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This booklet tells something of Missouri's place in 

 the tobacco economy of America. In 1959 tobacco 

 products were sold at retail in the state for more 

 than $100 million. Missouri is the "corncob capital" 

 of the world. Thousands of its farms produce cash 

 crops of tobacco. The revenue from the tax placed 

 on cigarettes has been a source of community 

 benefits to Missouri. And tobacco has provided 

 some unusual material for the lore of the state. 



Tobacco History Series 



THE TOBACCO INSTITUTE, INC. 



910 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 

 1960 



NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES 



S01 202392 J 



