24 Oct 2012
Smoke Traders
Smoke Traders is an inside look at the world of the Mohawk tobacco trade.
The Back-breaking Leaf
Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario. At the end of July, transient field workers move in for a brief bonanza when the plant is ripe. The tobacco harvesters call it "the back-breaking leaf."
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