CIGAR-FILLER TOBACCOS. 13 



and with the different strains which have been developed by individual 

 growers. The seed of this variety has been sent to man}^ sections of 

 the United States and a large number of important varieties have been 

 secured from this source, as in the case of the Ohio Seedleaf, which 

 can be traced directly to Connecticut Broadleaf seed. 



Grown in the Connecticut Valley, New Hampshire, Vermont, New 

 York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin Minnesota, and to a slight 

 extent in Indiana and Illinois. 



CIGAR-FILLER TOBACCOS. 



Cuban. — Used for high-grade cigar wrappers when grown under 

 shade, but is generally grown outside for cigar fillers. Adapted to 

 alluvial or sandy soil resting on red clay subsoil. This variety has a 

 small leaf of fine texture. The leaves are short and round, with 

 small veins, medium to heavy body, varying from 10 to 18 inches in 

 length, and 6 to 14 inches in width. When this variety is taken north 

 the influence of the climate and soil conditions 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 southern tobacco 

 districts the tobacco seems to retain the valuable qualities of flavor, 

 aroma, smooth taste, and other characters of the imported Cuban 

 tobacco. Whether these qualities can be retained by continued selec- 

 tion of seed from desirable plants is a subject for experimentation, but 

 the evidence obtained up to this time indicates that it is probable that in 

 certain districts in the United States uniform crops of Cuban tobacco 

 having a highly desirable 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 being 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^ — 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 

 believed to be a hybrid of the native Seedleaf and the Cuban variety. 

 Adapted to light loam soil, and in the Miami Valley, Ohio, where this 

 variety 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 they resemble the Cuban variety. 

 The leaves are set close together on the stalk, from 11 to 20 leaves to 

 the plant, the plants reaching an averge height of about 1 feet. This 

 variety produces an average yield of about 600 pounds to the acre and 

 brings an average price of about 7 cents a pound. 



Grown in Ohio and Wisconsin. 



