Tobacco Cultiuation and Manufacture. 



PRIZE ESSAY. 

 By H. B. Van Ree, 



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MONG the several produ6ts which might tend to 

 increase the resources of this Colony and mate- 

 rially add to its financial welfare, tobacco may 

 claim special attention. 



Its produ6lion being accomplished by a comparatively 

 small outlay and resulting in large profits^ every farmer 

 or small capitalist is in a position to undertake its growth ; 

 in fa6l a couple of acres in tobacco will prove an inter- 

 esting experiment, if cultivated on a Sugar, Cocoa, or 

 Coffee estate. 



It has always been held that the successful cultivation 

 of tobacco is hampered by the difficulty or impossibility 

 of curing it satisfa6torily. This is an erroneous opinion. 

 The writer has in his possession a certificate as evidence 

 of tobacco of his own growing and curing having fetched 

 the first prize at the Surinam Exhibition, held from 27 

 06lober up to 14 November, 1876. 



With the continual increasing taste for smoking, and 

 the high prices paid for tobacco and its preparations, the 

 grower will find a ready market for his produce. 



This Essay is intended to explain in a concise manner, 

 the successful growing and curing of this most useful 

 plant. 



Soil for the growth of Tobacco. 



This should be a dry, light, rich soil, brown grey in 

 colour, or, si dry rich sandy loam. The land must be 



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