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of Connecticut and Massachusetts is a light, gravelly soil belonging to the 

 Hartford series of soils, and when well fertilized produces a fine quality 

 of tobacco. 



The principal tobacco soils of the South Atlantic and Gulf states are 

 light sand to sandy loam, underlaid by either a yellow or red sandy clay. 

 These soils run from gray to red in color, and where they have the yellow 

 clay subsoil they belong to the Norfolk series, while the red clay subsoil 

 places them in the Orangeburg series. The Orangeburg soils are more 

 productive than the Norfolk and the better grades of cigar leaf are produced 

 upon the former soil. These southern soils are responsive to fertilization, 



FIELD OF CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO. 



and as high as one ton of commercial fertilizer is used to the acre by the 

 best growers. 



The soils of Ohio are of limestone formation, and produce a heavy- 

 bodied cigar filler leaf having good aroma, but on account of the lime content 

 are apt to flake. The Pennsylvania soils are a little heavy for the produc- 

 tion of wrapper leaf, but the standard cigar filler leaf used in this country 

 is produced upon these soils. The soils of Texas are the Orangeburg and 

 Norfolk, which produce the same grade of tobacco as Florida and Georgia. 

 They are found in the eastern portion of the state. For additional 

 information on soils, see Chapter 1 on "Soil Classification and Crop 

 Adaptation." 



Preparation and Care of Seed-Bed. The preparation of the seed-bed 

 varies in the different tobacco districts, owing to some extent to the varied 

 climatic conditions, financial condition of the grower and type of tobacco 

 being grown. The most expensive and complete seed-beds are to be found 



