10:50am: Tyler McCracken plows the fields of the L.W. Paul Farm using mule power.
11:35am: L.W. Paul Farm site manager Tyler McCracken demonstrates the stringing of green tobacco leaves prior to curing, once a common site in rural Horry and Georgetown counties.
Other livestock are also residents of the farm. A "shotgun" house, like the one pictured below, provides a clear picture of the life of small farmers and homesteaders of the early and mid 20th century.
Cured tobacco hangs in the "'bacca barn." Dry, heated air from flues along the floor age the tobacco until it is ready for market. The farm grows, harvests and cures tobacco, but does not sell it. It's used as compost at the end of the season.
12:29pm: Assistant Museum Director Marian Calder demonstrates canning, the best way to preserve fruits and vegetables for use when the crops are out of season. The L.W. Paul Living History Farm demonstrates tasks which were once commonplace for many Americans.
A typical pantry of the era helps gives visitors an idea of food storage.
1:40pm: Corn towers over the head of Tyler McCracken, the Farm site manager.
McCracken "tops" tobacco plants, which encourages their healthy growth.
Several outbuildings, typical of small farms 1900-1955, provide insight into the work required to sustain a small family. Demonstrations take place periodically at the farm and are open to the public.
