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179,099,000 pounds. Cuba's crop averaged 48,797,000 

 pounds for this period. This was mostly high-priced cigar- 

 leaf tobacco. Other important countries in the production 

 of this crop are Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Turkey, the 

 Dutch East Indies, and Japan. 



The average area devoted to this crop in the United 

 States for the period from 1913 to 1917 was 1,334,000 acres, 

 with an average yield of 809.7 pounds to the acre. The 

 total production averaged 1,080,076,000 pounds, valued at 

 $157,457,000. 



KT. ^^^mmm^^^ammam^mmmi^mmmmamammm 34.51% 



N. c. w^^^mi^^^^ammmim 17.02% 



VIRGINIA l^^^B^^HaBBH 12.42% 

 OHIO ^^^^Bi^ 7.74% 



TENN. ^mmmmm 6.69% 



WIS. HBi^B 4.50% 



S. C. ■■■ 3.31% 



All Others I^HBB^^^HHH^ 13.81% 



Figure 149. — Percentage of the tobacco crop of the United States produced in 

 each of the leading states, 1908-1917. 



Figure 149 shows that more than one third of the entire 

 tobacco crop of the United States is produced in the state 

 of Kentucky. This state produces more than one eighth of 

 the tobacco crop of the world, and the average value of its 

 annual crop is nearly $48,000,000. In 1917 the crop of this 

 state was 426,600,000 pounds and was valued at close to 

 $97,000,000. North Carolina and Virginia rank next in 

 production, though their combined crop is less than that of 

 Kentucky. These three states produce about five ninths of 

 the tobacco crop of the entire country. The usual yield to 

 the acre in these states is from 650 to 900 pounds. In Wis- 

 consin it is about 1,100 pounds, and in Connecticut, 1,600. 



633. Soils and Fertilizers. None of our other field crops 

 is so affected in quality and value by soil conditions as is 

 tobacco. The soil should be easily tilled and fertile, con- 

 taining a large quantity of humus. The different types of 

 tobacco require soils of widely varying character, or what is 



