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The Perique tobacco district Continued. pga. 



Diseases of tobacco 85, 86 



Insects 86 



Injury from storms - 86 



Value of tobacco product 8t' 



Peculiarities and special uses of this variety 86 



Points of excellence 86 



Other tobacco 87 



Production of tobacco 87 



CHAPTER IX. CULTURE AND CURING OF TOBACCO IN MARYLAND. 



Geology 88 



Topography and soils of the several counties 88,89 



Varieties of tobacco cultivated 89 



Tobacco fertilizers 9, 90 



Plant-beds, etc 90 



Preparation of the soil for tobacco cultivation 90,91 



Priming, topping, and suckering tobacco . . . 91 



Harvesting and housing of tobacco 91,92 



Curing of tobacco 92 



Stripping, assorting, and bulking of tobacco 92 



Selling of tobacco 93 



Dieeases of tobacco 93 



Enemies of tobacco 93 



Cigar tobacco 93 



Cost of raising tobacco 93 



CHAPTER X. CULTURE AND CURING OF TOBACCO IN MISSOURI. 



Character of Missouri tobacco 94 



Physical features and soils 94,96 



Climate "- 96 



Character of product and proportion of grades 90, 97 



Heavy tobacco district 96 



Manufacturing district 96, 9< 



Kinds of soils preferred for tobacco in different counties 97,98 



Varieties grown in the heavy tobacco district 9c* 



Varieties grown in manufacturing district 98,99 



Planting, cultivation, curing, and handling of the tobacco crop 99-101 



Tobacco strips 101 



Cost of growing tobacco 101, 102 



CHAPTER XI. CULTURE AND CURING OF TOBACCO IN NEW YORK. 



Climate 103 



Comparison of recent tobacco crops 104 



Varieties of tobacco . ; 104 



Grades of tobacco 104 



Tobacco soils 104,105 



Tobacco manures 105 



.Transplanting of tobacco 105 



Cultivation of tobacco - 105 



Topping and suckering of tobacco 10S 



Cutting of tobacco 108 



Tobacco-sheds 100, 107 



Curing of tobacco 107,108 



After curing 108 



Assorting of tobacco 108 



Boxes 108 



Range in prices of tobacco 108 



Value of the last tobacco crop 108 



Selling of tobacco 108, 109 



Where sold 109 



Sweating and shrinkage of tobacco 109 



Sampling of tobacco _ 109 



Price of lands, etc 10s 



Labor lit 



Diseases of tobacco 119 



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