Cropdusters? You have to be a pretty good stick (pilot) to be a successful cropduster. It's not a lower class job, IMHO. And yes, I know a pilot who's father was a "duster," and went another career path from spraying fields with needed chemicals so we can have healthier, more plentiful food.
I meant to say sharecroppers. Mr. Carver came from the poorest of kin, yet he was virtually a genius and a wonderful man.My apologies for the slip.