TOBACCO CURER

Domain	Definition
Occupations	Moistens (conditions or cases) hands of tobacco to make leaves pliable for processing: Removes hands from receiving box and dips them into water or sprays water over leaves. Stacks leaves, stem down, on drainboard and covers leaves with cloth or paper. May pack drained leaves in cases and transfer cases to steam or humidifier room, using handtruck. May mix various grades and types of tobacco prior to conditioning. May be designated according to type of tobacco as Binder Caser (tobacco); Wrapper Caser (tobacco). May feel tobacco leaves from steam room and moisten butts and tops of hands that are too dry and be designated Cigar-Tobacco Rehandler (tobacco). (references)
	Controls heating equipment in tobacco barns to cure tobacco: Starts coal or wood fire in furnace, lights oil or gas burner, or turns on electric furnace to heat barn. Regulates temperature and draft controls, depending on type of tobacco and weather conditions, until leaves are yellowed. Observes color and moisture content of leaves to determine when to increase heat and regulate draft controls to dry leaves and stems. When bulk curing barns (tobacco leaves packed in metal racks and cured by forced air heat) are used, starts and regulates fan speed to control movement of air and heat through tobacco leaves. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: TOBACCO CURER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-c-c-e-o-o-r-r-t-u"
	-3 letters: cocreator, cocurator.
	-4 letters: accouter, accoutre, carburet, tabourer, turbocar.
	-5 letters: aborter, bracero, coactor, correct, courter, creator, curator, outrace, outroar, reactor, reoccur, taborer, tobacco, touraco.
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