Once again, a planter relied on his experience to know when the tobacco was ready to be removed from the sticks on which it hung, a process known as "striking." [26] At last, when the tobacco was ready, and preferably during a period of damp weather, workers struck the tobacco and laid the leaves on the floor of the tobacco barn to sweat for somewhere between a week or two
Hugo's first actions after assuming the chairmanship was the acquisition of Ardath Tobacco's overseas business in 1925, along with the trademark rights for State Express
Tobacco Culture: the Mentality of the Great Tidewater Planters on the Eve of Revolution
The chemicals they release can contaminate the soil, rendering it less fertile and harmful to plant life
Musshoff, F., Lachenmeier, K., Lachenmeier, D