Bugs, dust too much to handle in tobacco field

(Evansville Courier Press) ... My "job that was so tough I didn't last an hour" story involves chopping tobacco.
For the uninitiated, you cut off the stalk at the ground with a sickle. Then you run a stick through several plants and turn them upside down in the field. Then you and the product ride the wagon to the barn where the plants are hung, so they will properly cure.
I found the task miserable for the following reasons: Continued

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