HEUH- CURED ROBACCO4)  f).4. 55 
It is common to see on the roads of southern Maryland a load con- 
sisting of one or two hogsheads of tobacco drawn by oxen or horses, 
as shown in figure 22. 
. Upper-county or bay tobacco is produced principally in the 
central and northern part of Montgomery County, the area ex- 
tending, however, into Howard, Carroll, and Frederick Counties. 
The production of this section amounts to nearly 1,000,000 pounds 
yearly. Mount Airy is the most important shipping point for this 
district. 
The eastern Ohio export district includes portions or all of Belmont, 
Guernsey, Noble, Monroe, and Washington Counties. The propor- 
tion of fired tobacco is much greater in the northern portion of the 
area. In the southern portion the percentage of regular air-cured 
Burley is large. The principal point for shipping the export tobacco 
Fig. 22.—Hauling prized tobacco to railroad station for shipment. <A scene particularly common in 
portions of the Burley district, in the Maryland tobacco district, and where farmers prize and ship 
in hogsheads. 
is Barnesville, in Belmont County. Several firms there buy leaf 
from the farmers, usually at a round price, and then grade and 
condition the tobacco for shipment to Baltimore commission houses, 
which effect the final sale to the exporter. 
The approximate outlines of the Maryland tobacco districts and 
the eastern Ohio export district are respectively shown on Plates 
I and IT (in pocket). 
FLUE-CURED TOBACCO. 
ORIGIN AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT. 
Flue-cured tobacco, as it is known to-day, is essentially a modern 
type. Its development has taken place principally since the Civil 
War and its most rapid development, particularly in the New Belt 
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