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'Simple equipment makes the stripping and grading job easier, and enables the farmer to market a neater, higher quality leaf. In the foreground is a tobacco stalk rack for the stripped stalk. When the rack is full, the stalks can be easily tied into a bundle and stored in the dry until they are spread on the ground. Over the stalk rack is another rack for holding tobacco sticks on which hands of the same grade are placed until the stick is full. When the stick is filled it is transferred to the tobacco press (top right) and the press lid lowered to iron out the rough wrinkled stick of hands into a neat stick which will bulk neatly without a bulge just below the tie on the hand.'

1. Tobacco Farmer Demonstrating Steps in the Processing of Stripping and Grading

IDNO:
001536
Title:
Tobacco Farmer Demonstrating Steps in the Processing of Stripping and Grading
Date:
undated
Description:
'Simple equipment makes the stripping and grading job easier, and enables the farmer to market a neater, higher quality leaf. In the foreground is a tobacco stalk rack for the stripped stalk. When the rack is full, the stalks can be easily tied into a bundle and stored in the dry until they are spread on the ground. Over the stalk rack is another rack for holding tobacco sticks on which hands of the same grade are placed until the stick is full. When the stick is filled it is transferred to the tobacco press (top right) and the press lid lowered to iron out the rough wrinkled stick of hands into a neat stick which will bulk neatly without a bulge just below the tie on the hand.'
Three tobacco farmers work with their product under fluorescent lights. 'Fluorescent light makes the stripping and grading job easier and faster. Note the arrangement of lights and work table. The lights can be adjusted to the height desired above the table.'

2. Tobacco Farmers Working with Tobacco Under Fluorescent Lights

IDNO:
001545
Title:
Tobacco Farmers Working with Tobacco Under Fluorescent Lights
Date:
undated
Description:
Three tobacco farmers work with their product under fluorescent lights. 'Fluorescent light makes the stripping and grading job easier and faster. Note the arrangement of lights and work table. The lights can be adjusted to the height desired above the table.'