The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-12-14
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR PREPARING hurley
FOR MARKET GIVEN
Growers Urged to Take Plen-
ty Of Time in Stripping
Their Tobacco and Grad
ing II Before Delivery
10 Association

Instructions 10 members 81 the
Burnley Tobacco Growers Cooper
ative Association In regard TO the
stripping and preparing Of their to-
bseeo for delivery have been approx
ed by Director % Warehouses Ralph
NJ. Barker Of the Burnley Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Association
and will be sent TO all members Of
the organization.
The instructions. in full. are as
follows:
"When your tobacco comes in case
while hanging In the barn and you
are ready 10 take II down. you win
find tina; some Of the tobacco 10
somewhat different. either In color.
texture or sire. and when ready TO
take u down. separate by sticks and
this will be Of great help 10 you
more time to strip the poor qualities
and place them in their respective
grades an din this way yaur grades
will be uniform and even.
flake plenty Of time to make a
first-class job Of stripping. You do
no thavs 10 rush your head OF To get
your tobacco in the market n certain
day. as the association grading and
advance is one and the same every
day in the season. Wait until your
tobacco IL in proper case before TAX
ing Il down. We want 20 warn you
against mixing grades on the same
stick: always keep every grade on
i,s own stick, never get the same
grades cor familiesl mixed in the
hand or bundle. The ASSOCIATION has
divided the tobacco into seven grades
Cor familiesl as follows;
Grade A-Flying or bottom ragged
leaves.
Grade B-Trashes just above your
hyings.
Grade C-Lugs or the thin bright
solid tobacco from which cigarette
wrappers are picked.
Grade D-Bright leaf for smoking
or chewing and from which heavy
wrappers are picked.
Grade E-Red leaf or chewing
Grade f-Tips for smoking or
chewing.
Grade G--Green.
"you want to know when you look
at leaf tobacco 10 which grade or
family II belongs BE especially care
ful to keep all damaged tobacco to H.
self and all green TO itself. The
neatest you can possibly strip. tie and
handle your tobacco. the more money
II will bring. Tie your tobacco neat
ly In medium sized bundles and
straighten out each hand as you place
II on the stick and when the stick Is
placed in the bulk have a nice wide
board with which to straighten out
and press down smoothly.
always keep your bulk well cover.
ed to prevent drying. dust. etc. when
you are ready to deliver your tobae-
co, 40 carefully through your bulk
and lay out each grade to itself.
Then load Il on the wagon on the
sticks. placing a marker between each
grade.
SHOULD you have to ship in hogs
heads, be careful to keep the tobae-
co straight and keep separate by plen-
~ Of paper. Under no circumstances
take tobacco of the stick to load il. |
IL not only can be handled easier,
but will look much better and will
grade higher Never take wet tobae-
co 10 the market. You can dry IL |
much easier at home than at the de-
iivcring point.
"The sole object Of the association
"a TO help you make money out Of
your tobacco. Your cooperation In
careful grading. neatly handling and
delivering, win 20 long way In help
ing 20 attain this object. II you de-
sire any information. call on your
grader at your delivering point and
he will eheerfully give you same"