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ley Producers Advised Marketing Of Tobacco , - i -trccn and that f? .. ,?n "v smoking side. dark green and l, 'l.-H-co is on the chew -:>? rial factors are us ju-v,. are concerned with i i he tobacco When . ? ? k ted in such hfgh , . doubtful keeping factor 'W> is used. Da'cco I as begun to dam i;,.t damaged 20rb or I lactor 11'i is used t. unsoundness. GROIPS / if Group: V group of to i3I!> from the upper por the plant which is rela ?riaim to very heavy in compared with Lugs and I.eaf has a higher per ,f o:l and wax than the s narrower in width, has n idribs) and lateral mote pointed tip of leaf. ;re of finish and matur is usualh somewhat less r ripe. Specifications: , All quali c If.-,I group carry length ens. 1st and 2nd quali be o'.er 20" long. Third curt he over 18" long and th qualities must be over The maximum amount of >r nonuniformity which i!i i a i I by the different qualities varies from under 10ri in a B1 to under 30r> in 114 and B5 "see charti. The percentage of j injury and waste that the qualities j can carry also increases as the j quality decerases isee chartt. Thirty-two Grades of Leaf can be made isee chart'. Note that only leaf in colors F. FR, and R can go 1 into B1 or B2. Keep green and off I colored tobacco out of good, long, j high-colored tobacco! TIPS; Tips are a sub group of Leaf tobacco of which 20r'( or j more of its leaves are under 16'* I in length. Tips normally consist of ! relatively narrow, sharp pointed I and heavy bodied leaves which grow on the too or upper part of the plant but may consist of any | short leaf having the characteris tics of tips. Other specificatios are s the same as for leal'. LUGS: Lugs are leaves usually from the center of the plant be tween the Flyincs and Leaf Groups. Lugs are comparatively free from jthe injury which is characteristic 'of leaves grown near the ground. Thev are thin to medium in body, lean to low in oil. generally rine to very ripe, spreadv Thev have an open weave, very light to fairly true color shade, sufficient tensile strength and solidity to be stem able. smooth finish, are generally nblate to round tio of leaf, and have a wrinkled, crene-like appear ance of the leaf surface. Twentv-three grades of Lugs are made First and second quality-lugs must be over 20'' long and must be either L or F colors. Green or mix ed color lugs cannot go higher than 4lh quality. Third quality lugs must be over 18" long. Specifications for mixture, injury and waste are similar to the leaf group. 'See Chart'. rLiriNUh: Flyings normally con-1 sist ol the leaves at the lower part! of the plant. They show a material j amount of injury and waste charac- ' teristie of leaves grown near the ' ground. They are relatively non-j elastic, very lean'to low in oil, lis-1 suey to fairly thin in body, very open to porous weave, pale to dus ky color shade, low strength and solidity, dull finish and are eener allv thoroughly ripe to overripe. Flyings have no length specifica tions. More mixture or nonuniform ity is tolerated ranging from 15% to 30% (see chart); injury is no loneer considered but waste is. and from 5% ud to 40% can bo toler ated (see chart). MIXED GROUP; Any extreme rrtixlure, not defined as non descript, containing tobacco of two or more distinctly different groups including. <a> anv lot which has not been sorted, and which consists of tobacco from two or more distinct ly different grouDs. or. lb) any lot which is extremelv different in bodv, general quality or general color Six erades 3rd. 4th and 5th qualities in F and R colors. NONDESCRIPT: (N) tobacco can come from any of the above described groups, consisting of to bacco with more than 40% waste, I damaged over 20'f, over 40' r crude, muddy or extremely dirty ; tobacco, tobacco with too much ! foreign matter, wet tobacco, tobac- ( co infested with live beetles, un- \ ! cured tobacco including "fat ' stems" and "wet butts," nested, or off-type or very inferior lots of tobacco. DEFINITIONS Injury ? Hurt or impairment i from any cause except damage. Waste?Portion of leaf lost or rendered unusable. Mixed Group?Any extreme mix ture, containing tvbaceo of two or more distinctly different groups. Mixed Color ? A moderate mix ture of closely related grades fit 30'7 of lot distinctly different in quality and color; <2> tobacco con