Two examples of Kentucky tobacco barns on Old Frankfort Pike between Midway and Frankfort. Sighting of these barns with tobacco hung in the ventilated structure so that it can cure until the proper moisture content to be ready for stripping is becoming less common as Kentucky farmers transition to other money crops.
Linking to Barn Charm at Bluff Area Daily .
Neat old barns- I'm glad they are finding other crops to grow though.
ReplyDeleteneat ones Faye, hope you are doing well. have a great week. ( :
ReplyDeletehopefully tobacco will be a thing of the past, but at least we have these great barns!
ReplyDeleteGreat barn...hope they find something else to make a living besides Tobacco.
ReplyDeleteI love all the black barns in Kentucky. We don't see that color used in Michigan.
ReplyDeleteWonderful barn photos!
ReplyDeletenice black/gray barns of kentucky.
ReplyDeleteDon't see many black barns around here, so when I see them on my blog I know they're in Kentucky!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots =)
I swear you're taking pictures practically in my back yard! haha! Love these barns! And there are so many to photograph.
ReplyDeleteCharming structures - and I'm also glad they are finding other things to grow.
ReplyDeleteLove the dark, weathered barns...
ReplyDeleteI think it's neat that your first two pictures do indeed have tobacco in them. Most of the tobacco barns I've seen are empty.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to find it hanging!
ReplyDeleteWhen we moved back here to WV five years ago I found an old Mail Pouch barn with tobacco inside. The field where it was grown was right beside the barn. They haven't planted any since then.
I notice Tanya's comment about tobacco becoming a thing of the past. I would hope that too but know with that the barns will also disappear.
Really nice finds!
A great barn! You are right, the old tobacco barns are few and far between now.
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