Hand Poisoner
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Identifier: Tobacco Farm Life Museum
Farmers had to rid tobacco of many pests during the growing season, particularly "tobacco warms" (common horn worms). Originally, farmers had to walk the rows and pull off any worms they saw by hand, but the use of poisons in later years proved much more effective. $http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/artifact.aspx?id=tai more...
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Farmers had to rid tobacco of many pests during the growing season, particularly "tobacco warms" (common horn worms). Originally, farmers had to walk the rows and pull off any worms they saw by hand, but the use of poisons in later years proved much more effective. $http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/artifact.aspx?id=tai
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Tobacco Farm Life Museum
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North Carolina History and Fiction Collection
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Tobacco Farm Life Museum

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http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/13900

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