taining 30'"; or more of leaves from a closely related group. Variesated >K' - 11) Leaf having a diversity of colors or tints other than ereen within the leaf. <2> Lot containing 30r, or more of varieeated leaves. Green <G> - 11) Leaf*of which 1/5 or more of its surface is sreen. (2) Lot which is not crude but con tains 20Cc or more green and/or crude combined Greenish fVi - <1) Leaf of which 1/5 or more of its surface has a green tin?e or cast. By Tohacrn Fvtfncion Section N. C. State College There is money to be made in proper sorting and good prepara tion of burlev tobacco for market. The job of sorting and prepara tion for market is in competition with many other farm operations for a farmer's time. Uncomfortable and unsatisfac tory working quarters and fixtures frequently induces hurried and slip-shod methods. A little encouragement from to bacconists (who in some instances are themselves making money from the farmer's failure in preparation) goes a long way in reducing the attention paid to sorting and prep aration. Competition for floor Nspace and selling time has resulted in the farmer's being encouraged to sort his tobacco into a few grades and place a lot of tobacco in one grade on a basket. An examination of the following table showing the percentage of our burley crop that is handled as resale tobacco is some evidence of the poor job being done in sort ing and preparation for market: Per Cent of Tobacco Resold 1949 - 1953 Year Ky. Tcnn. N.C. 1949 4.1 96 20.6 1950 4 7 6.7 20.6 1951 3 9 6 4 18.6 1852 - 3.8 5.8 15.4 1953 '4 7 8 1 18.0 There are generally two main reasons for resale tobacco: (It The buyers may overlook some piles of tobacco: and, (2) much of the re sale tobacco is handled for specu lative reasons. The speculator can make money on resale tobacco only to the extent that he can take ad vantage of the farmer's mistakes in sorting and preparation for market or when he can pick up a bargain where the buyers have overlooked the value of a basket of tobaceo. The farmer can take the profit out of speculation through proper sorting, good preparation, know ing what he is doing and being present when his tobacco is grad ed and sold.' Now let us take a look at the Key to Standard grade Factors and how the grades are set up and where the differet groups of tobac< co grow on the plant. Grades for tobacco are determin ed by the process of division and subdivision until a point is reached at which further subdivision is neither essential nor desirable. The final subdivision that is made com pletes the grade. The grade con sists of a combination of five or six numbers and letters. Class and Type: The first two numbers constitute the class and type. These numbers are prfnted on the ticket and are always the same for a given type of tobacco. Burley is always designated as type 31. Group: The first symbol of the grade which is marked on the ticket at the time of inspection is a letter and designates the Group. Group usually refers to the relative position on the stalk from which the tobacco came. It is usually de termined by such factors as shape of the leaf, venation, body, injury, etc. In Burley there are six groups. Tips from the very top of the plant designated by the letter T. Leaf from the top 1/3 of the plant is designated by the letter B. From the center of the plant come the Lugs (C) and at the bottom are the Flyings, or (X). Tobacco which is too low in quality to fit into the lowest grades of the above groups is designated as <N), or Non descript. Sometimes growers strip all of the tobacco from the stalk together and this is then placed In the (M), or mixed group. Quality. The second symbol of the grade which is written on the ticket is a number and represents the quality of the lot of tobacco. Five numbers are used and these indicate degrees of quality within the group. The number '1) is used to indicate the very best or choice nunlity. (2) means tobacco which is better than average or line quality. (3) Is used for average or rood Quality tobacco. (4) is only fair quality, or somewhat below aver age. and (5) Is used for low quality tobacco. Color; The third written symbol on the ticket represents the color! of the lot. Six major colors are recognized. The lightest color into which burley can be placed is (L) or Buff This color Is sometimes described as being about the col or of ripe