Tobacco warehouse preserves a Kentucky tradition
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Farmers Tobacco Warehouse in Danville, Kentucky still conducts weekly auctions for growers who don't have contracts with the manufacturers. The auctioneer's chant is a fading tradition.
I raised tobacco for years in central Ky. and the tobacco buyout was absolutely the BEST thing ever for growers.
I just read about this in Maryland and how 90% of the farmers took the buy out
Hats off to Tommy Rankin and Farmer's for hanging in there when the rest of us gave up years ago. People can't imagine just how big of a deal this used to be. Especially, the opening day of sales.
Masters Degree Is this Warehouse in Lexington ? Sounds like they have a good outlet for it. Makes me want to grow some again. I hated taking tobacco to the contractors.
@@dickwelte4121 No, I assume Danville. While I completely understand & feel the nostalgia, don't forget the untrustworthy nature of tobacco companies! Especially with price support long, long gone.
Masters Degree yeah we’ve always been at the mercy of the Companies even the contracts are not secure. Thanks for your reply
Masters Degree, I used to go to the auction every week in Lexington. Still growing some here in NC & TN.
@@Cullark grow high quality pipe tobacco varietals instead of cigarette tobacco. We need people who can created Matured Virginias as good as McClelland did, and people will pay more like $20/pound for it
I bet it smells like heaven in there
Look how much Burley there is here....why can't we grow McClelland-quality virginias in the same scale?!?
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