. Cultivation of cigar-leaf tobacco in Florida. Tobacco; Agriculture Florida. 28 the services of any member of liis family who may assist in its produc- tion. He simply counts the fertilizers used and the actual time his hired labor worked in the field; so with this method of calculation the actual cost of producing tobacco by anyone engaged in tobacco raising as a business would be greatly at variance with the figures given by a farmer. The question then naturally arises, if the farmers can raise tobacco at 12 cents per pound and it costs the larger concerns from 18 to 20 cents per pound, why
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. Cultivation of cigar-leaf tobacco in Florida. Tobacco; Agriculture Florida. 28 the services of any member of liis family who may assist in its produc- tion. He simply counts the fertilizers used and the actual time his hired labor worked in the field; so with this method of calculation the actual cost of producing tobacco by anyone engaged in tobacco raising as a business would be greatly at variance with the figures given by a farmer. The question then naturally arises, if the farmers can raise tobacco at 12 cents per pound and it costs the larger concerns from 18 to 20 cents per pound, why would it not be better for the large concerns to. ? ^J^ ^ll^ Wi W- /Ji ?ii7 ^A ^ m ^^ m It 3tt S Scale in feet I i I Fig. 5._End elevation of tobacco barn. let the farmers grow all the tobacco and buy of them? The answer is this: The large concern that has sufficient capital to equip a farm and grow 100 acres of tobacco is also able to employ good men to manage the farm—men who give their entire time and attention to the growing and curing of the tobacco. This care begins with the first work on the farm and does not end until the tobacco is delivered to the packing houses, the tobacco receiving at all times the greatest care and atten- tion. The superintendent and his assistant watch and study the tobacco closely and do all things necessary for its perfect development.. 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 work.. Floyd, Marcus Lawson; United States. Department of Agriculture. Washington, D. C. : G. P. O.