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Nashville. A. B. and J. P. Killebrew, of Montgomery 

 county, large and successful tobacco planters, have sup- 

 plied many valuable facts 

 regarding the more re- 

 cent methods in the 

 heavy-shipping districts 

 of fertilization, cultiva- 

 tion and harvesting ; 

 also Mr. J. C. Kendrick, 

 president of the Clarks- 

 ville tobacco board of 

 trade, and M. H. Clark, 

 the Nestor among to- 

 bacco dealers of Tennes- 

 see. Mr. Clark's high 

 intelligence and exten- 

 sive and varied knowl- 

 edge of tobacco among 



THOMAS MASON, OHIO. ,...,. , 



all civilized nations, and 



his intimate acquaintance with the special types suita- 

 ble for consumption by the various peoples of the earth, 

 make his contribution to this work of 

 special and authoritative value. The 

 rich endowments of his mind are only 

 equaled by the excellence of his ad- 

 dress, his high courtesy as a gentle- 

 man, and his gracefulness and perspi- 

 cuity as a writer. His brother, Lewis 

 R. Clark, a full associate in the to- 

 bacco trade, is also a gentleman of rare 

 culture and of varied attainments. He 

 has never hesitated to comply with *>HN BIMS, VIBG: 

 any request made of him for information pertaining to 

 tobacco. Charles Dowell, of Robertson county, is enti- 

 tled to our best thanks for the admirable designs fur- 

 nished by him for building curing houses, 



