ne importance to the 

 3ssee. Second only to 

 percent of the total 

 '.rs. In 1971 an esti- 

 nilies produced 105.6 

 60 acres and sold the 

 ng 75.7 cents a pound, 

 etail market for con- 

 rettes, the majority of 

 million in retail sales 



intributed heavily to 

 ies. More than half 

 \arettes goes into the 

 rage retail price of a 

 te is 41.6 cents. Ten- 

 lost 420 million packs 

 ke more than $2.2 bil- 



hnal Revenue Service 



- 



le. 



From the colonial peridd through the "Black Patch 

 Wars' to todatj, tobacco has played a prime role in 

 sJuiping tJic cconomif of Tennessee. This booklet traces 

 that histonj and describes the importance of tobacco to 

 Tennesseans today. 



Tobacco Histonj Series 



First EdUion 



THE TOBACCO INSTITUTE 



1776 K St., NA\ ., Washington, D. C. 20006 

 1972 



Tobacco production and marketing methods 

 Tennessee and Kentucky. Tobacco history 

 many in.stances is parallel. Kcuturhtj ana 

 able for readers. 



similar in 

 these states» in 



are verv 



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