principal of fertility than a single ton of tobacco."4 4 The Lancaster Farmer, Vol. II, 1870, p. 119. �One reason why the culture of tobacco was not early introduced on an extensive scale in Lancaster County was the exhaustive effect which the crop has upon soil. As soon as farmers become wiser and more

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