Three phases of tobacco crop raising
2018-08-24 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
The farms on either side of this road show three of the phases of raising tobacco. At right, the tall, dark green tobacco plants wait to be topped. In the distance, center, the bright yellow tobacco is topped and ready to be cut. At left you can see the slanted tobacco sticks with cut stalks of the plant speared onto them, leaning, ready to be picked up and hauled to the barn where it will be housed until it is just right and ready to go to the sale. - LW Comments | Permalink
2018-08-24 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
The farms on either side of this road show three of the phases of raising tobacco. At right, the tall, dark green tobacco plants wait to be topped. In the distance, center, the bright yellow tobacco is topped and ready to be cut. At left you can see the slanted tobacco sticks with cut stalks of the plant speared onto them, leaning, ready to be picked up and hauled to the barn where it will be housed until it is just right and ready to go to the sale. - LW Comments | Permalink