Germany has nearly 40,000 acres under 

 tobacco cultivation in Rhenish Bavaria, Baden, 

 Hesse, and Alsace-Lorraine. The annual pro- 

 duction is about 50 to 70 million Ibs. ; and in 

 addition nearly 3 times that much is imported. 

 German home grown leaf is medium to large in 

 size, of fair body, heavy and with coarse veins. 

 It is used for cigar filler and pipe, but is not 

 suited for cigar wrappers. (See the chapter on 

 cigars.) 



French tobacco is raised from Virginia seed. 

 It is dark, coarse and heavy and is suitable for 

 plug and snuff making only. 



Russia is the largest European producer. 

 Russian tobacco leaf is very large in size and 

 like the French is coarse, dark and heavy and 

 is only fit for plug and snuff making. There is 

 a lighter kind grown from Turkish seed in 

 South Russia which is fit for cigarettes. 



Italy has made several attempts to cultivate 

 good tobacco, and several different types are 

 produced. A dark heavy leaf is grown from 

 Virginia seed, and a type from Kentucky seed 

 is also produced. These types are suitable to 

 the dark, heavy fertile soils of Middle and 

 North Italy. In the lighter sandy soil of the 

 south, the varieties grown are raised from 

 Turkish seed and are similar in appearance and 

 quality to the genuine Turkish tobacco. 

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