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of tobacco grown in both valleys is similar and known to the trade as 

 Connecticut valley leaf. Hence it seems best to consider all the tobacco 

 grown in the ten counties as Connecticut valley tobacco, and the entire 

 district as the Connecticut vaUey. 



Growth of the Industry. 



Tobacco has been grown in the Connecticut valley since about 1640. 

 With the exception of a few bad years the crop has steadily increased since 

 that time. The last fifteen years have seen by far the greatest increase. 



Table 3. — Acreage, Production and Value of Cigar Leaf Tobacco since 



1859. 

 In the United States. 



Year. 



Acreage. 



Production 

 (Pounds). 



Value. 



1859, 

 1879, 

 1909. 

 1916, 

 1917, 

 1918, 



(1,880) 

 68,975 

 166,240' 

 178,800 

 189,800 

 208,800 



18,643,832 

 90,749,997 

 195,960,000 

 223,444,000 

 218,627,000 

 260,592,000 



$19,190,000 

 36,361,000 

 56,079,000 

 55,823,000 



In the Connecticut Valley. 



1859, 

 1879, 

 1909, 

 1916, 

 1917, 

 1918, 



12,196 

 21,745 

 31,300 

 33,000 

 35,000 



9,264,157 

 19,716,363 

 37,961,893 

 51,285,000 

 46,200,000 

 52,500,000 



$5,670,000 

 13,522,000 

 17,740,000 

 22,500,000' 



Table 4. 



1839, 

 1849, 

 1859, 

 1869, 

 1879, 

 1889, 

 1899, 

 1909, 

 1918,3 



Tobacco Production in the United States, 1839-1918 {United 

 States Census). 



Pounds 

 219,163,319 

 199,752,655 

 434,209,461 

 262,735,341 

 472,661,157 

 488,256,646 

 868,112,865 

 1,055,764,806 

 1,340,019,000 



1 Estimated. 



' Preliminary estimate. 



> Estimate, United States Department of Agriculture. 



