"The Role of Tobacco Culture in Windsor History"
Tape, Magnetic
The History of Tobacco Growing in Windsor
1962 (Date manufactured/created)
May 21 1962 (Date manufactured/created)
May 21 1962 (Date manufactured/created)
Audio recording made on May 21, 1962 by Kenneth Barber interviewing Dr. Paul J. Anderson, Director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Valley Laboratory in Windsor, CT.
Dr. Anderson reads an essay he prepared titled "The Role of Tobacco Culture in Windsor History." Running time 12 minutes.
The essay briefly covers tobacco use and growth by the earliest Windsor settlers, beginnings of home-based cigar production, the soil conditions in Windsor and the Connecticut River Valley especially suitable for growing tobacco, introduction of the use of shade cloth in 1900, establishment of the Tobacco Experiment Station in Windsor, and the types of work done at the station for the benefit of tobacco growers.
Dr. Anderson reads an essay he prepared titled "The Role of Tobacco Culture in Windsor History." Running time 12 minutes.
The essay briefly covers tobacco use and growth by the earliest Windsor settlers, beginnings of home-based cigar production, the soil conditions in Windsor and the Connecticut River Valley especially suitable for growing tobacco, introduction of the use of shade cloth in 1900, establishment of the Tobacco Experiment Station in Windsor, and the types of work done at the station for the benefit of tobacco growers.
1962.032.001