90 EXPORT AND MANUFACTURING TOBACCOS. 
TaBLe XXIV.—Estimated annual production of the One-Sucker type of tobacco in Ken-- 
tucky, Tennessee, and Indiana, distributed by counties. 
Counties. Pounds. Counties. Pounds. 
Kentucky: Tennessee—Continued. 
CONN UTC MM eyes eee ee gt eT hs 4, 500, 000 Mia cords Iss ie. Vis Misa) Ae wenn 1,500,000 
IBICNO Sy O Lees Ee alegre Re eee 3, 500, 000 lacksoms 122 atte soe oe ae 1,000, 000 
SAU ery De eee nee 0 eee aes EL 2,500, 000 CT ay es) NE aes Meavey ease are deat etal egy 500, 000 
SUMP SO Mente essen eaen ante nee oe 1, 500, 000 | OWI COWINHES so osodonesds se 250, 000 
BUG Ore emir sora a ee cer Uncen ae 1,500, 000 ee 
AGO SNMP SA A Ae mis he Neca ye 1,000, 000 MotalinVRennessee tesa sesseee 7,000, 000 
AMEN AL CR Se Oras emer ae. aaa 1,000, 000 ——————— 
IMO TAT. Cheaters ste mite eas ere 8 1,000,000 |} Indiana: 
Gray SO mye cseiren septa seers 500, 000 SPOMCOR ojos ciresan = oun eet ae 2,500, 000 
Mie Goalie eesti Nor ain. Eos rian ee 500, 000 (Wid Clk 2 sso kG ah eae Ue Savaernee 1,500, 000 
Cunmberlandeaaree asses eee ee 250, 000 DUM OISE ere ates cite eee ge eye 750, 000 
IBY Ging OMS OTE eee ae eee 250, 000 ICE (etsiatys sic tenet) ee sae ae 250,000 
Motalvimiken ti Clay ashe ees ee 18, 000, 000 Ocalan diamay eee ape ee 5, 000, 000 
Tennessee: Grand total, One-Sucker type, 
SHIN ON Apes seer a eos ouacar wee 2,500, 000 in Kentucky, Tennessee, and 
PISROUS Clee ee Okra te ot eye Ne eae 500, 000 Tenicdiiarma ae See yee See aeyeral yas 30, 000, 000 
SUMIMET eat ee ede oe eee mee 750, 000 ‘i 
GRADES AND PRICES. 
Growers in the One-Sucker districts assort the crop generally into 
about three grades, leaf, lugs, and trash, which they have been selling 
at an average of about 6 to 7 cents a pound in recent years. In 
1904, however, and for some years previous to that time only about 
4 or 5 cents a pound was obtained on the average. 
DISTRIBUTION IN USE. 
The one standard domestic use of the One-Sucker type of tobacco 
is in the manufacture of twist, for which its toughness and medium 
strong flavor and body render it particularly adaptable. _ A large por- 
tion of the medium-sized, finer textured, leaf of this district is used 
for twist purposes. It is particularly adapted for this purpose in 
that it has the required toughness of leaf and is generally of medium 
body and strength. It is about midway between the light, rather 
characterless Burley and the very strong heavy types grown farther 
west in the Clarksville and Paducah districts. 
The standard and most important export demand of the One- 
Sucker type of tobacco is for rehandling purposes in preparation for 
shipment to Africa, the West Indies, and a number of the Spanish- 
American countries of Central America and South America. In this 
trade, as finally utilized, much of the tobacco is retailed in the leaf. 
Length is one of the prime attributes for this class of trade, and 
since it is not stemmed the manufacturer experiences no loss from 
the large proportion of stem. For this purpose the leaf should be 
from 25 to 30 inches long, and the longer it is the better price it will 
usually bring. This rehandling consists in artificially enriching the 
leaf by treating it with various materials such as glycerin or vaselin 
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