A Job For Winter...Stripping Tobacco on Amish Farm In Lancaster County, PA

After curing in the barn rafters for a season, cigar tobacco is taken down and stripped and graded and baled. After baling the tobacco it will be delivered to the buyer at a contracted price.

[@stoke101]

I had no idea just how labour intensive tobacco farming is. Fascinating, Thankyou for sharing. The way of life for the Amish is something which current society could hugely benefit from.

[@Slouch420]

Some people just think cigarettes grow on trees lol

[@RayCurrie-ku4cj]

This is why I invest in tobacco!!!! Honest days work !!! And all American grit!!!

[@gerryspang5917]

Seems like a lot of manual labour to process the tobacco leaves wishing you a Merry Christmas and Blessings in the New Year.

[@LancoAmish]

Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas to you also!!

[@vernonearl]

3 correct. The farmers honesty is the biggest part of the process. It would be very easy to slip a few lower grade leaves into the bundle.

[@hemidart7]

The customer will start to notice, then you will loose that customer.

[@DavidBittinger-e9k]

I chose three correctly, I enjoyed the quiz and Sunny the Corgi.

[@billycarter3399]

With burley we had 3 grades. Top or #1, middle or #2 which were the most, and bottom or #3. We never wrapped in bundles we just graded and put the leaves straight into the box. Side note I've watched all the tobacco vids and there are some similar attributes, only our plants were taller.

[@ericpensyl5578]

Wish I could buy some of these for making some hand rolled cigarillos.. none of my local shops here in Altoona Pa have any decent cigar wraps besides the mass produced garbage wraps and blunt wraps.. might have to grow some myself lol

[@johncass2441]

4 correct and Sunny This was fun.

[@LancoAmish]

Thanks for watching. I’d be so slow agonizing over the 2nd and 3rd grades. 😀

[@savageshadowwolf6707]

Thanks for information 👍

[@brentasher8148]

I raised tobacco for years. I’ve never seen tobacco stripped like that before.

[@BRPFan]

Wow take about labour intense! Very interesting, thanks!

[@kristofferhellstrom]

My first year growing and harvesting tobacco for snus here in Sweden. They're hanging up to dry atm.

[@cliveblacksheep2522]

So labour intensive ❤️

[@LancoAmish]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting!

[@ronnietucker4943]

When we tied tobacco in hands we did a much neater job of tieing for both dark fired and burley.

[@harryrehm2106]

Another great video. Where is the tobacco going now?

[@LancoAmish]

The tobacco after baking will be delivered to the buyer in Lancaster. After that?

[@rezasaba1602]

can I stop by the farm and buy a small amount of leaves from the farmer?

[@glennmccudden8574]

WHAT'S THE ADDICTION OF TABASCO

[@magking1971]

This was cool

[@LancoAmish]

Thanks for watching and leaving a kind comment. Both are greatly appreciated.

[@WafaZainul-h9x]

Bagaimana membuat tembakau bisa lentur seperti itu?

[@haroldoftherocks1205]

5:00 bet it smells amazing in that room.

Since this is in PA, is it shade grown?

[@LancoAmish]

Thanks for watching and the question. No it is not.

[@TheGuuurruu]

Where did they get that baler from

[@LancoAmish]

@@TheGuuurruu, I think my buddy bought this at an auction. I saw a couple new ones at the Gordonville Mud Sale this year. The one you see in the video was sold at the same sale.

[@TheGuuurruu]

What is PA-41, and where do they sale the seed ?

[@LancoAmish]

It is a variety of cigar leaf tobacco that is specific to Lancaster county. Not sure where you can buy the seed. There are seedling growers that sell the seedlings to the farmers. I’ll have to check and see.

[@杨超-b3u]

这是什么品种的烟草？

[@ktytar]

Pennsylvania 41

[@romanchomenko2912]

The Amish seem to grow tobacco and watching this clip they're not removing ribs or stems its straight down the centre of the tobacco leaves.

[@LancoAmish]

The buyer purchases from the Amish and then sells to cigar manufacturers. It is the cigar manufacturer that processes the leaf.

[@jonbishop5726]

Seems like monotonous work. If it pays off well i would do it

[@LancoAmish]

@@jonbishop5726 , it’s something that gets done on days when outside work isn’t being done. In fact, the more damp it is the better as the leaves won’t crinkle and crack. It’s done usually over a few months time.

[@haroldoftherocks1205]

@@LancoAmishI see only white people, where do I sign up?

[@rezasaba1602]

got all 5 correct

[@LancoAmish]

Nice job!! Thanks for watching!!

[@eddieandjulieklysz458]

4 out of 5 . I do not know the dog's name sorry.