. Cultivation of cigar-leaf tobacco in Florida. Tobacco; Agriculture Florida. 29 These large farms are owned by leaf dealers who have been long in the business, who know just what the trade wants, and who bend all their energies to secure it. There is no time at which the tobacco is neglected. The farmer with a small plantation may produce in the field fully as good a crop as is raised by the larger concern, but after the tobacco is taken from the stalks this farmer simply packs it in boxes of all sizes and kinds, places it in an open barn, and appar- ently forgets that he has any tobacco; tha
. Cultivation of cigar-leaf tobacco in Florida. Tobacco; Agriculture Florida. 29 These large farms are owned by leaf dealers who have been long in the business, who know just what the trade wants, and who bend all their energies to secure it. There is no time at which the tobacco is neglected. The farmer with a small plantation may produce in the field fully as good a crop as is raised by the larger concern, but after the tobacco is taken from the stalks this farmer simply packs it in boxes of all sizes and kinds, places it in an open barn, and appar- ently forgets that he has any tobacco; that is, if one is to judge from the care and attention it receives. This is the weak i^oint on the small. Scale iafiet Fig. 6.—Middle section of tobacco bam. tobacco farms, and success can never be attained until this point is remedied. A poor crop in the field must inevitably produce a poor fin- ished article, although the tobacco may be improved or injured by proper or improper treatment after curing. A fine crop in the field is no guaranty that it will be fine and desirable when the buyer comes around, since in the absence of proper care it will become exceedingly poor and, in some cases, almost worthless. Of course, there are some farmers of small tobacco plantations who recognize these facts and who produce and market just as good tobacco each year as do the larger. 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 Floyd, Marcus Lawson; United States. Department of Agriculture. Washington, D. C. : G. P. O.
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