called One Sucker because removal of the suckers 

 which sprout from the axil is necessary only once 

 during the season. Tennessee farmers harvested 

 2,576,000 pounds of this type on 1,400 acres in 1971 

 at an average 1,840 pounds per acre. They sold 

 their crop for $1,267,000 at an average of 49.2 cents 

 per pound. The principal use of One Sucker has 

 been in the manufacture of chewing tobacco and 

 for the export trade. Selected grades are subjected 

 to special processing methods which are treated 

 as trade secrets under such names as "Black Fat," 

 "Water Baler" and "Dark African." This tobacco 

 is used largely for export and is consumed by pipe 

 smokers. 



long days and hard work 



In all, Tennessee tobacco farmers make a hefty con- 

 tribution to the national tobacco economy. Tliere are 

 an estimated 97,000 farm families involved in raising 

 tobacco in the state. All types of tobacco, representing 

 almost 10 percent of all crops grown in the state, are 

 cultivated on 51,760 Tennessee acres on 96,800 farms. 

 In 1971, the total tobacco poundage produced came to 

 more than 105.6 million pounds averaging about 2,040 

 pounds per acre. The entire crop was sold for about 

 $80 million averaging about 75.7 cents per pound. This 

 ranks Tennessee sixth in total crop value for 1971 of 

 the 16 major tobacco producing states. 



Tobacco farming is no easy business. During the 

 ten-month growing season, the farmer puts in an aver- 

 age 339 hours of labor per acre to produce a Burley 

 crop in Tennessee. 



