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Ohio filler, types U2-UU, is produced in Western Ohio. Acreage alio- - 

 ments on these types have been in effect continuously since 1953- Prod- 

 has trended downward in the last 10 years and in recent years has beer, 

 almost 7 million pounds annually except in years of adverse weather conditio 

 Around 1,500 farms in Ohio have cigar filler allotments, but only about ] . 

 grew cigar filler in i960. Ohio filler is also of good quality and aror 



Type k6 cigar filler is f f :rown chiefly in the east-central region of 

 Puerto Rico. Production in recent years has been fairly stable — between 2'" 

 28 million pounds annually. The Commonwealth Government determines production 

 quotas and assigns individual poundage quotas to growers. As in mair_lar.d United 

 States, not all growers with a quota plant a crop. The 1959-60 quota 1 

 tributed among 1^,275 growers, of whom 12,625 were active. The tobacco is 

 grown principally in 11 districts; differences in soil, altitude, rainfall 

 temperature result in differences in aroma, taste, and burn of the tobaccc 

 produced in each district. In general, Puerto Rican filler is said to have 

 delicate aroma and good flavor, to burn well, and to produce a cool, mild, 

 pleasant smoke. It is "sweated" (fermented) much more than Cuban tobacco t 

 get rid of a "bite", and thus loses more flavor and aroma than Cuban tobacco. 

 However, Puerto Rico tobacco needs comparatively little agin:;, because of the 

 intensive sweating before packing. 



Two buyers are dominant factors in the sale of the crop. One is a laj 

 U.S. firm which currently operates 3 cigar factories on the island and includes 

 a considerable proportion of Puerto Rican filler in its blends. 



Binder 



The cigar binder types are Broadleaf , type 51; Havana Seed, type 52; 

 Northern Wisconsin, type 55; and Southern Wisconsin, type 5k. The av 

 60 production of binder types was 28 million pounds (farm-sales weight). Of 

 this, Wisconsin produced 77 percent; Connecticut, 15 percent; and I :hus setts, 

 8 percent. 



Types 51 and 52 are produced in the valley of the Connecticut River. 

 Type 51 is grown in Connecticut, and type 52 is largely produced I setts, 



with some also grown in Connecticut. Production of both types has de^ . • 

 sharply, as the development of processed binder sheet has reduced 

 for natural leaf binders. In 195^ > production of types 51 and 52 was arou: 

 25 million pounds. By i960 it had fallen to only about a fourth of that, 

 a further decline is taking place in 1961 . 



Type 5^ is grown in southern Wisconsin and type 55 in northern 

 Production of these types has been relatively well maintained, 

 of Connecticut Valley binder. Output of Wisconsin hinder 

 million pounds, and in the following 6 years rar. -om about 20 to 22 

 production in 1961 is likely to be near the latter figure. A" 

 types are designated as cigar binder tobacco, \ majc: 



Southern Wisconsin (type 5U ) and a substantial share of Norther- H 



