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rice polish and bran are mixed and sold to feed pigs. 

 The rice-stalk borer, the chinch bug, and the ''black 

 weevil' ' are all enemies of the rice crop. 



Tobacco. The United States produces more to- 

 bacco than any other country in the world and sends 



Courtesy of the Alabama Tobacco Company 

 Fig. 87. Drying and curing tobacco in a well-vcntHated harn. 



more than one-third of it to other lands. The vari- 

 ety of tobacco raised depends upon the soil, climate, 

 and the use it is to be put to. (Fig. 86.) 



Wet soils of .clay produce large, heavy plants that 

 cure to a dark brown or red. Light, sandy soils 

 raise a thin leaf curing to a bright red, mahogany, 

 or yellow color. The quality of tobacco is affected 

 by the soil, kind of manure used, and the climate, 



