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well, had always been rejected by European colonists. 

 What took its place were varieties of the tobacco derived 

 from Spanish-American colonies, experimentally planted 

 in Virginia around 1612. 



he income of Kansas is supplemented 

 by tobacco 



The extension of settlements in Kansas increased crops 

 of tobacco beyond the personal needs of farmers. For 

 a while this agriculture seemed commercially promising. 

 It never went very far, however, and tobacco production 

 in Kansas is now neghgible. 



But Kansans today do not lack tobacco in manufac- 

 tured forms. In 1969, for instance, smokers in the state 

 bought about five billion cigarettes. These were suppUed 

 to them through 17,610 retail outlets including vending 

 machines and other sources. 



Sales of cigarettes in Kansas returned about $18.8 mil- 

 lion gross in state tax revenue in fiscal 1969. The esti- 

 mated wholesale value of cigarettes came to more than 

 $63.1 million; that of other tobacco products to over 

 $11 milhon. 



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obacco's place in the national economy 



Tobacco users in Kansas, together with more than 50 

 milhon other Americans, thus share in one of our coun- 

 try's major industries. 



