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Sir Walter Raleigh returned to London from Roanoke Island in 1586 with tobacco, maize and potatoes. Tobacco (smoked in pipes) became the craze despite King James I’s condemnation. “Lothesome to the ...

MOUNT STERLING, Ky. (AP) — Limited burley tobacco auctions are opening in Kentucky as some farmers cling to the traditional method of selling leaf. The auctioneer’s chant rang out Thursday at Clay ...

DANVILLE, Ky. — Tripp Foy’s sing-song chant rang out like a sentimental oldie for die-hard farmers clinging to the old way of selling tobacco, as a small procession of buyers shadowed him down long ...