only * par <ssnt larger ten teat year,
"VS 5&%556£TK*
porta for the year ending Jane 30, IMS,
were 638 mHlton pounds, the largest
disappearance on neord. Under consumption
and export mrtrfltinnn ertstirg
m the first part of 1Mb year, diseppfaranoa
probably reached 970 million
pounds tor Ow year ending June
SC. 1944. aa all time record.
Most flue-cured goes into
the manufacture of cigarettes. Taxpaid
{Withdrawals for cigarettes Indicated
a consumption of 14* billion
cigarettes In the United States for the
fiscal:year 1943, and the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1M4. probably reach*
»per ***»«*er
IMS. This is not aa accurate lnoicf»tloa
of total cigarette consumption
since many go tax-ftfca to the firmed
forces abroad.
Per capita consumption of cigarettes
in the United States was U89.6 in
IMS. This record Is mora than 68 times
the p*r capita consumption of cigarettes
In 1MB, and over fhn times the
number consumed per person during
Wce li War 1 -indications are that the
consumption win continue to Increase.
The consumption per person of cigars,
chewing tiohawo. smoking tobacco,
and sntrff is less during this war
than during World War I.
The average price for flue-cored tobacco
In the united States was 41.4
cents per pound In 1943. Hie crop In
North Carolina In IMS averaged 40.7
cento per pound. The North Carolina
Border Belt (Type 13) averaged 39.8
cents per pound, the Eastern North
Carolina Belt (Type 12) averaged 40.8
cents, the Middle Belt (Type lib) averaged
40.7 cents, and the OM Belt
(Tyne 11a), 41.4 cents par pound. ia
The following figures by belts show
acreage and production of flue-cured
tobaeao in North Carolina as estimated
July 1, 1944 by the Crop Reporting
Board of the united States Deportment
of Agriculture:
Border Belt: Acreage In 1944, 79,000;
In 1943, 65,000. Production In 1944, 77,028,000
pounds; In 1M8, 61,100,000
Eastern North Carolina Belt (Type
12): acreage In flM4, 331,000;'in 1943,
238,OOP. Production In 1M4. 281350.000
pounds; tn IMS, 380,160,000 pounds.
Middle and Ok! Belts (Type 11): acteage
in 1944, 283,000; in 1943, 230.000.
Production In 1944, 1#8.975,000 pounds;
in 1943, 198,960,000 pounds.
Heat Control Gives
Much Finer Tobacco
North Carolina tobacco growers can
save many thousand* of dollars by
installing simple curing aids that improve
the quality of the cured leaf,
lower fuel Tints. and reduce the
amount of labor involved in curing,
sayr N. C. Teter, agricultural engineer
lor the Experiment Station at State
Ckbiegn.
The engineer has been working with
B. O. Mobs, director of the Tobacco Experiment
Station at Oxford, and their
tests show that simple changes in cur*
tag methods pay big dividends. A bam
of tobnoco ruined is a large loss. The
usual damage incurred through toproper
curing during the season
amounts to much more than the cost
of making the improvements.
Tetei joints out that the large losses
in curing are caused by unequal
beat distribution. An even system of
heating and controlled distribution of
the heat, giving heat when it is wanted
and where it is wanted, enables the
skilled operator to obtain the maximum
quality from his leaf.
Bvwn heat may be supplied economically
fay a coal stoker. Bettor heat
disufbutian results when' the oold,
ventilating air is introduced into a
Jacket surrounding the first Joint of
the flue pipe. Hot air may be distributed
to any desired part of the barn by
pipes from the jacket. More detailed
plans for heat control may be obtained
from the Agricultural Engineering Department
at state College.