The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-12-05
Instructions Are
Given To Graders


for final instructions before taking up.
next Monday their duties at the re-
ceiving plants of the association over
the district.
The graders met at the offices of
Director of Warehouses Ralph NJ.
Barker Monday morning and were in
session throughout the day. Exami-
nations were conducted by Mr.. Bark
er with the idea of giving all graders
opportunity to demonstrate practical
knowledge of the work they are to
perform.
Director Barker has approved set
of instructions to members of the as
sociation relating to the proper prepa-
ration of their tobacco for delivery
and arrangements have been made
for notification to growers as to the
time for delivery of their crops.
In these directions growers are
urged to take their time" about
stripping and grading, so that they
shall get the best results, it being
pointed out that there is no need for
hurry and that nobody is going to
rush in ahead of the grower who de.
sires to take the necessary tin,e to
prepare his crop so that it will make
the best possible grade and appear
ance when delivered to the associa-
ton. A
The instructions to growers as ap-
proved by Director Barker are as fol-
lows
when your tobacco comes in case
while hanging in the barn and you
are ready to take it down, you will
find that some of the tobacco is some
what different, either in color, texture
or size. and when ready to take it
down, separate by sticks and this will
be of great help to you when strip
ping as it will give you more time to
strip the poor qualities and place
them in their respective grades and
in this way your grades will be uni
form and even.
Take plenty of time to make a
first-class job of stripping. You do
not have to rush your head off to get
your tobacco in the market a certain
day. as the association grading and
advance is one and the same every
day in the season. Wait until your
tobacco is in proper case before TAX
ing it down. We want to warn you
against mixing grades on the same
stick; always keep every grade on its
own stick, never get the same grades
(or families) mixed in the hand or
bundle. The association has divided
the tobacco into seven grades( or
families) as follows:
Grade A-Flyings or bottom rag
ged leaves.
Grade B-Trashes just above your
fiyings.
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 of tobacco to which grade
or family it belongs. You may have
several grades of each grade or fam
lily, II will pay you to size your to-
bacco, keeping the long and short of
each grade to itself. Be especially
careful to keep all damaged tobacco
to itself 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
it 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 covered to pre-
vent drying, dust, etc. When you are
ready to deliver your tobacco. go care
fully through your bulk and lay out
each grade to itself. Then load II on
the wagon on the sticks. placing
marker between each grade. Should
you have TO ship in hogsheads. be
careful to keep the tobacco straight
and keep separate by plenty or paper.
Under no circumstances take tobacco
on the stick to load 1t. II not only |
can be handled easier but viii look
much better and will grade higher.
Never take wet tobacco to the mar
ket. You can dry It much easier at
home than at the delivery point. The