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a warm climate, and thrives best in a moist atmosphere ; 

 therefore, in such a climate, by employing ordinary means, 

 tobacco may be made to yield a protit not attainable in 

 less favored situations. A warm, moist climate will per- 

 mit of the selection of the varieties that sell at the hiijhest 

 price in the market, and in a suitable soil the protit will 

 be such as is not often or easily realized from any other 

 crop. 



From a table at hand, which gives the essential features 

 of the crops of cotton for the year 1888, in the United 

 States, it appears that the yield per acre for cotton was 

 one hundred and eighty pounds — price per pound, eight 

 and a half cents. Value per acre, fifteen dollars and thirty 

 cents. 



With tobacco, the average annual production during the 

 past decade has been about one-sixth that of cotton. The 

 average yield per acre has been about seven hundred and 

 twenty-tive pounds, with an average of eight and one-half 

 cents per pound, making the value of tobacco per acre 

 sixty-one dollars and sixty-two and a half cents. 



As the Havana tobaccos conmiand the highest price, 

 growers everywhere attempt to introduce and cultivate 

 them. The ditHculty in growing these varieties is, they 

 speedil}- degenerate if the conditions are not favorable. 

 Virginia tobacco is the most favored in temperate climates, 

 as it does not require such a high temperature, but on ac- 

 •count of its botanical characteristics it is not much liked 

 by cigar or cut tobacco manufacturers. A high price is 

 generally commanded, no matter of what variety, which 

 possesses either a light mahogau}', cinnamon, or golden 

 color, and fine aroma, with thin ribs far apart and even. 

 The wider the leaf and the less they are worm eaten, or 

 torn, the greater the number of wrappers which can be 

 cut from a pound for making cigars, consequently manu- 

 facturers will pay more for grades possessing these quali- 

 ties than for others. There are among growers as many 



