CONTENTS. 



Part I. — History of Connecticut Valley Tobacco Production and the 



Cigar Industry. 



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Connecticut valley, 

 Growth of the industry, . 

 Distribution of acreage, . 

 Types of cigar leaf tobacco. 

 Tobacco soils. 

 Varieties of tobacco. 



Sun -grown tobacco, . 



Broadleaf, 



Havana seed, 

 Growing sun tobacco. 



The seed bed, . 



Transplanting and cultivating. 



Topping and suckering. 

 Shade-grown tobacco. 



History, .... 



Preparation and cultivation. 



Harvesting, 

 Yields per acre. 

 Cost of production, 

 Tobacco insurance, 

 Tenancy, 



Part II. 



Marketing Connecticut Valley Cigar Leaf Tobacco. 



