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TENTH BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE
KANSAS STATE BOARD OF AGRI-
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SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
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HISTORY OF THE TOBACCO INDUS
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By p. w. Arnold Jr., Phi. D., McCabe's
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REPORT OF THE STATE BOARD OF
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Richmond: J. II. O'Bannon. Superin-
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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
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Volume H., containing parts ii. and
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