Tobacco Farming, Northumberland County
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Tobacco farming, Northumberland County essayHow one Ontario tobacco farmer's shift to kale sprouted a booming business
Exhibit, Tobacco Bulk Kiln Details
Tobacco farming reached its peak in Cramahe Township in the 1950s. The decline of this industry occurred in the 1990s as knowledge of the considerable health risks directly associated with smoking dramatically increased. The link in the side bar on the left hand side of this page entitled "Tobacco farming, Northumberland county" outlines this history between 1950 and 1990.
