. The Cuba review. 2S T II i: (• r I'. A u !•: \' i k nv. Classifying Wrapper Tobacco, Artemisa, Pinar del Rio Province. helpers his family ainl nearby neighbors. lu the dassifioations made by tlie buyers women and <liildreii furnish a large part of the labor required, men being employed largely only for that work requiring strength or extra ; In all these classifi- cations, the toltacco is separated primarily into wrappers, fillers, and trash or .small leflves and scraps fit only for the manufacture of cigarettes. Both wrappers and fillers are then separated into various grades,
. The Cuba review. 2S T II i: (• r I'. A u !•: \' i k nv. Classifying Wrapper Tobacco, Artemisa, Pinar del Rio Province. helpers his family ainl nearby neighbors. lu the dassifioations made by tlie buyers women and <liildreii furnish a large part of the labor required, men being employed largely only for that work requiring strength or extra ; In all these classifi- cations, the toltacco is separated primarily into wrappers, fillers, and trash or .small leflves and scraps fit only for the manufacture of cigarettes. Both wrappers and fillers are then separated into various grades, according to the size, thinness and gen- eral qualities of the individual leaves, the number of grades made depending on the original quality of the tobacco, the higher this is, the greater number of grades made. In some of the properties of the Trust, we believe that as many as 5S grades have been separated, but this, of course, is exceptional. In the ordinary properties where tobacco is grown without shade, and from 90 to 95 per cent, of the crop is filler, an average of about 14 grades will be made, each of these being divided into two or three classes, according to thinness of leaf. This applies to the product of the Provinces of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Munson Steamship Line. New York : Munson Steamship Line
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