PREFACE 



Tobacco is a commodity that is of major importance to United States 

 agriculture and business. It usually ranks fifth among field crops in 

 cash receipts to farmers, and is fifth in value among agricultural ex- 

 port classifications. It is a major source of revenue for Federal, 

 State, and local governments (receipts totaled over 4.7 billion dollars 

 for the fiscal year 1970-71). About 2 percent of consumer expenditures 

 goes for tobacco products (12.5 billion dollars in 1971). 



CONTENTS 



Page 

 Historical sketch 1 



Classification 3 



Culture 11 



Harvesting and curing 14 



Marketing 28 



Storage and aging 38 



Manufacturing industry 45 



International Trade 56 



United States exports 58 



Reference guide for tobacco information 61 



Bibliography 62 



This publication first appeared in 1962 through the efforts of Albert Doub, Jr., and Alice Wolfe 

 and third editions were prepared by Albert Doub, Jr., and Larry Crabtree. 



