1986 Press Photo USDA Tobacco grader, Julius Parker at Fuquay-Varina, N.C. Co-op

Julius Parker a Tobacco grader with the USDA double checks the grade on tobacco arriving at the Co-op in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. This is at the Tobacco Growers Service, a subsidiary of the Flu cured Co-op. It is where tobacco that has not been purchased by cig company or leaf buyers is processed. There are several places like this. ---(Tobacco - Series)

Photo measures 7.5 x 5.5 inches. Photo is dated 10--1986.

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