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Growing Tobacco
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Seeds
They planted seeds and coverd them with pine braches. -
Growing Tobacco
During the winter forests were cleared to make new tobacco fields. -
Growing Tobacco
As the tobacco grew in the fields it had to be checked often for tobacco worms. -
Planting Seed
The hands of tabacco were packed inside of barrels called hogsheads. -
Tobacco
The hogsheads of tobacco had to be transported from the barnes to the wharf. -
Planting Tobacco Seed
The tobacco growing season started as early as January.Tiny tobacco seeds were planted in seedbed in a protected area.They were coveredwith pine branches to protect them from the cold> The waterd and weeded.