Bonanza - 75 Years of Flue-Cured Tobacco Advice

Rhodesia: Books of Zimbabwe, 1981 During the seventy-five years 1903-1978 the Rhodesian tobacco industry was instrumental in bringing to that country significant amounts of capital in the form of cash and skilled manpower. The wealth it generated contributed considerably to the impressive development manifest in its principal city and in the prosperous smaller centres which serve it - Hartley, Marandellas, Sinoia and Rusape to name but a few. It attracted men of initiative. It encouraged research in the field of tropical agriculture which has embraced every aspect of the care as well as the exploitation of the country's natural resources. This book covers every facet of tobacco production: seedbed preparation; soil types and their fertilization; land preparation and layout; plant density and planting methods; reaping, curing and grading, and pest and disease control. There is a short chapter on varieties and their development beginning with South's early endeavours and ending with the Kutsaga E and K strains of the late 1970s. All topics are carefully annotated. --------------------------- 112 pages with photos, bibliography and diagrams It is both a history and an authoritative work of reference which should find a place in the library of every tobacco grower and every academic or official body with a special interest in this branch of crop production. Size: Approx 5" Wide and 7" Tall