On the virgin soil of America the Jews were among the pioneers of Agriculture. While Louis de Torres introduced tobacco into use for civilized mankind (Kayserling, "Columbus," p. 95), Jews transplanted the sugar-cane from Madeira to Brazil in 1548 (according to Fishell; see M. J. Kohler "Publ. Am. Jew. Hist. Soc." ii. 94) or in 1531 (Lindo, in G. A. Kohut's article, ibid. iii. 135; compare Joseph ha-Kohen, in R. Gottheil's translation, ibid. ii. 133). During the seventeenth century the sugar industry was monopolized by the Jews, and with their expulsion from Brazil it was transplanted to the West Indies, where, in 1663, David de Mercato's invention of new sugar-mills benefited the sugar-trade in Barbados. The Jews in Georgia, chief among them Abraham de Lyon, transplanted vine and silk culture from Portugal to America ("Publ. Am. Jew. Hist. Soc." i. 10). But while De Lyon cherished great expectations in that direction, the Jews of Georgia in general found the production of indigo, rice, corn, tobacco, and cotton more profitable (ibid. p. 12). In fact, the cotton-plantations in many parts of the South were wholly in the hands of the Jews, and as a consequence slavery found its advocates among them.
FUN FACT 238 : Jews were slavers! Pre-Revolution, all ships known that ever once brought English-run America African born slaves, all, were owned by Jews and Jew companies.
Ships that even LOOKED like they might be used as slave ships could be sunk or captured under USA federal law from 1807, even if near a coast of USA , and US Navy had permission to board or attack Jew ships after 1807.
Here's a fun one. Someone show this to Ye.
https://archive.ph/W6t2a
FUN FACT 238 : Jews were slavers! Pre-Revolution, all ships known that ever once brought English-run America African born slaves, all, were owned by Jews and Jew companies.
https://communities.win/c/ConsumeProduct/p/13zgJ2XlaB/x/c/4JFpo3tiQLA
Read all of THAT!