Mass. tobacco crop bounces back

(Boston Herald) After two disastrous years, western Massachusetts tobacco farmers are enjoying a bumper harvest this summer.
More than 90 percent of the region’s crop was destroyed by disease last year. The 2008 crop was severely damaged by storms.
Farmers tell The Daily Hampshire Gazette that this summer’s hot and dry weather has been nearly ideal for the region’s tobacco, which is primarily used to make high-quality cigar wrappers. Continued