco in nearly all parts of the country (except New England) 

 who have formerly practiced air-curing, are gradually adopting the quicker 

 and more profitable method of curing in two or three days by artificial heat. 

 By the latter mode of curing, tobacco is much improved in body, texture, and 

 color. Even in the New England States we find that air-curing does not fully 

 answer their requirements. At a recent meeting of the Connecticut Valley 