wheat straw. (F) or Tan Is the next darkest shade, then comes (R) for red followed by <D> i for Dull red. This tobacco Is al most chocolate In color. (G) atands for green and <M) for mixed eolor Special Factor*: Frequently 1 a combination of the above Grouos. Qualities and Colors are not Miffl cient to adequately describe a lot of tobacco and a fourth symbol or special factor must be used. Quite often a lot of tobacco will be a lit tle darker than tan but not quite red. Under these conditions the special factor (FR) is used as a regular color. Another variation in color occurs when burley cures too fast and causes mottled or variegated tobacco. The letter < Ki is used to show this condition. Variations in green also occur which are not adequately covered by the color green. If only a green ish tinge shows in the tobacco the symbol for the predominant color is used along with the special fac tor (V). In leaf tobacco there is a greater amount of variation in the degree of green as compared to other groups. For this reason the side of green is always shown with the B Group.- <GF> indicates that (2) Lot containing 309c> or more greenish leaves. (3) Lot which is not green but contains 30<!'c of green and green ish leaves combined. Crude - (1) Leaf with 1/5 of sur face positive (immature) green. <2) Lot containing 30r', or more crude leaves. Damage - Effect mold, must, rot, etc. on cured tobacco. Decayed - Tobacco damaged 20^ or more. Unsound - Tobacco damaged un der 20^. Off-type - Tobacco which can not be properly classified in any other Burley grade. Botched - Tobacco which does not conform to the common and ac cepted practices of preparing to bacco for market. Nested - Tobacco which has been tied, loaded, packed, or arranged in such a manner as to conceal for eign matter or inferior tobacco. Senator Sam Ervin I Names Gatton As ! His Secretary Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr., D- [ NC, lias announced the appoint ment of Harry Gatton of States viile to fill the post 01 Secretary. I "I have given this a lot of thought as to the type of person I wanted for my secretary, and I j have found that Harry Gatton is well qualified by training and ex perience for this position," Sen-j ator Ervin said. Gatton has served as Adminis trative Assistant to Senator Alton Lcnnon. D-NC, for the past year. Prior to joining Senator Lennon's staff, Gatton was an advertising executive in the Treasury's savings bond program, lie is a native of Harmony in Iredell County, and be fore moving to Washington was a Statesville newspaperman and I radio station manager. In 1950 he served as State Director of Or ganization for the Young Demo cratic Clubs and is widely known in civic and political circles. He is n layman in the Methodist church, oast president of the Statesville i Junior Chamber of Commerce.: member of the Rotary Club and 1 American Legion, lie is a Scottish I Rite Mason. Gatton was a member of the Statesville Civil Service rommission. He served In the Navy luring World War II and U now in officer in the Naval Reserve on nactive duty. The American flag of 15 stripes md 28r stars which inspired the 'Star Spangled Banner" is exhibit >d in the Smithsonian Institution. Smoke Eaters ? BISBEE, Avis. (AP) ? Smoke came from Carl Ericksoa'a home. Carl called his brother. Fire Chief George Erickson. George and the firemen rushed to the house. Cause of the Are? An overdone pot roast. STUDYING PRINTING AT CHOWAN COLLEGE ?This is part of the group of young men and one girl are two-year students at the Roy Parker Schonl of Printing at Chowan College, Murfrees boro. During the first year they study composing advertising and printed forms, press-work, paper, inks, printing design and layout. During the sec ond year many of the students ^ill major in lino type operation and mechanics, while others will major in prcsswork or advertising makeup. Read inx from left to right the.v are Charles Bridges of Waynesville; Sam Cutler, Vanceboro; Forest Rroughton, Jr., Zebulon; Bill Ilolloman, Seaboard; Ted Pulley, Wake Forest; Mike Dennis, Spartan burg. S. C.; Jane Hughes, Aulander: Jack Taylor. Vanceboro; Eugene Perry, Wake Forest. All stu dents in the school of printing are required to take related English, mathematics, religion, his tory, plus physical education. 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