Posted by Oliver 550Dave on September 01, 2011 at 05:01:42 from (74.206.93.15):
In Reply to: Tobacco posted by history T on August 31, 2011 at 08:02:02:
I grew up a little west of Winston-Salem, NC on a family farm where flue-cured tobacco also provided a major part of the income. I was on a tobacco farm in northern Moore County, NC on Tuesday where harvesting was in process. While one field already had the empty stalks plowed up, they were taking the 3rd of 4 primings by mechanical harvester on another field that I saw. The tobacco looked good and was not harmed by Hurricane Irene.
You might find Jesse Bookhardt article on Growing Tobacco in South Georgia interesting if not helpful: http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/ctb/South_Georgia_Tobacco_Patch.html Another link with some interesting tobacco information: http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/ctb/ctb.htm which is where I first found the link to the Georgia article.
The folks from Moore County provided our Silk Hope Ruritan Club with a trailer of tobacco leaves that we hand strung on about 80 sticks last Saturday and are curing in a wood-fired barn in preparation for our 36th annual Old Fashioned Farmers Days this coming weekend. When they came on Saturday morning, they had not yet had any rain from the hurricane - the tobacco was dry! For more information, go to our website and follow the events and photos links: http://www.silkhopenc.org/image/tid/1?page=2 Our Program Book: http://www.etds.net/ruritan/2011ProgramBookFinal.pdf (It's a large file, give it 3-4 minutes to load!)
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