Groining cigar-wrapper tobacco under tents 



Courtesy Cigar Institute of America 



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heets of leaf 



Over a decade and a half ago, a technological devel- 

 opment occurred which meant an uncertain future for 

 Connecticut Valley tobacco farmers. Following 1955, 

 there was a progressive reduction in the production of 

 Broadleaf and Havana Seed harvested in the Valley. 



