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matra." At Waycross, 20 persons formed a stock com- 

 pany both to grow leaf and to manufacture cigars. By 

 1900, about a million pounds of "Sumatra" were being 

 grown on thousands of Georgia acres. Decatur County 

 could boast about having the largest shade tobacco 

 plantation in the world. 



But the "Sumatra boom," in reality, was not to be 

 an indication of a trend. Growth of this type of tobacco 

 never really gained enough momentum to become a 

 major portion of the state's agriculture. 



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