enslaved African workers
They used slavery.
the need for field workers
One reason plantations were so large was the planters rotated fields and the crops they planted. They would let a field lie fallow for a set time and then plant a crop that would add minerals into the soil. Not only was tobacco hard on the soil, but so was cotton.
The planters of this field were very orderly.
Soybeans edge out tobacco for the number two position, providing about 5% of the state's total agricultural receipts. Tobacco generates around 4% of total receipts. Other field crops grown in Virginia are hay, cotton, wheat, peanuts, and barley.
For the most part, evergreen trees grow on the mountain slopes of West Virginia. Other plants, wildflowers, and shrubs complete the picture.
Virginia Field was born on 1917-11-04.
Virginia Field died on 1992-01-02.
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Worked in fields
Slaves were commonly utilized as field workers in the southern United States during the antebellum period, particularly in states where plantation agriculture like cotton, tobacco, and sugar was prevalent. Plantations in states like Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and South Carolina relied heavily on enslaved labor for crop cultivation.
Tobacco