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TRAITS OF CHARACTER. 



all sycophants mark well their conduct and demeanor. On 

 the plantation or at the race, the Kentuckian is ever in his 

 best mood for recreation and enjoyment. 



His attachment for the horse has developed qualities of 

 patience and thoroughness that are shown elsewhere than on 



the " course." Benefit- 

 ing by years of training 

 and study, the success 

 that follows his efforts 

 shows at once that such 

 talents are not confined 

 to a single field of op- 

 erations. In many re- 

 spects like the Virginia 

 planter, they differ 

 somewhat in their taste 

 in all that pertains to 

 the turf and the field. 

 But we would not lose 

 sight, among his many 

 noble traits of charac- 

 ter, of that love of his 

 State that pre-eminent- 

 ly characterizes the Kentuckian. He IB justly proud of her 

 soil and of her sons, and whether in the halls of Congress 

 or on the field of carnage and blood, fears not to maintain 

 the honor and safety of the one and the other. 



It is surprising to one acquainted with the growth of to- 

 bacco and the value of the Southern States for its production 

 that so small an area of land is devoted to its culture in 

 Georgia, Florida and Louisiana. When owned by Spain, 

 West Florid^ WpfL D oted for its tobacco, and produced large 

 quantities whicE i were exported to Spain and France. The 

 soil of Florida is well adapted for tobacco, and the rich hum- 

 mock lands produce an excellent quality for cigars, not unlike 

 Havana leaf. Its cultivation has been tried in various parts 

 of the State, but the result has not warranted its cultivation 



THE KENTUCKY PLANTER. 



