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has been from one of these to the other. Shipping leaf is still grown, however, both as an industry, upon soils selected for it, and as an incident to attempt to raise fine tobacco upon lands not suited to its production. Sometimes a part of the same field will offer both kinds of soils and will grow both fine and heavy tobacco. The production of shipping leaf is not regarded as profitable, and planters generally endeavor to raise the fine leaf, so that this is the only branch of tobacco worthy of special notice.

Alongside the decline in wealth in old areas of prosperity there are other instances in the South of the growth of thrift and wealth in communities which were poor before the war, but no other section presents such wonderful changes. Comfortable farm houses have taken the place of rude log-cabins, excellent and convenient barns and out-houses exhibit the new thrift, and new