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Tiny tabacco seeds were planted in seedbeds, and covered them in pine branches to protect them from the cold
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growing tabacco took almost a year, and took very hard work, so the slaves did most of the hard work.
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after the year was over they started all over
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forest were cleard to make new tobacco feilds.
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The seeds were large enough to transplant
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The slaves had to go out and pick the worms off the tobacco leaves. This took about three months
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A hole was cut into each stalk so it could be placed on a tabacco stake
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The tobacco was hung in a barn to dry, for six to ten weeks
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the leaves were taken down because they were dry
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tabacco were bundled into hands
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leaves were packed into barrels called hogshead
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hogsheads were rolled down roads then were traded on ships