®I|p S. 1. Mill IGibrara 



Nortl? (Earolina S'tatp MnitierHitg 



SBP73 

 T6?8 

 no. 8 



t77ierce fn Connecticut 

 T t/iree centuries. The 

 United States and the 

 po had their origins in 

 fars of the 19th century 

 to had a most favorable 



mecticut Valley farmers 



\hen they became pro- 



?r leaf. This superior 



fame, and for many 



•ice for leaf of domestic 



was over $28 million. 



ted in Connecticut had 



that year of more than 



kail value of over $165 



%tes were purchased in 



Ifiscal 1970 the federal 



tax on these saleiMffiefd nearly $30 million; the yield 



to the state was close to $58 million. 



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