Burley tobacco curing in the field

Burley tobacco curing in the field

Agriculture

Tobacco

Tobacco curing

Tobacco farms

Burley tobacco is drying in the sun in Swain County. This photo is from the Tuckaseigee Soil & Water Conservation District, which was formed in western North Carolina in 1957 and became the Swain Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) in 1982. The Swain SWCD’s mission is to provide for a quality environment and higher standard of living while protecting natural resources. The Swain SWCD photographs capture various SWCD projects throughout Swain, Jackson, Graham, Haywood, and surrounding counties in western North Carolina.

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Swain Soil and Water Conservation District

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Swain County (N.C.)

1" x 1.5"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia