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other words, in this case, 100 pounds of unmanufactured 

 tobacco made 100 pounds ready for chewing. The leaf sent 

 from the station was of good quality, and the manufactured 

 article was pronounced excellent by competent judges. In 

 order to test the merits of this tobacco it was placed in the 

 hands of merchants for sale in different localities, and the 

 prices realized at retail were 40, 50 and 55 cents per pound. 



Several boxes were sold b}' a merchant in Montgomery, 

 Ala., at 30 cents a pound wholesale. These are better priees 

 than are obtained for much of the Virginia and North Caro- 

 lina plug tobacco sold in this State. 



The manufacturer of this tobacco used the best quality 

 and a high priced flavoring material, which made the cost 

 more than the common grades. A fair chewing tobacco, 

 with less costly seasoning, can be manufactured for about 14 

 or 15 cents a pound. 



Notwithstanding the cost of manufacture in this partic- 

 ular case, it left a reasonable profit for the tobacco. 



This tobacco was on exhibition at the late Montgomery 

 Exposition, and much of it was distributed to the lovers of 

 the weed and to those who are interested in this new industry 

 in Alabama. 



, MAKING (IIGARS. 



The tobacco sent to be made into cigars had to go through 

 several months fermentation before being manufactured. A 

 few boxes were received in November and some sent to the 

 Montgomery Exposition and distributed. None have been 

 sold as the supply made up was limited. Judges of cigars 

 value them at $25 to $50 per thousand. It requires about 

 twenty pounds of tobacco to make a thousand cigars such 

 as we had made. The cost of making was $20 per thousand, 



MAEKETING THE CROP. 



Much trouble is found in marketing the tobacco raised 

 here on account of the high rates of freight to the Eastern 

 and Western markets, and to remedy this tobacco should he 

 manufactured at home. 



