understand that to ensure a successful final 

 issue the planter has need to watch continu- 

 ously and to know all the conditions. If the 

 leaf does not "yellow" properly no amount of 

 after care in curing will make up for this de- 

 ficiency. In tobacco growing as in everything 

 else, to ensure final high quality each step in 

 the process must be executed with skill, care, 

 and judgment. 



The yield of tobacco per acre varies from 

 about 300 Ibs. of leaf in the southern states to 

 1,000 Ibs. or more in the eastern. 700 to 800 

 Ibs. per acre is considered a good average crop. 



REFERENCES 



KILLEBREW AND MYRiCK. Tobacco leaf; its cul- 

 ture and cure, marketing and manufacturing. 



Part I. New York, 1897. 

 BILLINGS, E. R. Tobacco; its history, varieties, 



culture, etc. Chapter XIII. Hartford, Conn., 



1875. 

 LAURENT, L. Le tabac; sa culture et sa preparation 



production et consummation dans les divers pays. 



Paris, 1900. 

 U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE. Farmers' Bulletins 



Nos. 6 and 60. Tobacco. 

 U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE. Bureau of Plant 



Industry. Bulletin 96. Tobacco breeding. 



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