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Since this industry was started on the station, parties 

 who have gotten instructions from us as to the growth and 

 management of the tobacco plant, are growing their own to- 

 bacco and making cigars. 



The cost of an out-fit for manufacturing plug is small, and 

 if enterprising farmers would grow tobacco in sufficient 

 quantities and co-operate in establishing manufacturing 

 plants in different parts of the State the undertaking should 

 prove profitable. The culture of tobacco will add materially 

 to the prosperity of the farmers when they learn to give it 

 proper and careful attention. 



This industry has become quite a prominent feature in 

 South Carolina agriculture and has proven one of the best 

 paying crops introduced. It has been demonstrated beyond 

 question to be a success in certain parts of the State. In 

 the Pee Dee section it has succeeded well, but it has had its 

 most satisfactory development in Darlington county. Ten 

 years ago tobacco was not grown for market in South Caro- 

 lina. Last year ] ,000,000 pounds were raised and marketed 

 in Darlington county. The acreage devoted to the cultiva- 

 tion of tobacco was not 5 per cent, of what was devoted to 

 cotton, yet the value of the tobacco product was 16 per cent, 

 of all the cotton raised in the county. The money value of 

 the tobacco crop of Darlington county was $120,000. 



This station has sent out this winter, on application of 

 farmers, a large quantity of tobacco seed raised here. There 

 is yet a limited quantity on hand which will be furnished to 

 those asking for them. 



PART II. 



Inasmuch as the interest in tobacco culture has increased 

 in the State during the last two years, the demand for the 

 Tobacco Bulletins has exceeded the number published by 

 the station ; and owing to this fact, it becomes necessary to 

 reproduce in this issue some inportant information con- 

 tained in previous Bulletins, especially in the illustrated 

 number, 44, issued May, 1893. 



