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Jump to full article: AP, 2008-08-10
Intro: Sales of tobacco are set to begin this week in Wilson, although the traditional leaf auctions are long gone and farmers sell directly to tobacco companies.
Wilson will open its 119th tobacco market season this year. . . .
Wilson County farmers are no longer restricted by how much tobacco they can plant. In 2004, when government control ended, farmers planted 5,635 acres of tobacco. The number has grown to 9,130 acres this year.
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