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Puate I. Map of the export and manufacturing tobacco districts of the eastern 
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II. Map of the export and manufacturing tobacco districts of the western 
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2. Group of curing barns in the broadleaf section of the Connecticut Valley 23 
3. Exterior view of cloth shade, Connecticut Valley shade-grown tobacco. 24 
4. Hands of Sumatra-type shade-grown cigar wrappers..-..-..----------- 24 
5. Harvesting cigar-leaf tobacco near Janesville, Wis..-........----..--- 25 
6. Sweated cigar leaf, Wisconsin binders, 22, 18, and 14 inches long --.. 25 
7. Sweated cigar leaf, Ohio cigar tobacco, Zimmer Spanish fillers, 11 to 
Shia CES] OT eee My AEN e Sars a ey ane ee oleh a Benne tree 26 
8. Type of seed beds common in all of the cigar-tobacco districts-.-...--- 27 
Que Ban hyatyper Oil Opa CUT saris 74S. ssa eho sete te, Se ee sen 30 
10. English strips, English leaf, and Austrian leaf tobacco from the Vir- — 
SiMbandarknned dis triC tee emer! ates. pecans erie ae ear a 36 
11. Dark-brown ‘“‘snuffer”’ tobacco from the dark-fired districts.........- 37 
Zee lanteoedmmawoods-: wathueloths covering 2 ceence eee eeeee ce eee 38 
13. Common type of Virginia log barn for curing dark tobacco with open 
fi © Sree aeat see Stare emnnieen pene cee, Sie cot bararn tune CAMs newts wae eee ag 39 
14. Characteristic tobacco plant of the Clarksville type...........--.--.- 42 
15. Worming and suckering tobacco in the Clarksville district...........- 42 
16. Harvesting scene, Clarksville district.....-: Sig Bane caeeee tac anaes appne 43 
17. Wilting and yellowing tobacco on the scaffold, Clarksville district... 43 
iss Hauling tobacco irom the-field to the curing barn. ..--=--.-:-2-.524: 45 
19. English strips, long and short, dark-fired tobacco.....-..-......--..--. 49 
Zee Marylandetobacco-CUnimM earl. 5222 pee me tee ese ese eee ae OZ 
Zi Vor landennercolony lealexport tObaceOs22- 222-0 see 4 ee 53 
22. Hauling prized tobacco to railroad station for shipment.....-......---- 55 
23. Field of ‘‘fresh land’’ tobacco of the flue-cured type. ............... 58 
24. Typical flue-curing tobacco barn, Old Belt section..................- 58 
25. Stages in the manufacture of chewing, twist, and plug tobaccos. ..... 60 
26. Stemming room of a leaf-tobacco factory.-..-.-- Beng a come eat cee 62 
27. Common method of hauling tobacco from the field in the Virginia 
HOWAC CORI SURI tema ere es epee et UNS Oe hue ere eee 65 
28. Stringing the leaves of tobacco of the flue-cured type in the New Belt 
SLEXGLUOY OV re Resets a acer ae gece ta I Ac OR ge 66 
29. Part of a field of thrifty young Burley tobacco plants................ 74 
30. Transplanting and watering tobacco seedlings by machine.........-- 75 
31. Common type of curing barn in the Burley district of Kentucky. -.-. Peehe 
32. Burley tobacco, flyer, colory leaf, and red-plug filler................ 80 
Sosy pICalMVellowsleryOrtopacco plantameeseewan: 58). feet Sse nee 85 
SAmmelaMivOr the; One-SuCKer ty Per ance seer a os a ee oe ee 88 
35. Sunning tobacco in the Virginia Sun-Cured district ......-....------ 92 
36. Working the twists of Perique tobacco during the pressing process. -- - 96 
37. Winding the carotte with rope, Perique tobacco district...........-... 97 
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