If you find the link post it to me.
I have never heard before of Tobacco being cultivated in Ohio.
I have heard of Burly (one of the more hardy varieties) being grown as far north as Kentucky but that is aout it.
It could be that the shorter growing season meant that Ohio could not compete with the southern state and so it was never a cash crop.
The gist of the article was that without price supports tobacco was expected to collapse but that without any kind of taxpayer props or mickey mouse restrictions the American farmer can surprise even himself.