few years ago a variety described as an "all-purpose 

 tobacco" was experimentally produced in Glastonbury, 

 Connecticut. The yield was high: 2,800 pounds an acre. 

 Whether this novel tobacco of the Broadleaf type, or 

 some similar, will succeed in lowering production costs 

 and supply a leaf of high quality, will depend on further 

 experimentation. 



llaricstcd Bnnidlfaf tobacco ready for the curing barns 



Courtesy Conn-Mass Tobacco Cooperative 



JLhe troublesome plant 



A field of tobacco ready for harvesting is an impressive 

 sight of sturdy, sound plants with leaves of generous 

 proportions. Tobacco has the appearance of a favored 

 product of nature, one that comes to full bloom more or 

 less spontaneously. The appearance is deceptive, for 

 tobacco is a remarkably sensitive plant that does not 

 grow unaided. 



