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RE: Tobacco Planting

in #homesteading7 years ago

We leased an acre of land the past two years to the neighbor for tobacco. He plants several of his own acres and then leases a little land from a couple neighbors. We also have a tobacco barn on our property that we lease to him as well for him to dry the tobacco. Instead of cleaning the barn out when he's done we tell him not to worry about it and we glean the dried leaves that have fallen to feed to our livestock! It's a great system. :)
I hope your tobacco crop does well. Keep in mind that when you harvest to wear gloves and long sleeves and long pants. The oil on the plant before being dried is potent and can make you really sick! We see a lot of workers get sick every year from harvesting tobacco!

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Great info! I like you idea of gleaning, better than planting your own.