Huntington Brothers Records

The collection contains farm business records that illustrate the evolution of tobacco growing practices in the Connecticut River Valley.  Invoices and receipts reflect the transition from horse-drawn to mechanized methods.   Crop books record sowing the seed beds, spraying, and sewing the leaves to the laths.    The time books document the field workers’ hours and pay.  Postcard and photo images are not explicitly of the Huntington Brothers’ operation, but depict the various stages of growing shade tobacco.  Various publications describe growing tobacco in Connecticut