AGRICULTURAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AMERICA 
55 
Acres 
Corrientes 7, 410 
Salta 4, 940 
Tucuman 3, 705 
Catamarca, Chaco, and Misiones 2, 470 
Other Provinces and Territories 3, 705 
Total 22, 230 
The total area and production of tobacco since 1905 has been esti- 
mated as shown in Table 44. 
Table 44. — Tobacco area and production in Argentina since 1905 
Year 
Area 
Production 
Year 
Aiea 
Production 
1906 
Acres 
' 34,333 
23,581 
23,581 
. 23,581 
Pounds 
8, 312, 192 
9, 917, 760 
13, 750, 000 
21, 829, 000 
15, 146, 760 
12, 855, 696 
12, 241, 435 
11, 238, 315 
1914.... . 
Acres 
37, 939 
18, 846 
25, 490 
26, 490 
Pounds 
11,590,163 
9, 578, 039 
1907 
1 1915 
1908 
1916 
23,011,556 
1909 
1917 
14, 182, 969 
1910 
24,221 
24 127 
j 1918 
9, 246, 743 
1911 
Average, 1917-18 to 
1921-22 
1912 .-__. 
1913. .. 
i 23,850 
36,729 
26,000 
During recent years Argentina has produced about 40 per cent of 
the tobacco consumed in the country. Climate and soils are favor- 
able for tobacco growing in many sections throughout the northern 
half of Argentina. The tobacco industry has not prospered in the 
past partly because it is a crop requiring intensive methods and much 
hand labor, lack of uniform types, rather heavy local taxes, and high 
freight rates. In 1923 the National Department of Agriculture em- 
ployed a tobacco specialist of many years' experience in Europe and 
Canada, under a five-year contract, to improve the quality of the 
types of tobacco grown and to encourage better methods of cul- 
tivation and handling. Considerable quantities of tobacco seed 
were distributed, and through the organization of the national and 
provincial departments of agriculture and the press, efforts were 
made to stimulate interest in this important crop. These efforts 
met with a favorable response, and it seems probable that the tobacco 
industry will expand and improve greatly in the next few years. 
Other Special Crops 
In addition to the cereals, sugar cane, grapes, cotton, and tobacco, 
practically all other crops that can be grown in a temperate and sub- 
tropical climate are grown in Argentina, but unfortunately statistics 
of area and production are lacking. 
Potatoes are important. The National Department of Agricul- 
ture reported the areas of production of potatoes in 1923-24, shown 
in Table 45 : 
Table 45. — Potato area and production in Argentina in 1923-24- 
Province 
Area 
Production 
Acres 
321, 989 
31,616 
25, 194 
23,218 
Metric tons 
716, 980 
Santa Fe — . . ... -- 
115,200 
71,400 
56,400 
Total 
402, 017 
959, 980 
