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in Kentucky's 33 major tobacco plants in 1971 was in 

 tlie range of 11,300. Tlieir wages and salaries totaled 

 over $65 million. Additionally, a labor force of varying 

 size is emploxed b\- rehandling plants, leaf tobacco 

 dealers, packers and others. 



upply network 



There is a steady flow of materials, equipment and 

 supplies into Kentuek\' to meet the needs of farmers and 

 manufacturers. A map of the sources would include a 

 good part of the United States. Among the many hun- 

 dred individual items essential to production in fields 

 and factories are plant nutrients and agricultural equip- 

 ment, hea\y machincr\' of domestic and foreign manu- 

 facture, precision instruments, paper goods, packaging 

 material, and fla\orings. 



The great number of trades and services generated 

 by the social uses of tobacco has long added to the eco- 

 nomic importance of the tobacco industry. In Kentucky 

 itself are 30 firms that specialize in ser\ices, materials 

 and equipment for farmers and manufacturers. 



utlets and outlays 



Kentuckians are no different in tlieir tobacco-buving 

 pattern from other Americans — the largest consumers of 

 cigarettes anxwhere. In 1971, through 27,310 retail out- 

 lets (vending machines and pri\ate clubs included), 

 they bought over 10.5 billion cigarettes in 426,100,000 

 packages with a retail \ alue of almost $160 million. 



They also bought cigars, smoking and chewing to- 

 baccos and snuff, pipes and other smokers' articles. The 

 wholesale value of tobacco products distributed in the 

 state in 1971 was estimated to be $106,240,389. Of this 

 total, cigarettes represented ()\er $94 million, cigars, 

 about $9 million. 



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