. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. SUGARS AND OTHER CROPS 159 rice polish and bran are mixed and sold to feed pigs. The rice-stalk borer, the chinch bug, and the ^'black weevil'' are all enemies of the rice crop. Tobacco. The United States produces more to- bacco than any other country in the world and sends. Courtesy of the Alabama Tobacco Company Fig. 87. Drying and curing tobacco in a ivell-ventilated 'barn. more than one-third of it to other lands. The vari- ety of tobacco raised depends upon the soil, climate, and the use it is to be put to. (Fig. 86.) Wet soils of ,clay produce large
. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. SUGARS AND OTHER CROPS 159 rice polish and bran are mixed and sold to feed pigs. The rice-stalk borer, the chinch bug, and the ^'black weevil'' are all enemies of the rice crop. Tobacco. The United States produces more to- bacco than any other country in the world and sends. Courtesy of the Alabama Tobacco Company Fig. 87. Drying and curing tobacco in a ivell-ventilated 'barn. more than one-third of it to other lands. The vari- ety of tobacco raised depends upon the soil, climate, and the use it is to be put to. (Fig. 86.) Wet soils of ,clay produce large, heavy plants that cure to a dark brown or red. Light, sandy soils raise a thin leaf curing to a bright red, mahogany, or yellow color. The quality of tobacco is affected by the soil, kind of manure used, and the climate,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nida, William Lewis. [from old catalog]. Chicago, A. Flanagan company
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