
After the seed have been carefully screened, they are 
put through the air blast cleaner shown above which 
separates light weight, undeveloped seed and trash from 
the plump, heavy seed. 
After treating, seed are washed thoroughly with large 
quantities of water in cloth covered vats. 


Close up view of air blast cleaner showing accurate device for 
adjusting air blast. 
How our tobacco seed 
are handled 
The tobacco seed which you plant can be the cheapest or the 
most expensive item in your crop. Is it wise to take chances 
with a crop which can be worth $500.00 or more per acre, by 
planting seed of doubtful origin or careless handling because 
they can be bought for a few cents less per acre? 
The best pedigreed seed from the most reliable sources can 
be bought for not more than 25¢ to 50¢ per acre—about the 
present value of a pound of average tobacco. 
In addition to the painstaking, careful, scientific breeding 
program and years of inbreeding (bagging) through which our 
varieties must pass before they are offered for sale, we give our 
sales stock of tobacco seed the best care and handling possible. 
The photographs on this page furnish striking illustration 
of the methods we use in assuring you of a high quality product. 
The steps are as follows: 
1. Seed are grown in isolated seed fields, plants are watched 
closely and all off types are eliminated. Lower limbs are removed 
from seed heads and suckers kept removed even after tobacco 
is gathered. 
Next they are spread out in a thin layer on drying racks. This 
drying period usually requires about two weeks. 

