®l^p i. m. Bill IGtbrarg 



Nortlj (Earolina ^tate Imueraitii 



SB?,73 

 T6?,8 

 no. 9 



wcers of tobacco in 

 about 31,000 Georgia 

 n 116 million pounds 



The 59,630 Georgia 

 represent 7.5 percent 



ted on the soils of the 

 of Georgia tobacco is 

 114.1 million pounds 

 71. Also important is 

 ^ and grown on the 

 tithwestern part of the 

 siaie. More tnan z.o miuion pounds of this type were 

 harvested by Georgia farmers in 1971. 



The history and background of this great industrt/ are 

 fascinating. This booklet traces that background and 

 outlines some of the important crop data that has had 

 and will continue to have a significant impact upon the 

 people and the economy of Georgia. 



Tobacco History Series 



First Edition 



m 



THE TOBACCO INSTITUTE 



1776 K St, N.W, Washington, D. C. 20006 

 1973 



