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CHAPTER XIII. 
TOBACCO CULTURE. 
Hot Beds—Virginia Plant Patch—Tennessee Plant Bed—Cuban Plant 
Bed—Covering Plant Bed—Selection of Soil—The Soil Affecting 
Color—Preparing the Soil—Virginia Methods—Burning Brush— 
Implements—Transplanting Plants—Setting—Seasons in Mexico 
and Persia—The American Transplanter—Pests— W orming—Back- 
ward Plants—Topping—Suckers—Maturation—The Harvest—Cut- 
ting—Hanging—Cutting time in Cuba—Harvesting in Virginia— 
The Season in other Places—Curing—Curing by Smoke—Yellow 
Tobacco — Stripping—Assorting—Shading— Stemming—Packing — 
Casing—Old Style—Resistance to Dampness—Prizing—Marking— 
Baling—Certificates—Firing—W hite Rust—Seed Plants—Maturing 
of Seed—Second Growth. ........... 22. ce cece cece nee cence oe 415 
CHAPTER XIV. 
THE PRODUCTION, COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO. 
Early History of Tobacco—Cultivation by Spaniards at St. Domingo 
Annual Product of Cuba—Amount of Land under Cultivation in 
U. S.—Cultivation in the South—Annual Product of Europe, Asia 
and Africa—Government Monopoly—Source of Revenue—Manu- 
facture of Cigarettes—Increase of Tobacco Culture............. 478 
