On Jul 9, 4:04*pm, A Moose In Love > wrote:
> On Jul 9, 6:57*pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
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> > On Jul 9, 3:31*pm, A Moose In Love > wrote:
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> > > In the '50's, half gang: *2 tiers, 3 primers (pickers). *No kiln
> > > hanger.
> > > Before lunch the tied sticks were hung by the primers who just got in
> > > from the field. *They chained up and hung up all the sticks.
> > > Find this shit on the net assholes. *I've a lot more knowledge
> > > regarding tobacco. *And how the tobacco farm slowly became more and
> > > more automated. *The elevator came into being sometime in the late
> > > '50's or early 60's. *It was basically an adjustable ramp with a
> > > conveyor belt. *The tied sticks were placed upon it and sent up to the
> > > kiln hanger. *He took the stick off, hung it, and waited for the next
> > > one which was more than likely already there. *You want to know about
> > > my job at uniroyal; the #2 treadtuber? *Or more knowlege about tobacco.
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> > Oh what the heck...let's have more knowledge about tobacco.
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> The priming aid came in around 1973. *The tying machine a few years
> before that. *The tying machine is one big assed mother ****ing sewing
> machine. *Leaves are put down, a stick is put down on top of it, and
> leaves on top of the stick. *Then the whole thing moves down and is
> sewed up. *When finished it is placed upon the elevator and sent up to
> the kiln hanger. *No more tier's needed.
> The priming aid. *Before the priming aid, the primers (pickers) used
> to walk among the rows and pick leaves. *When they had a good armful
> they walked over to the boat (a sled drawn by a horse) and put in
> their bundle of tobacco. *and so on. *When the priming aid came into
> being, the horse was done. *The primers sat upon a chair and the
> machine moved through the fields. *The primers picked leaves as they
> were moving through the fields. *Back in the '80's, there was an
> autoprimer. *No men needed. *The machine moved through the fields,
> guided by the pilot, and broke off appropriate leaves. *No primers
> needed. *This method didn't catch on too much, because many of the
> leaves became broken etc. *And a broken tobacco leaf does not fetch as
> much dinero as a non broken high quality one.
> Need more info shithead? *Don't hesitate to ask. *My knowlege is more
> important than that of a lawyer/accountant/non-hacker. *I know how to
> dig holes.

Sure, more info is good.