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tends to promote the development of a large leaf 

 at the expense of fineness of texture and quality. 

 When grown from freshly imported seed in south- 

 ern tobacco districts, the tobacco seems to retain 

 the yaluable qualities of flavor, aroma, smooth 

 taste, and other characters of the imported Cuban 

 tobacco. Whether these qualities can be retained 

 by continued selection of seed from desirable plants 

 is a subject for experimentation, but the evidence 

 secured up to this time indicates that it is probable 

 that in certain districts in the United States uni- 

 form crops of Cuban tobacco having a highly desir- 

 able flavor and aroma can be produced by the aid 

 of systematic seed selection. 



In the Connecticut valley this variety is grown 

 under shade for cigar wrappers, the top leaves be- 

 ing used to a limited extent for cigar fillers, and it 

 is grown for cigar fillers in Florida, Texas, Ohio 

 and Georgia. In Florida and Texas it produces one 

 of the best grades of domestic fillers. 



Zimmer Spanish. — This is largely used for cigar 

 fillers, and is the most popular and extensively 

 grown domestic filler. It is frequently used for 

 blending with other tobaccos in cigar fillers. It is 

 commonly thought to be a hybrid of the native 

 Seedleaf and the Cuban variety. It is adapted to a 

 light loam soil, and in the Miami valley, Ohio, 

 where it is most extensively grown, the surface 

 soil is underlaid by a red-brown clay loam. The 

 leaves are medium in size, have good body and 

 elasticity, with small veins, and resemble the 

 Cuban variety. They are set close together on the 



Havana seed plant. 



stalk, fourteen to twenty leaves to the plant. The 

 plants reach an average height of about four 

 feet. This variety produces an average yield of 

 about six hundred pounds to the acre and brings an 

 average price of about seven cents a pound. It is 

 grown in Ohio and Wisconsin. 



Little Dutch. — This variety is used for cigar fil- 

 lers, making a cigar with an aroma resembling the 

 Yara tobacco of eastern Cuba. It is adapted to 

 clay loam soils. The seed was introduced into this 

 country from Germany. The leaves are small and 

 narrow and the plants have a short habit of 

 growth, producing a light yield. This tobacco 

 requires careful curing and fermentation. It is 

 grown in Ohio and to a limited extent in Pennsyl- 

 vania. 



Plug tobaccos. 



White Burley. — White Burley is used for plug 

 fillers and wrappers for smoking and for the manu- 

 facture of cigarettes. It is adapted to well-drained, 

 deep red clay loam soil. In Kentucky such soils 

 are fairly rich in lime and produce good crops of 

 corn, wheat, hemp and grass, but they deteriorate 

 rapidly unless the fertility is maintained by the 

 use of fertilizers and proper methods of cultiva- 

 tion. The leaves are long and broad and have a 

 white appearance in the field. They have a hori- 

 zontal habit, the tips hanging down and often 

 touching the ground. They vary in length from 

 twenty-eight to thirty-six inches and in width 

 from sixteen to twenty-four inches. The plants 

 bear ten to eighteen leaves and reach an average 

 height of about four feet in the field. This variety 

 is a selection from the original Burley, the peculiar 

 white, translucent appearance of the original plant 

 having attracted the attention of the growers. 



The Red Burley and dark tobaccos of southern 

 and western Kentucky and Tennessee are heavy 

 tobaccos, nearly related to the White Burley. 

 Because of their peculiar characteristics they are 

 largely exported. Burley is grown in Kentucky, 

 southern Ohio, Tennessee, and, to a limited extent, 

 in North Carolina and Virginia. 



Orinoco and Yellow Mammoth. — These varieties 

 are used for plug wrappers and fillers and are 

 stemmed for export trade. They are adapted to 

 rich, well-drained soils, doing especially well on 

 alluvial soils underlaid with red clay subsoil. The 

 Orinoco variety has short, broad leaves, while the 

 Yellow Mammoth has large leaves, both varieties 

 having a rapid rate of growth. The Little Orinoco 

 type has a long, narrow, tapering leaf, and is the 

 sweetest variety grown. The Yellow Mammoth is 

 largely exported for Swiss trade, and its culture is 

 mainly confined to Tennessee. The Orinoco type 

 is grown in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, 

 West Virginia and Missouri. 



Virginia types (Blue Pryor, Sun-Cured and White 

 Stem). — These are adapted to sandy soil, underlaid 

 with red or yellow clay subsoils. They have very 

 broad, large leaves of fine, silky texture, with 

 rather tough fibers and usually have bright, fine 

 colors. Some of the best grades are used for cigar 

 wrappers and others for smoking purposes. They 

 are grown in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, 

 Tennessee, Missouri and Indiana. 



Pipe tobaccos. 



North Carolina Bright Yellow. — This variety is 

 used for manufacturing plug and smoking tobaccos, 



