The Tobacco Cures
by Amber Kresge
Title
The Tobacco Cures
Artist
Amber Kresge
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Tobacco leaves curing in an old tobacco barn.
Kentucky Ag Facts: Tobacco
Tobacco has long been a staple crop in Kentucky. Kentucky farmers grow three types of tobacco: Burley, dark fired-cured, and dark air-cured. According to a 2005 USDA report Kentucky ranked 2nd in overall tobacco production and #1 in production of Burley tobacco.
Currently Burley tobacco is grown in 110 of Kentuckys 120 counties and accounts for 82% of all tobacco grown in the state. Its primary use is for cigarettes.
Dark fire-cured and dark air-cured tobacco production is concentrated in 20 western Kentucky counties and is used primarily in smokeless tobacco products like snuff, chewing and pipe tobacco.
Overall sales of Tobacco generated $342.5 million in cash receipts for Kentucky farmers in 2005. Sales have declined partially over the past few years with a recent report citing 2010 tobacco cash receipts for Kentucky at $331 million, sixth overall in agricultural receipts.
Tobacco is an important generator of dollars for Kentucky farmers, with over 72 counties exceeding over $1 million in production during 2005. The 2002 census of agriculture accounted for nearly 87,000 farms in Kentucky, with more than 29,000 growing tobacco.
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November 22nd, 2012
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Comments (13)
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
Wonderful textures Amber! That door is the best. Congrats on your Feature in Barns Big and Small. We also Voted! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Bianca Nadeau
Wow! Love this Amber. The detail is wonderful and I love the earthy feel to it! Voted :-)
Mary Carol Story
Awesome shot! Love the composition! Brings back lots of memories growing up in KY. Still live in KY, but definitely don't miss the tobacco part of it. :-) f/v/g+/Facebook & p.
Amber Kresge replied:
Thanks Mary! I never appreciated the beauty of Kentucky until I saw it through a photographer's eyes. Now I feel like there's so much beauty to photograph, it would take me a month to capture everything I want to photograph just within a 30 mile radious of where my parents live. Thanks so much!