The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . I ! <i^^:^^ ::^: ^. through the third process, which is that of fermentation. Thisis done b}- placing the rolled mass in shallow boxes, abouteighteen inches square and four inches deep, until the processis complete, which is denoted by the leaves assuming a bright 144 copper colour. If this process is carried too far, the leaf losesits brightness, becomes dark and dull, and deficient in flavourand strength. Directly the proper stage has been arrived at,the fermentation is arrested b}- passing the leaf through thedryin
The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . I ! <i^^:^^ ::^: ^. through the third process, which is that of fermentation. Thisis done b}- placing the rolled mass in shallow boxes, abouteighteen inches square and four inches deep, until the processis complete, which is denoted by the leaves assuming a bright 144 copper colour. If this process is carried too far, the leaf losesits brightness, becomes dark and dull, and deficient in flavourand strength. Directly the proper stage has been arrived at,the fermentation is arrested b}- passing the leaf through thedrying machines, which constitutes the fourth process. Thesemachines are of two descriptions, one being a long revolvingcylinder, the other having the appearance of a huge stove. Itemerges from these in the form familiar to the public, but asyet it is unassorted. The fifth process consists of passing the leaf through awire cylinder of graduated diameter. At the side of this latterthere are numbers of bins, each one fed by a trough leadingfrom the machine. The bins contain the variously assortedte
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