Interview with Thomas C. Florence, December 18, 1987

Project: Family Farms of Kentucky: Burley Tobacco Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Warehouseman, Harrison County, Cynthiana, personal background in the warehouse business, competitive market in Cynthiana, baling's effect on warehouses, grading and inconsistency, work of Board of Trade, Soil Conservation Service, farmers that sell burley directly to manufacturers and reason warehouse system is better, loss of black farmers in Harrison County, changes in quality of tobacco, changes in stripping process, changes in buying companies, future of tobacco and warehouse business

Interview Accession

1995oh193_ff523

Interviewee Name

Thomas C. Florence

Interviewer Name

John Klee

Interview Date

1987-12-18

Interview Keyword

Heritage farms

Interview LC Subject

Agriculture--Kentucky Baling Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. Burley tobacco Family farms Part-time farming Rural African Americans. Tobacco industry Tobacco workers--Women Tobacco--Grading Tobacco--Kentucky United States. Soil Conservation Service Warehouses Agriculture

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