Abstract: Disclosed is a tobacco leaf grading and stripping apparatus or rack which is easily movable to desired locations accessible to the cured tobacco, and comprises base means, tobacco stick hanger means having a generally wheel-shaped, polygonal periphery, rotatably mounted on the base means and comprising a plurality of individual arms extending outwardly from stanchion means in a spoke-like manner, and each of the arms being provided on its outer portions with support means adapted to receive and support one end of a loaded tobacco stick such that adjacent support means can support jointly the whole stick in a generally horizontal posture. Any number of arms can be provided for supporting any desired number of loaded tobacco sticks, about four or five sticks being preferred.