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Structural Characteristics of Flue-Cured Tobacco Farms and Prospects for Harvest Mechanization

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  • Grise, Verner N.
  • Shugars, Owen K.
  • Givan, William D.
  • Hoff, Frederic L.

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By 1978, mechanical harvesters will be used to harvest an estimated 23-36 percent of the flue-cured tobacco acreage in the study area, which produces three-fourths of all U.S. flue-cured tobacco. Farmers will use bulk barns to cure an expected 65-80 percent of it. Comparison figures of 1972 are 1 and 8 percent, respectively. If these changes occur, labor needed during the harvest will fall as much as 50 percent between 1972 and 1978. In 1972, flue-cured tobacco management units averaged 9.5 acres in the study area, or about three times the size of the average flue-cured tobacco allotment. Close to 60 percent of these units use some harvest system that differs from the more traditional methods: • 8 percent — bulk barns • 47 percent — machines to tie tobacco leaves on sticks • 30 percent — priming aids • 20 percent — traditional methods

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  • Grise, Verner N. & Shugars, Owen K. & Givan, William D. & Hoff, Frederic L., 1975. "Structural Characteristics of Flue-Cured Tobacco Farms and Prospects for Harvest Mechanization," Agricultural Economic Reports 307522, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:307522
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307522
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    1. Davis, Bob & Ihnen, Loren A., 1971. "An Analysis Of Labor Use For Alternative Flue-Cured Tobacco Harvesting And Curing Systems," Department of Economics and Business - Archive 259734, North Carolina State University, Department of Economics.
    2. Economic Research Service, 1969. "Potential Mechanization in the Flue-Cured Tobacco Industry, With Emphasis on Human Resource Adjustment," Agricultural Economic Reports 307391, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. May, Robert & Chappell, Joe S., 1972. "An Economic Analysis Of Alternative Systems For Harvesting And Bulk Curing Flue-Cured Tobacco," Department of Economics and Business - Archive 259735, North Carolina State University, Department of Economics.
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