about 75,000 acres under tobacco cultivation 

 and the annual production is about 10,000,000 

 Ibs. The American Tobacco Co. has a large 

 establishment here through which it purchases 

 its Turkish leaf, amounting to over 6 million 

 Ibs. yearly, for the manufacture of Turkish 

 cigarettes, etc. 



The total importation of Turkish leaf into 

 the United States during 1913 was : 

 From Turkey in Europe . . . 10,816,048 Ibs. 

 From Turkey in Asia 18,955,295 Ibs. 



Greece and the Balkan States produce 

 tobacco which partakes of the qualities of Hun- 

 garian and Turkish, the Grecian leaf being 

 used a good deal as a substitute for genuine 

 Turkish tobacco. 



TOBACCO PRODUCED IN THE NEW WORLD OTHER 

 THAN IN UNITED STATES 



The government of Canada has given a lot 

 of attention to experiments in connection with 

 the growth of tobacco in the Dominion, but only 

 with indifferent success. The leaf is raised 

 principally from Virginian seed, but is large 

 and coarse and is only fit for inferior plug and 

 snuff making. 



Cuban Tobacco. The tobacco raised in the 

 Island of Cuba is the most celebrated in the 

 world for cigar making. The leaf is of a rich, 

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