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24108
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A coalition of groups launched an ambitious undertaking to codify tobacco barns in Madison County, recording the architecture and objects left behind in the barns.
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24164
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Reynolds American, Inc., a tobacco company, is moving out of the building it has occupied since 1929 in favor of a plaza next door with more space. The building in Winston-Salem is an icon of art deco architecture and provided the inspiration for New York's Empire State Building.
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24543
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This article discusses the Living Tobacco Museum and how it will preserve North Carolina’s tobacco industry and heritage. It is located at the Duke Homestead State Historic Site in Durham.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 43 Issue 11, April 1976, p19-21, il, por
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26173
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The Spring 1996 Carolina Poll conducted by UNC social scientists revealed the opinions North Carolinians hold about tobacco. The results indicate a deep division among residents regarding support or opposition for nicotine regulations.
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29497
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North Carolina has conducted the Youth Tobacco Survey among middle and high school students since 1999. This report summarizes tobacco use prevalence estimates from the 2007 survey and describes changes in prevalence from 1999 to 2007. Overall, results suggest that smoking reduction strategies in North Carolina are successful.
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SCHS Studies (NoCar RA 407.4 N8 P48), Vol. Issue 158, June 2008, p1-7, bibl, f
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30847
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Tobacco has historically been an important crop for North Carolina, and now a current research plan is seeking new technologies to keep tobacco as a mainstay for years to come. The State College agricultural research staff are working to emphasize technical information in a time when acreage is limited.
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31037
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New whole grain wheat wafers have been developed for fall out shelters, while tax payers will receive some relief from a new wheat program available to farmers in 1962, along with a bigger wheat income forecasted for over $8 million. Additionally, a new method of harvesting honey has been developed, while tobacco has been described as the most suited crop for mechanical harvesting.
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33204
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The Combination of industry and agriculture have made Aberdeen a prosperous and progressive all-year-round town.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 21, Oct 1938, p26-32, il
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35285
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An excerpt from “A Narrative of the Life, Sufferings, and Escape of John Brown, a Fugitive Slave, now in England,” details the process of tobacco farming in North Carolina from a slave hand’s perspective.
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35334
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As tobacco was a popular cash crop in North Carolina, the methods and terms used to raise and harvest the tobacco are shared between regions. From preparing the tobacco beds to selling, and touching on hazards and illegal practices, the author gained most of his knowledge from his grandfather. With illustration.
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35458
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A doctor was taught a new method delivering babies when several women used tobacco smoke to induce the final stage of labor.
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35688
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The golden weed was tobacco, part of a scam that went down in history. It was memorable partly because of the unexpected co-conspirators for the shady sale of the tainted tobacco: two men passing themselves off as reverends.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 6 Issue 5, Sept/Oct 1978, p38-43
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36192
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With the long established health hazards of smoking, it may seem ironic that tobacco would be included with Teosinte, Chiltepin Pepper, and a variety of Petunia as good garden additions. The beauty of its flowers and natural insecticide may make it easier to understand why tobacco is not too far out to consider.
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40617
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Profiles of products like timber and pork, along with statistics showing its international trade potential, help explain North Carolina’s number eleven ranking among exporting states in the US.