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Fu\sf Quality Brujld. Shows a very good leaf ; well cured ; 

 nice small stems. 



Second Qualift/ Bright. Shows considerable green and too 

 short to do anything Avith, except for granulating purposes. 



The samples of plug manufacturing leaf, clearly show that 

 the soil and climate are well adapted to the growing of this 

 class of tobacco profitably. 



The tobacco, as a rule is too short measuring, that is, the 

 longest sample twenty-one to twenty-two inches, when it 

 should be from twenty-two to twenty-five. 



The best varieties are Conqueror, Yellow Prior, and First 

 Quality Brown, in the order named. When compared with 

 the rest. Conqueror seems to justify its name. 



Your bright tobaccos are worth just what a man fancies. 

 Some fancy bright wrappers bring fifty cents per pound, 

 while the very commonest bright will fetch six cents or so, 

 on the market now. 



BEPOKT OF MR. FRANK M. ROGERS, FLORENCE, S. C. 



I feel sure that the development of the culture of bright 

 tobacco in your State will add materially to the prosperity 

 of the farmers when they give it proper and careful at- 

 tention. 



The industry in this section has become quite a promi- 

 nent feature in our agriculture, and to those of our farmers 

 who are industrious and attentive, tobacco has proven one 

 of the best paying crops introduced. 



There is great prejudice in all the markets of North Caro- 

 lina and Virginia against all new sections. 



They tried in every way to discourage and kill-oiit the 

 business in this State at first, by paying very low prices for 

 our products ; the same prejudice still remains. Owing to 

 our soil, climate and length of season, we can far surpass 

 States north of us in quality of leaf, production per acre 

 and cost of production. They fully realize this, and should 

 the industry spread through two or three of our Southern 

 States, they would practically be unable to compete. 



