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Territories, in 1849, was 199,752,655 pounds. In the year 

 1859 it reached the astonishing amount of 429,390,771 pounds, 

 being a gain of 229,638,116 pounds in ten years. The crop 

 grown in 1859, at the low figure of ten cents per pound, 

 would amount to $42,939,077.10. Notwithstanding the great 

 amount grown here, we find that large quantities are imported 

 every year. Not being able to get the amount imported in 

 1859, we take that of 1858. In that year there was imported 

 into this country 7,499,566 pounds, at a cost of 11,255,831. 

 Also 218,729,000 cigars, at a cost of $4,123,208, and snuff, 

 with other manufactures of tobacco, to the amount of $589,439. 

 Of the domestic tobacco spoken of, there were exported 127,670 

 hogsheads, 4,841 cases and 12,640 bales, valued at 117,009,767, 

 and of the manufactured domestic tobacco exported, there were 

 11,210,574 pounds, valued at $2,410,224. 



By the census of 1840, all the tobacco grown in Massachu- 

 setts in 1839, amounted to only 64,955 pounds. In 1849 the 

 amount was 138,246 pounds, all grown in four counties, viz. : 

 Frankliij, 14,590 pounds ; Hampden, 68,156 pounds ; Hamp- 

 shire, 55,300 pounds ; Middlesex, 200 pounds. In 1859, Massa- 

 chusetts produced 3,223,198 pounds, being an increase of 

 3,084,952, the last ten years, and in twenty years 3,158,243 

 pounds. It is estimated that Massachusetts has produced this 

 year (1862,) one-third more than 1859, which would make the 

 amount 4,297,597 pounds. At fifteen cents per pound, (which 

 is a low estimate for this year,) this crop would come to $644,- 

 639.55. Several of the northern States present a very large 

 increase. Ohio raised in 1859, over twenty-five and one-half 

 million pounds. New York increased her product the last ten 

 years, from 83,189 pounds to 5,764,582 pounds. Connecticut 

 increased from 1,267,624 to 6,000,133 pounds. In 1849 the 

 loyal States produced 230,369,341 pounds, and the seceding 

 States produced 199,021,430 pounds. The consumption of 

 this article, in various forms, doubtless keeps pace with the 

 production. 



CULTIVATION. 



First prepare a plant bed. Select a warm exposure of moist 

 (not wet) ground, make it very rich, using manures free from 

 weed or clover seeds, to avoid extra work when weeding plants. 

 Prepare the ground early in the spring as possible, as you 



