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TOBACCO. 



The leaf grown by the Herki Kurds and other cultiva- 

 tors in and around the district of Shemdina is highly- 

 prized in Persia. In 1884, the first year of their opera- 

 tions, the employes of the tobacco Eegie only succeeded in 

 registering a yield of 25,000 oTces, but this amount repre- 

 sents less than a fifth of the estimated produce of the 

 vilayet. It is believed, however, that 8000-10,000?. 

 Turkish worth of Shemdina tobacco annually crosses the 

 frontier into Persia. 



Trebizonde exports in 1884 were 20,167 cwt., value 

 56,849Z. Inferior qualities are sent to Europe, good ones 

 remain in Turkey, and the best go to Egypt. 



The shipments from Samsoun in 1884 were as follows : — 



To Turkey .. 

 Austria 

 France 

 Egypt 

 Germany .. 

 Kussia 

 Great Britain 

 Holland .. 

 Greece 



£ 



116,840 



42,700 



11,512 



16,704 



5,096 



10,380 



1,002 



1,140 



1,248 



206,622 



United States. — The United States of America occupy 

 the foremost rank among tobacco-growing countries. 

 The areas and productions have been as follows : — 1875, 

 559,049 acres, 379,347,000 lb.; 1876, 540,457 acres, 

 381,002,000 lb.; 1877, 720,844 acres, 489,000,000 lb.; 

 1878, 542,850 acres, 392,546,700 lb. The crop of 1875 

 (in millions of lb.) was thus contributed : — Kentucky, 

 130; Virginia, 57; Missouri, 40; Tennessee, 35; Mary- 

 land, 22 ; Pennsylvania, 16 ; N. Carolina, 14| ; Ohio, 



