One of the five old tobacco barns at Weston Bend State Park. The interior of the barn is filled with beams for drying the tobacco leaves before they are pressed, baled and sold at auction. Not at this barn anymore because it’s part of the park, but Platte County still produces and auctions off more than 7 million pounds of tobacco each year.
Beautiful old wood. Thanks.
Stupid question, perhaps, but how do they get the tobacco up there to dry? It looks a bit like reaching into a spider web. Or do they just hang it on the bottom rafters?
Lovely photos, Diane. My college roommate told me she just hated having to harvest tobacco at the family farm, even if it was a good crop, money-wise.
Gorgeous blue sky and obviously a great day for an outing!