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 .
14 comments:
Neat old barns- I'm glad they are finding other crops to grow though.
neat ones Faye, hope you are doing well. have a great week. ( :
hopefully tobacco will be a thing of the past, but at least we have these great barns!
Great barn...hope they find something else to make a living besides Tobacco.
I love all the black barns in Kentucky. We don't see that color used in Michigan.
Wonderful barn photos!
nice black/gray barns of kentucky.
Don't see many black barns around here, so when I see them on my blog I know they're in Kentucky!
Great shots =)
I swear you're taking pictures practically in my back yard! haha! Love these barns! And there are so many to photograph.
Charming structures - and I'm also glad they are finding other things to grow.
Love the dark, weathered barns...
I 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.
How wonderful to find it hanging!
When 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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