Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 10, 2024
With tobacco as his principal cash crop, Arthur needed to purchase fertilizer before December and prepare the land for planting by February or March. When the loan money was delayed, he would have to fertilize and plant late, and the farm would operate under stress all year, often experiencing low yieldand reduced profitsas a result.
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