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known in the market as ' seed-leaf/ and is principally 

 used for wrappers for cigars; the refuse is exported. A 

 crop handled in the manner, described, and with skill, 

 will sell in New York City, at from 12 to 15 cents a 

 pound; but from want of proper care and skill, the crop 

 of tins county does not bring an average price of over 

 eight cents, 



COST OF CROP. 



The plants are worth per acre $2 50 



Manure, 10 cords, say 20 00 



Fitting ground and marking 4 50 



Planting and setting 6 00 



Cultivating and first hoeing 2 00 



do. do. second hoeing 1 50 



Topping, and killing worms, say 1 00 



Suckering, first and second times 2 00 



do. third time 4 00 



Harvesting and hanging (four men and team one 



day), 6 00 



Stripping one ton 10 00 



Five packing-hoxes 5 00 



Labor of packing 1 50 



Twine for hanging 1 00 



$66 00 



"A ton at 13 J cents, is worth $210; deduct 10 per cent. 

 for shrinkage, and 1 J cents per pound for transportation 

 and commissions, in all $52, leaves $218 as a net pro- 

 ceeds. The cost being taken from this, $66, and we 

 have $152 for the use of lands and buildings. 



" This is the best statement that can be fairly made 

 for this crop. If the price be put at the average our 

 growers get, viz., 8 cents per pound, we have for the 

 crop, 1,800 pounds, after shrinking, $144. Deduct $66 

 for cost, and $22.50 for commissions and transportation, 

 in all $88.50, which deducted from the amount received, 

 leaves $55.50 as the ordinary profit per acre. 



Jonathan Periam, in the Prairie Farmer, for January 

 24, 1803, says : 



*' The plants being cut and wilted, should be drawn 

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