One Tobacco Barn Type

Which drying technique is being used with this barn?


Answer: fire cured: the logs are used to make a fire on the ground inside the barn;
the saw dust is used to make smoke which cures the tobacco leaves, which, in this picture, are still in the field.

 

Created by Ingolf Vogeler 30 April 30 1996; last revised on 07 Dec 2010.