CONTEXTS. 



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Requirements of the cigar-leaf tra<le 5 



Cnltivation of Cuban tobacco in Florida 8 



Field culture 9 



Harvestiug 11 



Curing 12 



Cultivation of Sumatra tobacco in Florida 13 



Selection and preparation of seed bed 13 



Field work 13 



New V. old land 14 



Fermenting, grading, sorting, and baling Florida-grown Cuban tobacco 15 



The manipulation and packing of Sumatra toljacco 19 



Develojiment of the tobacco industry in Florida 20 



"Old Florida" tobacco 21 



Experiments in improving tobacco 21 



Changes in methods and improvement in style and quality 22 



Cost of growing tobacco in Florida 23 



Kind of barn desired and its cost 1 25 



Estimates and cost of construction of barn 26 



Tobacco grown by the farmer compared with that giown by the tnbacco 



planter 27 



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