Tobacco Country

[retired2]

[growler]

i love that show.
just wish they had color back when it was made.
can you imagine our kids doing that to-day?
it would have the department of labor,and the cops there,saying it was to hard of work,with dis-satisfactory working conditions,and anyone under 18 would/could have the owners/growers/farmers,charged with/for child abuse,and workmen s comp.,for about 5 or 6 other things,and then mistreatment of the off-shore worker(s?),having them sleep/live in them bunk houses (cure mans shack).
the people would spend the rest of their lives in jail!
such treatment,and selling such a dangerous item to people (tobacco)!
even worse than marijuana !

[kishgo]

This could have easily been filmed at my Grandparent's farm in Waterford. As soon as the video started, it was as if I were transported back in time. Although I wasn't allowed to work in the tobacco harvest, I watched it all and supplied cold fresh water to the workers. Back at the house, many of the workers stayed with us and I helped with the prep of meals. Our cureman came from South Carolina I believe. However, I have no recollection of him.

[Slowfood]

We had that same ford tractor-8N or a Jubilee 1953 model.We had a couple of those canvas sided boats too.
Looked at the 2 Delhi videos too. Recognized a couple of people on the German Hall float.Kyles Store, The Barrel Restaurant!
Croton Dam-Delhi used to make their own electricity, as did the Quance Brothers.Saw their setup once, fascinating.
Kelsey Steamers,remember people who had those. We converted a Roert Bell traction engine for steaming. Remember hearing about steamers exploding once in a while.
My dad did the curing at home, remember the coal and wood furnaces, then we went to SAv-Oil mid fifties.My grandma always had southern curemen.We visited my grandma's cureman at his winter job in either North or South Carolina, working in a hardware store. One thing I really remember is how rude he was to the black customers!
We used to have a lot of Hungarian crews, especially right after 1956. Actually rememb er the refugees at the Hungarian Hall entrance then.
We hand tied until 1961, bought a Hawk in '62.

[observer]

I'm nowhere as good on the dates as you are slowfood - but I certainly remember steaming - and wood/coal fired kiln burners - and the "Southerner" living in the cureman's shack - and hand tying - which I started to do as a full time worker on my family farm at age 12!

I also remember how one had to make sure not to step on leaves - to "bruise" them - and NOW - they just jam the h*** out of them all - and it doesn't matter!

[growler]

about the way they now jam the h### out of it there ob,we found out in the early 80's that the only bruising that showed on the "leaf" part of the plant,(none matters?on the stems?)was when it touched your skin (hands?) but if it got bruised by rubber boots,or gloves it never showed after itwas cured!
don't know why,but they then decided it could be handled by machinery easier.
the bruising don't show after it gets cooked,(cured)unless you use your bare hands when putting it in the bins.
hard to believe after the way the old curemen yelled at you for it.

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