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W.Va. farmers join tobacco suit 

"An acre of tobacco will bring $3,000 to $4,000,'' said Graham, who is vice president of the Southwestern Tobacco and Agriculture Association. "Tobacco is a good thing. It's the best cash crop you can grow out there that's legal.''

The association represents about 100 state tobacco growers. West Virginia's tobacco growers are concentrated in a 13-county area and is a "drop in the bucket'' in terms of annual production.

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