Record #:

31543

Author(s):

Barefoot, Pamela

Abstract:

Tobacco is still America’s largest cash crop that is most dependent on manual labor, mules, plows and pegs. Of all tobaccos, Bright Leaf has been most receptive to mechanization. This article discusses the heritage of tobacco farming in Caswell County, and how farming operations have evolved with technology.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 11 Issue 2, Feb 1979, p8-9, il, por

Subject(s):

Tobacco farmers; Tobacco industry--History; Farms--Beaufort County