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Heat adds profitability and cautions in tobacco shed curing
Study on supplemental heat in 1966-67 notes break even at 200 gallons of propane per acre at 31 cents a gallon. Heat improves wrapper to filler ratios and reduces moisture loss, with economic gains of about three dollars returned per dollar spent, while warnings about humidity and operational management are given for future trials.
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Yocum
Henry Engle
Engle
Rohrer Farm
Penn State University
Southeastern Field Research Laboratory
Lancaster County
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Jay Rohrer
John Yocum
Gastobac Co
Rohrer
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