tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86897248930460955822011-08-02T08:05:30.817-07:00Justin Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824697883151298958noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689724893046095582.post-14821868082767044922010-11-04T07:13:00.000-07:002010-11-04T07:28:38.789-07:00After I notice the scenery I start to realize the other things that are different from my home back in Massachusetts.&nbsp; I see that Tabacco is the most important crop here.&nbsp; Not as a food source but a very needed trading source.&nbsp; It is called " brown gold" here in Virginia.&nbsp; Tabacco is a cash crop.&nbsp; This means it is sold for a profit.&nbsp; Virginia is more wealthy then my home state.&nbsp; I think this is because in Virginia there are larger farms then in Massachusetts.&nbsp; Also they call the large farms here Plantations.&nbsp; Since the farms are larger then there can be more crops made for a profit.&nbsp; Back in Massachusetts the farms are small family owned farms.&nbsp; In MA lumber is the main way of making a profit.&nbsp; There are many trees to be cut down.&nbsp; Virginia is a large farming place where Tabacco a huge part of life there.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8689724893046095582-1482186808276704492?l=lettersbackhome.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Justin Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824697883151298958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689724893046095582.post-21867734887548505292010-10-29T10:11:00.000-07:002010-11-04T07:02:42.196-07:00&nbsp; When I land in Virginia many things are different then back home in Massachusetts.&nbsp; I can see fields of tabacco as far as the eyes can see.&nbsp; Also here there are many open grassy fields and plains.&nbsp; I am not used to this because in Massachusetts there are a lot of trees and vast forests. The scenery is much different then what I am used to.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8689724893046095582-2186773488754850529?l=lettersbackhome.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Justin Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824697883151298958noreply@blogger.com0