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Russell or his son, Todd, as the most experienced and physically developed members of the crew, would feed the sticks up from the wagon

The big seller for us was the lack of pest interest

After harvesting, there is a 3-step process for flue-curing: Yellowing process of allowing the leaves to yellow by gradually increasing the heat of the barn, beginning with the temperature outside the barn, and increasing by 2 degrees Fahrenheit every hour until the barn reaches 100 degrees

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These steps ensure that only the highest quality leaves make their way into premium cigars, pipe tobacco, or other tobacco products

However, air-curing was the most popular technique for a long time, although when excessive humidity in the air threatened to ruin the whole crop, fires were lit to dry out the air