CLASSIFICATION 
As many sorts of leaf are required for the manufacture of the various to 
bacco products, it is necessary that some standard system of classification be 
used for orderly marketing and distribution of the leaf from farmers to manu- 
facturers and dealers. Six major classes are designated by the Department of 
Agriculture to cover tobaccos grown in the United States. Differences between 
classes result chiefly from variations in soils and climate, in cultural prac- 
tices, and in curing methods. The first three classes are named on the basis 
of the method used in curing, and the last three, which are all cigar leaf 
kinds, 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 
LiCa)je Old Belt Va. ;and N=. Cy 
11(b) Middle Belt Ne=G~ 
1. Flue-cured C12 Eastern Belt Ne IG 
L3 Border Belt Se Gis ‘and N.C: 
14 Georgia & Florida Belt Ga., Fla., and Ala. 
J 21 Virginia Va. 
2. Fire-cured S 22 Eastern District Ky. and Tenn. 
[23 Western District Ky. and Tenn. 
fu Burley Ky., Tenn., Ohio, Ind., 
(a) Light Vac, NouG. Wo Vas Mo: 
(32 Maryland Broadleaf Md. 
3. Air-cured 
fs One Sucker Ky. and Tenn. 
(b) Dark 36 Green River Ky. 
[37 Virginia sun-cured Va. 
ja Pennsylvania Seedleaf Pa. 
4. Cigar-filler 42-44 Ohio filler Ohio 
146 Puerto Rican filler Puerto Rico 
NN 
ene Connecticut Broadleaf Conn. 
5. Cigar- binder pisys Connecticut Havana Seed Conn. and Mass. 
“| 54 Southern Wisconsin Wis. 
[55 Northern Wisconsin Wis. 
6. Cigar-wrapper J61 Connecticut Shade Conn. and Mass. 
(62 Georgia & Florida Shade Ga. and Fla. 
7. Miscellaneous 72 Perique La. 
Domestic 
