Two weeks later, the Times noted the success of the 

 market opening and said: 



The farmers are pleased and it is 'predicted 

 that there will he five times as much planted 

 on some sections of the county next season. 



In 1919, Georgia produced some 11.6 milhon pounds 

 of Bright tobacco and marketed it through ten outlets. 

 In 1922, the first brick warehouse was built in the state. 

 By 1929 Georgia was producing almost 87 million 

 pounds. 



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ecades of progress 



Along with the Second World War came an even 

 greater demand for American made cigarettes. Im- 

 proved technology enabled Bright tobacco farmers to 

 produce greater quantities of tobacco for their acreage. 

 In 1944, for example, Georgia produced 93.8 million 

 pounds of tobacco valued at almost $35 million with an 

 average yield per acre of 970 pounds. In 1947, she 

 produced about 135 million pounds on 110,000 acres at 

 an aggregate value of about $53 million— yielding 1,180 

 pounds per acre. 



As a cash crop today, tobacco is second only to pea- 

 nuts in Georgia, which has the nation's largest peanut 

 crop. The growth of tobacco in Georgia supplies jobs 

 for thousands of farmers and workers in transportation 

 and other industries closely related to tobacco. Taxes 

 from tobacco products help build hospitals, roads and 

 schools just to name a few. 



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