Show pl about turkish tobacco the tobacco plant originated in america hundreds ot of years ago it was not known just when or how tobacco seed was transplanted to turkey in asla asia minor alinor and greece TI tiie the ie rainfall there Is about 60 per cent ol of the average rainfall in the tobacco producing sections s of the united states and this plus soil slid and other differences made the tobacco plant lose its is american characteristics characteristic s aru I 1 gradually anad take on new qualities 5 T the h result was that the tobacco grown la in tl these S e co countries became a distinct type ln known as turkish tobacco turkish leaf Is far smaller than american the average size it about 3 by 4 inches while many leaves are only 1 inch in width and length also they are very thin a thousand or more leaves to the pound the most marked difference however Is in the taste the pungent spicy aroma distinctly different from domestic cigarette smokers owe a lot to tobacco tor for it was cigarettes made out ol of turkish sli leaf that first became the vogue in this country at first cigarettes were made entirely of turkish just as at one time many popular brands were made of straight virginia years ago the liggett myers tobacco company manufacturers of chesterfield cigarettes discovered that a ci cigarette garett e made of a blend ot of turkish and domestic c tobaccos cos was better than either kind of tobacco straight it takes just the right amount of the right kinds of turkish tobacco to give a el galette better taste for turkish tobacco Is to cigarettes what seasoning is to food the spice the be sauce u ce you want enough in a blend but nt not too much theres just enough turkish in chesterfields Chester fields to give them a better t taste to a more pleasing aroma to make th them as taste better there are several kinds ot of TU turkish 1 r kish tobacco and each type gets its name e from the name of the district where it grows the tour four most famous are xanthi cavalla smyrna and samsoun in each of these sections this company has its own native and american buyers to purchase and handle the leaf it employs 26 native buyers and during the handling re season over native women As managers and supervisors it has 16 americans for all of its tobacco remains in the original sections where it Is purchased tor for one year or more tor for curing before it 1 t Is shipped to the united states tobacco today Is the most valuable export of turkey and greece A about b 0 u t D 90 0 million pounds a year are pro produced d u c ed in turkey while greece yle yields ids approximate ly million this tobacco Is classified into 5 different qualities and the 3 best qualities irom from the most famous districts xantha cavalla smyrna and samsoun i are used in the manufacture man facture of chesterfield cigarettes there is an import duty of 35 cent a pon pound nd on turkish tobacco which makes it expensive but cost count when it comes carries to making chesterfield the best ci cigarette grette that money and science can produce |