Tobacco is an especially labor intensive crop. Michael Waskiewicz, one of the third generation on the J & J Farm, uses a tobacco hatchet to cut the stalks. Handwork is necessary to fasten the tobacco on frames and hang the loaded frames to dry in well-ventilated tobacco barns.
Bluh, George, photographer. Michael Waskiewicz. Photograph. 1996. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/2006-15-03/. Accessed on October 15, 2024.
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