Title: Irrigation System for Shade Grown Tobacco
Creators: Shade Tobacco Grower Agricultural Association, Inc. and Clifford Schofield Color Productions (Cheshire, Connecticut)
Creators: Shade Tobacco Grower Agricultural Association, Inc. and Clifford Schofield Color Productions (Cheshire, Connecticut)
Object ID: 2003.031.005
Date: c. 1950-1965
Description: Color postcard shows the surface irrigation system used on farms growing leaf tobacco in the Connecticut River Valley. Portable aluminum piping and sprinklers are used to water the plants grown under protective shade netting.