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seeds
Tiny tabacco seeds were planted in seedbeds, and covered them in pine branches to protect them from the cold -
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growing tabacco
growing tabacco took almost a year, and took very hard work, so the slaves did most of the hard work. -
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growing tobacco
after the year was over they started all over -
clearing the forest
forest were cleard to make new tobacco feilds. -
transplant
The seeds were large enough to transplant -
pulling off worms
The slaves had to go out and pick the worms off the tobacco leaves. This took about three months -
harvesting
A hole was cut into each stalk so it could be placed on a tabacco stake -
drying tobacco
The tobacco was hung in a barn to dry, for six to ten weeks -
taking them down
the leaves were taken down because they were dry -
bundling
tabacco were bundled into hands -
hogshead
leaves were packed into barrels called hogshead -
rolling roads
hogsheads were rolled down roads then were traded on ships