When cigars came into fashion in the mid 19th century, farmers in the Connecticut River Valley in Massachusetts and Connecticut began growing tobacco to be used for their wrappers. The plants need shade to grow, thus the tents made of gauze draped over frames. The valley’s loam is ideal for tobacco, being well-drained and high in nitrogen. Once harvested, tobacco was hung to dry in long barns like the ones visible here.
Tent Tobacco Fields from Mt. Sugarloaf. Photograph. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1997-08-01-0087/. Accessed on October 10, 2024.
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