My husband used to take me and our four children to the opening sale every year in Wilson, NC. I loved the smells and the children were always excited to watch their daddy sell the first tobacco of the season.
I remember going to the tobacco market in Eastern NC to get in line with the Old Dodge truck with my grandfather and uncle and dad and other family members and lining up at 1 or 2 in the morning to wait and unload for opening day. There would be 1000 to 2000 people there and it was truly the greatest show on earth. It was family oriented. I wish my children could experience that. The rumbling of the auctioneer, the festive atmosphere, the brotherhood of tobacco farmers. Life was great!
@ro876 Read that at 1965 Smoke Act, there were 519,000 T. farms, most in VA/NC/TN/KY, but double the number in NC, the bible belt. @2002, it was 46,000. The land, devalued, bought up for subdivisions and yankee-ugly strip malls of the "New South" & breakup of southern culture. 1 wonders if they just hated the bible belters. Sure wasn't abt health (they jack kids up on ADD drugs, sugar, pharm rugs, etc.) Ppl from that life should record it, their memories, people do care.
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Comanassisi 1 year ago
My husband used to take me and our four children to the opening sale every year in Wilson, NC. I loved the smells and the children were always excited to watch their daddy sell the first tobacco of the season.
tharrell827 1 year ago
I remember going to the tobacco market in Eastern NC to get in line with the Old Dodge truck with my grandfather and uncle and dad and other family members and lining up at 1 or 2 in the morning to wait and unload for opening day. There would be 1000 to 2000 people there and it was truly the greatest show on earth. It was family oriented. I wish my children could experience that. The rumbling of the auctioneer, the festive atmosphere, the brotherhood of tobacco farmers. Life was great!
ro876 2 years ago 3
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@ro876 Read that at 1965 Smoke Act, there were 519,000 T. farms, most in VA/NC/TN/KY, but double the number in NC, the bible belt. @2002, it was 46,000. The land, devalued, bought up for subdivisions and yankee-ugly strip malls of the "New South" & breakup of southern culture. 1 wonders if they just hated the bible belters. Sure wasn't abt health (they jack kids up on ADD drugs, sugar, pharm rugs, etc.) Ppl from that life should record it, their memories, people do care.
westchesterny 6 months ago
@ro876 write a book about it
westchesterny 6 months ago
interesting
gfkd 2 years ago
interesting
nerohj 2 years ago