about 75,000 acres under tobacco cultivation 
and the annual production is about 10,000,000 
Ibs. The American Tobacco Co. has a large 
establishment here through which it purchases 
its Turkish leaf, amounting to over 6 million 
Ibs. yearly, for the manufacture of Turkish 
cigarettes, etc. 
The total importation of Turkish leaf into 
the United States during 1913 was: 
From Turkey in Europe ... 10,816,048 lbs. 
From Turkey in Asia ...... 18,955,295 lbs. 
Greece and the Balkan States produce 
tobacco which partakes of the qualities of Hun- 
garian and Turkish, the Grecian leaf being 
used a good deal as a substitute for genuine 
Turkish tobacco. 
ToBACCO PRODUCED IN THE New WorLD OTHER 
THAN IN UNITED STATES 
The government of Canada has given a lot 
of attention to experiments in connection with 
the growth of tobacco in the Dominion, but only 
with indifferent success. The leaf is raised 
principally from Virginian seed, but is large 
and coarse and is only fit for inferior plug and 
snuff making. 
Cuban Tobacco. The tobacco raised in the 
Island of Cuba is the most celebrated in the 
world for cigar making. The leaf is of a rich, 
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