[Steam-engine] Steaming tobacco beds?

[Ken Hough]

It sterilizes the ground against certain "bugs"
Ken

> I often read that an engine or boiler was used for
> steaming tobacco beds or gardens etc.  What is
> happening when you steam a garden?
> 
> Andy Glines
> Evansville, IN


Andy Glines
Evansville, IN



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