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SB273 

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 no. 15 



fg pruducer of tobacco 

 xlij by North Carolina 

 h 33,000 farm families 

 ight tobacco on 63,000 

 million. 



•^markets auctioned the 

 fern for use as part of 



iant retail market for 

 'ficfs. More than 19,000 

 in cigarettes to South 

 lie level, tobacco prod- 

 )n in sales. 

 Tobacco is "king' in South Carolina as it remains the 

 number one cash crop in the state. From the period of the 

 first known settlements in the 17th century tobacco has 

 been closely woven into the economic and social fabric 

 of South Carolina. This booklet presents the record of 

 tobacco in the state and describes its current agriculture 

 and industry. 



Tobacco History Series 

 First Fdition 



THE TOBACCO INSTITUTE 



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

 1972 



NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES 



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