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>ther, and two feet apart; then construct a table or bench, about four feet in 

 ength and two in width, near each end of the hangers. The following diagram 

 llustrates the scaffold, hangers, tables, and position of operators: 



Operator. 



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 O Hanger. 

































TOBACCO. 

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FILLED 



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STRINGING THE LEAVES. 



As the leaves are brought from the field, place them on the tables with the 

 stems, or butts, toward the operators; string them by passing the end of the 

 wire through the stems; let the first leaf hang on one side of the stick, the 

 second on the opposite side, and the third on the same side as- the first. 



Continue in this manner until the stick is full, allowing sufficient space at the 

 ends to rest on the tier-poles. 



We have strung and cured from one hundred and twenty to one hundred 

 and thirty leaves on a single hanger; but would not recommend stringing 

 more than one hundred average leaves on a four-foot hanger, as they will cure 

 in less time and with less heat than a larger number. 



Two persons can string on one hanger at the same time. As soon as a 

 hanger is filled, place it on the scaffold, and proceed with another in the same 

 manner. An ordinary "hand" will string one hundred hangers per day, while 

 a more active person, with little experience, will string one hundred and twenty- 

 live or upward. 



CURING "GOLD LEAF." 



The bright, lemon-colored tobacco used for fancy wrappers should be cured 

 witli charcoal or flues. The finest quality of this is raised in Virginia, North 

 Carolina, and portions of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri, and is cured in 

 the following manner: 



Fill the barn (placing the hangers about five inches apart) and hang your 

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