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Tobacco — Table No. 3. 



experiments with fertilizers with three popular cigar 



varieties. 



This was the last experiment, planted May 14th. Fer- 

 tilized with 225 lbs. sulphate of potash, 150 lbs. sulphate 

 ammonia and 150 lbs. acid phosphate, for I acre. One plot 

 was unman ured in addition to the ^ acre. 



The land upon which this experiment was made was very 

 poor, was planted in peas the year previous which yielded 

 a very poor crop on account of the extreme poverty of the 

 soil. 



The yield of these three cigar types can be seen from table 

 No. 3 which follows. 



Figure 3 shows the appearance of the plots while growing 

 and before cutting. Also shows the unmanured plot on the 

 left side of picture, which was a total failure on account of 

 the extreme poorness of the soiL 



MANUFACTURING INTO PLUG AND CIGARS. 



The tobacco raised on the station in 1893, was manufac- 

 tured into chewing tobacco and cigars by a firm in Rich- 

 mond, Va. 



The cost of manufacturing for chewing was twenty-six 

 cents a pound. After the flavoring necessary for its manu- 

 facture into plug had been put on, the tobacco weighed as 

 much as it did before it was stemmed for manufacture. In 



