Qllfp i. 1. Btll ICtbrara 



Norlli (Earoltna ^tatp MmnprHtty 



SBP73 

 T6?.8 

 no. 10 



pr/ey tobacco groicn than 

 quarter it has been a cash 

 il971 harvests of Btirley, 

 p a few of the state's 120 

 I pounds. Burleij leaf is 

 }hlended cigarettes and, 

 htities, in smoking and 



\ in Kentucky. The cash 



Mon in the 1971-72 season 



\is total, Burley leaf ac- 



^71. The total represents 



es cash crops. 



ckij is the occupation of 



it a quarter of the United 



pd their seasonal helpers. 



yed in processing plants, 



ories, and by various 



ties manufactured in the 



uisville's four factories 



ther plants in Kentucky 



of smoking and chewing 



^^..j .^-^.^^^..^^r^^f,^^..^ retail market. Together 

 other tobacco commodities, close to 527 million pack- 

 of cigarettes were purchased there in 1971 through 

 nearly 28,000 outlets. Consumers pay a triple tax for the 

 privilege of smoking cigarettes: federal and state excise and 

 a sales tax. Since the inception of the state excise on ciga- 

 rettes the gross yield from this source alone to June 30, 1971 

 has been over $247 million. 



From the period of the first known settlements in the late 

 18th century tobacco has been closely woven into the 

 economic and .social fabric of Kentucky. This booklet pre- 

 sents the record of tobacco in the state— some of it surpris- 

 ingly dramatic— and describes its current agriculture and 

 industry. 



Tobacco History Series 

 Fourth Edition 



THE TOBACCO INSTITl 



[776 K Street, N.W., Washington north Carolina state university ubraries 



1972 



S01 202394 



