CLASSIFICATION 



Since the various tobacco products require leaf of different character- 

 istics, a standard system of classification is necessary. This is used for 

 orderly marketing and distribution of the leaf from farmers to manufacturers 

 and dealers. The Department of Agriculture designates six major classes of 

 tobaccos grown in the United States. Differences between classes come chiefly 

 from variations in soils and climate, varieties of seed, cultural practices, 

 and curing methods. The first three classes are named on the basis of the 

 method used in curing; the last three, which are all cigar leaf classes, on 

 the basis of the principal use for which they are produced. 



Tobaccos grown in the United States, along with the States in which they 

 are grown, are listed below, according to the classification of the Department 

 of Agriculture. 



CLASSIFICATION OF TOBACCO GROWN IN THE UNITED STATES 



Class 



Type 



States in which grown 



1. Flue-cured 



11(a) Old Belt 



11(b) Middle Belt 



12 Eastern Belt 



13 Border Belt 



14 Georgia $ Florida Belt 



Va. and N.C. 



N.C. 



N.C. 



S.C. and N.C. 



Ga. , Fla. , and Ala. 



2. Fire-cured 



Virginia 

 Eastern District 

 Western District 



Va. 



Ky. and Tenn. 



Ky. and Tenn 



(a) Light 

 3. Air-cured 



(b) Dark 



31 



32 



35 

 36 



Bur ley 



Maryland Broad leaf 



One Sucker 

 Green River 

 Virginia sun-cured 



Ky. , Tenn. , Ohio, Ind, 

 Va., N.C., W.Va., Mo. 

 Md. 



Ky. and Tenn 



Ky. 



Va. 



4. Cigar-filler 



41 Pennsylvania Seedleaf Pa. 



42-44 Ohio filler Ohio 



46 Puerto Rican filler Puerto Rico 







51 



5. 



Cigar-binder 



52 

 54 

 55 



6. 



Cigar-wrapper 



61 

 62 



7. 



Miscellaneous 

 Domestic 



72 



Connecticut Broadleaf 

 Connecticut Havana Seed 

 Southern Wisconsin 

 Northern Wisconsin 



Connecticut Shade 

 Georgia § Florida Shade 



Perique 



Conn. 



Conn, and Mass 



Wis. 



Wis. 



Conn, and Mass 

 Ga. and Fla. 



La. 



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