Posted by aFORDable on March 11, 2018 at 12:50:19 from (208.65.80.136):
In Reply to: todays photo posted by IanC on March 11, 2018 at 07:05:27:
We live in the heart of tobacco country in W. Ky. Can't tell the variety but it looks like a dark tobacco used in chewing tobacco. Our county is a major producer of tobacco both air cured and dark fired. It is still a highly labor intensified crop and most tobacco farmers around here have upwards of 30 acres with one neighbor growing over 100 acres. Labor comes mostly from H2A workers. We grow tobacco but we are small timers compared to most. Tobacco is our leading cash crop and by far the best profit per acre. Passing through in the fall one will see hundreds of tobacco barns with smoke bellowing out during curing season. Barns lost to fire is an every year thing. We have lost two over the years. If I learn how to post pictures I'll try to show the growing and curing process this year. Tobacco is a tropical plant that thrives on hot, humid weather. We have contracts with tobacco companies where we grow contracted lbs. per year. The average yield per acre is around 3500lbs. Hope this helps those of you not familiar with the crop. Bill
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