[AT] Horrible harvesting conditions.

[David Bruce]

Thanks for the link.

Maybe the climate was just enough different to stop the bugs and beetles.

Grandpa always sold in the Old Belt market in Winston-Salem which (as I
remember) didn't open until after the world series.
I remember him telling of going to market with a horse drawn wagon (a 
two day trip).  Today I can be at the same spot in about 30 minutes but 
it isn't a tobacco warehouse these days.

David
NW NC
charlie hill wrote:
> That's exactly the same as it was here David.  My point was that if you were 
> late getting your crop in, even into late August, the bugs would eat it.  So 
> the farmers made sure they had it in.  I don' t know if you are aware of it 
> but back then the tobacco market closed for a week because of the World 
> Series.  All of the buyers and complany people wanted to listen to it on the 
> radio.
> My how times have changed.
> 
> Check out this web site.  I have one of the books. I remember when Billy 
> Yeargin did his broadcast on the radio and I know/knew some of the folks in 
> the pictures in his book.
> 
> http://www.tobaccoheritage.com/