. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 867, bacco Sumatra to- {Uncle Sam variety) grown un- der shelter. Counee- ticut 868 Uniformity of Belgian type of Sumatra tobacco (from seed saved under bag), grown m Connecticut valley under cover. Cuban plants and the native Broadleaf of the Con- necticut valley. It is grown in the Connecticut valley, Wi-sconsin (mainly for binders), Ohio, Penn- sylvania and New York. It is one of the best gen- eral-purpose tobaccos. Connecticut Broadleaf.— This variety was for- merly known and generally recognized in the trade as Seedleaf.
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 867, bacco Sumatra to- {Uncle Sam variety) grown un- der shelter. Counee- ticut 868 Uniformity of Belgian type of Sumatra tobacco (from seed saved under bag), grown m Connecticut valley under cover. Cuban plants and the native Broadleaf of the Con- necticut valley. It is grown in the Connecticut valley, Wi-sconsin (mainly for binders), Ohio, Penn- sylvania and New York. It is one of the best gen- eral-purpose tobaccos. Connecticut Broadleaf.— This variety was for- merly known and generally recognized in the trade as Seedleaf. It is used for cigar wrappers and binders, and the lower grades, to a limited extent, for blending with other tobaccos for cigar fillers. It is adapted to sandy loam soil. It makes an rapid growth. The leaves are very broad, sweet tasting, thin, elastic, silky, and with small veins. They are set very close together on the plant, and have a very characteristic drooping habit of growth. They vary in length from twenty- four to thirty-six inches and in width from twelve to twenty-two inches. The size of leaf varies greatly in different sections and with the different strains. The seed of this variety has been sent to many parts of the United States and a large num- ber of important varieties have been secured, as in the case of the Ohio Seedleaf, which can be traced directly to Connecticut Broadleaf seed. It is grown in the Connecticut valley. New Hampshire, Ver- mont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and, to a small extent, in Indiana and Illinois. Cigar-filler tobaccos. Cuban.—The Cuban variety is used for high- grade cigar wrappers which are grown under shade, but is generally grown outside for fillers. It is adapted to alluvial or sandy soil resting on red clay subsoil. This variety has a small leaf of fine tex- ture. The leaves are short and round, with small veins, medium to heavy body, varying from ten to eighteen inches in length, and s
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