An old tobacco drying barn
Jul 11, 2023 13:38:12 #
Jul 11, 2023 16:55:52 #
black mamba wrote:
You don't see many of these any more.
You're right - but what are they
Jul 12, 2023 06:29:55 #
black mamba wrote:
You don't see many of these any more.
Nice images
I haven't seen very many Tobacco Barns but all I have seen the side were board slatted with gaps almost as wide as the slats.
Jul 12, 2023 06:54:16 #
Jul 12, 2023 07:21:36 #
JRD3
Loc: Richmond, VA
Not sure where this was taken. Most of the tobacco barns you see in Virginia and south are smaller and generally made of log. That construction leaves gaps for mud or other chinking. Small size is indicative of tobacco being grown on small, family farms
Jul 12, 2023 08:15:09 #
Jul 12, 2023 09:26:25 #
joecichjr wrote:
You're right - but what are they
The leaves are hung on hangers throughout the building for drying before undergoing further processing.
Jul 12, 2023 09:39:40 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Nice images
I haven't seen very many Tobacco Barns but all I have seen the side were board slatted with gaps almost as wide as the slats.
I haven't seen very many Tobacco Barns but all I have seen the side were board slatted with gaps almost as wide as the slats.
I imagine that there were differences in design but I don't know what factors would have dictated the choice. Maybe the end use of the tobacco would have influenced the drying process.
The entire roof of this building ( not seen in these pictures ) had openings which could be moderated to control the ventilation. If you google up tobacco barns, you'll see pictures along the lines of what you remember and more modern designs like this one.
Jul 12, 2023 09:40:05 #
Jul 12, 2023 09:42:36 #
JRD3 wrote:
Not sure where this was taken. Most of the tobacco barns you see in Virginia and south are smaller and generally made of log. That construction leaves gaps for mud or other chinking. Small size is indicative of tobacco being grown on small, family farms
This shot was taken in the north western part of NC.
Jul 12, 2023 09:48:26 #
redtooth wrote:
This is where Burley is dried NOT tobacco .
I'm afraid your semantics are a little construed here. Burley is a tobacco that was most often dedicated to use in cigars.
Jul 12, 2023 10:02:03 #
bamfordr
Loc: Campbell CA
Interesting. Hadn’t heard of Burley before. Wikipedia says it is (a) tobacco - and that it’s used for cigarettes.
Jul 12, 2023 10:12:35 #
bamfordr wrote:
Interesting. Hadn’t heard of Burley before. Wikipedia says it is (a) tobacco - and that it’s used for cigarettes.
Thanks for looking in and commenting.
Jul 12, 2023 11:10:01 #
JRD3
Loc: Richmond, VA
Burley tobacco is air cured. The variety grown in the eastern parts of VA south is flue cured, meaning it is heated. Thus a smaller barn than the one pictured.
Jul 12, 2023 11:55:20 #
JRD3 wrote:
Burley tobacco is air cured. The variety grown in the eastern parts of VA south is flue cured, meaning it is heated. Thus a smaller barn than the one pictured.
Thanks. That's educational. I'm curious, though. Could not a bigger barn like this one be operated on a similar basis as the smaller ones you refer to if it has the heating and ventilation required? There are roof vents all over that thing. This barn also appears to have been a part of a really large cultivating operation which would require a barn of commensurate size.
Regardless, it is appropriate and accurate to describe this barn as a tobacco drying barn.
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