The named tobacco variety is important, but the curing, ageing and other leaves in the mixture can substantially change the final flavour
visible colonies persist until leaks are fixed, humidity is lowered, and contaminated materials are removed.
In the very top photo of this post, you see the next step, where it is loaded onto wagons
If it requires considerable effort to seat a bound bunch into a mold well, the bunch should probably be taken apart and re-bound to a slightly smaller diameter
$5.97 Montgomery Ward 1967 Top Tank tops comes in ribs of cotton double knit
Petersons reproductions are hit-and-miss, sometimes being homages rather than strictly authentic re-creations, sometimes being somewhere in between, and once in a while hitting the target dead center