I spent some time wandering around the old tobacco fields. They don't grow tobacco there any more but do use them for fruits and vegetables. I found some interesting birds out there including American Pipits and Purple Finches. I enjoyed watching a pair of Northern Flickers spending time on this evergreen.
A male House Finch stayed at the top performing guard duty for all.
A few of the old buildings still remain. Many a teenager worked in these tobacco fields back in the day, myself included. It was a dirty job but it was a way to make money. Eventually there will be nothing left to these old tobacco sheds but fortunately, local historians have captured a pictural record of them.




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We took the wood from an old tobacco shed and used it to side our new shed.
Many farmers here sell the wood off from their old tobacco barns/sheds and are able to make a good profit from it.
This is in SW WI.
Great shots of the birds.
Here in central Kentucky, we still have some tobacco farmers. Most fields are getting cut and put in the barns right now. My spouse bought his first car with money from cutting tobacco.
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